18-letter words containing r, e, l, t

the first sea lord — the senior of the two serving naval officers who sits on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
the fourth of july — a holiday in the United States, traditionally celebrated with fireworks: the day of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
the full treatment — If you say that someone is given the full treatment, you mean either that they are treated extremely well or that they are treated extremely severely.
the general public — the people in a society; people in general
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 internationale — a revolutionary socialist hymn, first sung in 1871 in France
the lords temporal — (in Britain) peers other than bishops in their capacity as members of the House of Lords
the masurian lakes — a group of lakes in Masuria in NE Poland: scene of Russian defeats by the Germans (1914, 1915) during World War I
the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the practicalities — the real facts or details of a situation, as opposed to its theoretical aspects
the same old story — the familiar or regular course of events
the scarlet letter — a novel (1850) by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the-cocktail-party — a play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.
the-master-builder — a play (1892) by Ibsen.
theater of cruelty — a form of surrealist theater originated by Antonin Artaud and emphasizing the cruelty of human existence by portraying sadistic acts and intense suffering.
theatre of cruelty — a type of theatre advocated by Antonin Artaud in Le Théâtre et son double that seeks to communicate to its audience a sense of pain, suffering, and evil, using gesture, movement, sound, and symbolism rather than language
theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
theodore roosevelt — (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
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.
therese de lisieux — Saint (Marie Françoise Thérèse Martin"the Little Flower") 1873–97, French Carmelite nun.
thermal efficiency — the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
thermoelectrometer — an instrument for measuring a charge or voltage by means of the heat it produces in a resistance.
thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
three-body problem — the problem of calculating the motions of three bodies in space moving under the influence of only their mutual gravitational attraction.
throw in the towel — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
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.
timber rattlesnake — a rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus horridus, of the eastern U.S., usually having the body marked with dark crossbands.
to all appearances — apparently
to bare one's soul — If you bare your soul, you tell someone your most secret thoughts and feelings.
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the 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 cool your heels — If you are cooling your heels, someone is deliberately keeping you waiting, so that you get bored or impatient.
to fall from grace — If someone falls from grace, they suddenly stop being successful or popular.
to hold your peace — If you hold or keep your peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say.
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 play favourites — to display favouritism
to raise the alarm — If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm, you warn people of danger.
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.
too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
traditional weapon — a weapon having ceremonial tribal significance, such as an assegai or knobkerrie
traffic controller — a person whose job is to control the flow of air traffic
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
transcendental ego — (in Kantian epistemology) that part of the self that is the subject and never the object.

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