18-letter words containing p, o, l, e, n, t
- temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
- the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
- to all appearances — apparently
- to be tickled pink — If you are tickled pink, you are extremely pleased about something.
- to fall into place — If things fall into place, events happen naturally to produce a situation you want.
- to learn the ropes — If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done.
- to lick into shape — If you lick, knock, or whip someone or something into shape, you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in.
- to pull a fast one — If you say that someone has pulled a fast one on you, you mean that they have cheated or tricked you.
- 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 spill the beans — If you spill the beans, you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.
- to take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
- traditional weapon — a weapon having ceremonial tribal significance, such as an assegai or knobkerrie
- unit magnetic pole — the unit of magnetic pole strength equal to the strength of a magnetic pole that repels a similar pole with a force of one dyne, the two poles being placed in a vacuum and separated by a distance of one centimeter.
- unit-linked policy — a life-assurance policy, the investment benefits of which are directly in proportion to the number of units in a unit trust purchased on the policyholder's behalf
- up to one's elbows — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
- upper partial tone — overtone (def 1).
- wattless component — Electricity. reactive component.
- western isles pony — a breed of large pony, typically grey, with a dense waterproof coat. The only surviving variety is the Eriskay pony
- wireless telephone — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
- wireless telephony — Now Rare. radiotelephony.