18-letter words containing o, n, s, t, r, e

system-programming — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
take out insurance — take out insurance against something
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
temporary hardness — hardness of water due to the presence of magnesium and calcium hydrogencarbonates, which can be precipitated as carbonates by boiling
terms of reference — Terms of reference are the instructions given to someone when they are asked to consider or investigate a particular subject, telling them what they must deal with and what they can ignore.
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the nether regions — the genitals
the northern irish — the people who live in or come from Northern Ireland
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the uncircumcision — the gentiles
there's no telling — You use there's no telling to introduce a statement when you want to say that it is impossible to know what will happen in a situation.
thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
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.
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
throw oneself into — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
to all appearances — apparently
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
to be on the rocks — if something such as a marriage or a business is on the rocks, it is experiencing very severe difficulties and looks likely to end very soon
to bear witness to — If a person or thing bears witness to something, they show or say that it exists or happened.
to cast aspersions — If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way.
to close your mind — If you close your mind to something, you deliberately do not think about it or pay attention to it.
to learn the ropes — If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done.
to lose your nerve — If you lose your nerve, you suddenly panic and become too afraid to do something that you were about to do.
to put years on sb — if you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older
to scrape a living — If you say that someone scrapes a living or scratches a living, you mean that they manage to earn enough to live on, but it is very difficult. In American English, you say they scrape out a living or scratch out a living.
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.
torsion-free group — a group in which every element other than the identity has infinite order.
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.
transient response — A transient response of a circuit is a temporary change in the way that it behaves due to an external excitation, that will disappear with time.
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
transition element — any element in any of the series of elements with atomic numbers 21–29, 39–47, 57–79, and 89–107, that in a given inner orbital has less than a full quota of electrons.
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
transmission brake — A transmission brake is a brake that operates on the transmission system of a vehicle rather than directly on the wheels.
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
transrectification — rectification occurring in one circuit as a result of the application of an alternating voltage to another circuit.
transverse process — a process that projects from the sides of a vertebra.
transverse section — cross section (def 1).
treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
triangle of forces — a triangle whose sides represent the magnitudes and directions of three forces whose resultant is zero and which are therefore in equilibrium
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
true to one's word — If you are true to your word or as good as your word, you do what you say you will do.
tune someone grief — to annoy or harass someone
turn in on oneself — to withdraw or cause to withdraw from contact with others and become preoccupied with one's own problems
turn on one's heel — to turn around abruptly
turn one's back on — the rear part of the human body, extending from the neck to the lower end of the spine.

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