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18-letter words containing n, i, t, r, d

  • tardive dyskinesia — a disorder characterized by restlessness and involuntary rolling of the tongue or twitching of the face, trunk, or limbs, usually occurring as a complication of long-term therapy with antipsychotic drugs.
  • telford and wrekin — a unitary authority in W Central England, in Shropshire. Pop: 160 300 (2003 est). Area: 289 sq km (112 sq miles)
  • tender loving care — considerate and kindly care, as of someone who is ill, upset, etc
  • tertiary education — education, following secondary education at a school, at a college or university
  • the american dream — the notion that the American social, economic, and political system makes success possible for every individual
  • the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
  • the dark continent — a term for Africa when it was relatively unexplored
  • the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
  • the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
  • the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
  • the-dark-continent — Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it.
  • thin on the ground — If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them.
  • think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
  • thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
  • third man argument — (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the argument against the existence of Platonic Forms that since the Form of Man is itself a perfect man, a further form (the "third" man) would be required to explain this, and so ad infinitum
  • thirty-second note — a note having 1/32 of the time value of a whole note; demi-semiquaver.
  • thirty-second rest — a rest equal in value to a thirty-second note.
  • threatened species — a species likely, in the near future, to become an endangered species within all or much of its range.
  • three-day eventing — participation in a three day equestrian competition consisting of dressage, cross-country jumping, and stadium jumping
  • thrills and spills — If you refer to thrills and spills, you are referring to an experience which is exciting and full of surprises.
  • to a grinding halt — If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends.
  • to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
  • to cross your mind — If you say that an idea or possibility never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it.
  • to gird your loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare to do something difficult or dangerous.
  • to speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
  • to-ing and fro-ing — If you say that there is a lot of to-ing and fro-ing, you mean that the same actions or movements or the same arguments are being repeated many times.
  • traditional option — an option that once purchased cannot be resold
  • traditional policy — a life assurance policy in which the policyholder's premiums are paid into a general fund and his or her investment benefits are calculated according to actuarial formulae
  • traditional weapon — a weapon having ceremonial tribal significance, such as an assegai or knobkerrie
  • tranquillizer dart — a dart filled with a tranquillizer that is shot from a gun in order to temporarily sedate an animal so that it may be handled safely
  • transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
  • transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
  • triarylmethane dye — any of the class of dyes containing three aryl groups attached to a central carbon atom: used chiefly for dyeing cotton, wool, and silk.
  • tristan und isolde — a music drama (composed, 1857–59; première, 1865) by Richard Wagner.
  • trobriand islander — a native or inhabitant of the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea
  • ultrasonic welding — the use of high-energy vibration of ultrasonic frequency to produce a weld between two components which are held in close contact
  • under the aegis of — guided or protected by
  • under-compensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
  • under-depreciation — decrease in value due to wear and tear, decay, decline in price, etc.
  • under-registration — the act of registering.
  • unearned increment — the increase in the value of property, especially land, due to natural causes, as growth of population, rather than to any labor or expenditure by the owner.
  • united arab states — a former (1958–61) federation of the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) and Yemen.
  • united states army — the permanent or regular military land force of the United States, under the authority of the Department of Defense since 1947. Abbreviation: USA.
  • university student — a student enrolled in a university
  • urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
  • venezia tridentina — a former department in N Italy, now forming the greater part of the region of Trentino-Alto Adige.
  • video entry system — a security system whereby a person in a building can see someone who wants to gain access by means of a video image
  • wage determination — the process of setting wage rates or establishing wage structures in particular situations
  • wandering minstrel — travelling performer
  • wardrobe assistant — a person who assists the wardrobe mistress in a theatre
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