20-letter words containing o, s, t, e, g
- to give up the ghost — If someone gives up the ghost, they stop trying to do something because they no longer believe they can do it successfully. If a machine gives up the ghost, it stops working.
- to gnash one's teeth — If you say that someone is gnashing their teeth, you mean they are angry or frustrated about something.
- to reach new heights — to become higher than ever before
- to reserve the right — If you say that you reserve the right to do something, you mean that you will do it if you feel that it is necessary.
- to sb's disadvantage — If something is to your disadvantage or works to your disadvantage, it creates difficulties for you.
- to spread your wings — If you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience.
- transcendental logic — (in Kantian epistemology) the study of the mind with reference to its perceptions of external objects and to the objective truth of such perceptions.
- transfer of training — transfer (def 19).
- transformation range — the temperature range within which austenite forms when a ferrous metal is heated, or within which it disappears when the metal is cooled.
- transposed conjugate — adjoint (def 2).
- trigonometric series — an infinite series involving sines and cosines of increasing integral multiples of a variable.
- twilight of the gods — Götterdämmerung.
- under/below strength — If an army or team is under strength or below strength, it does not have all the members that it needs or usually has.
- unemployment figures — statistics relating to the number of people who are out of work
- unique selling point — a feature of a product that is emphasized in advertising material and sales presentations
- watering of the eyes — the formation of tears in the eyes
- webbing clothes moth — a small brown moth, Tineola biselliella, the larva of which feeds on woolens and spins a web when feeding.
- winter olympic games — an international contest of winter sports, esp skiing, held every four years
- with all one's might — If you do something with all your might, you do it using all your strength and energy.
- working relationship — a relationship with a colleague, boss or employee
- writer to the signet — (in Scotland) a member of an ancient society of solicitors, now having the exclusive privilege of preparing crown writs