18-letter words containing r, o, t, h, l

spherical geometry — the branch of geometry that deals with figures on spherical surfaces.
spotted flycatcher — a European woodland songbird, Muscicapa striata, with a greyish-brown streaked plumage: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers)
stockholm syndrome — an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival.
stoichiometrically — of or relating to stoichiometry.
stokely carmichael — Hoagland Howard [hohg-luh nd] /ˈhoʊg lənd/ (Show IPA), ("Hoagy") 1899–1981, U.S. songwriter and musician.
store launch event — A store launch event is a special event, which publicizes the opening of a new store and at which discounts and free samples may be offered.
strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
stretch one's legs — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
telephone receiver — a device, as in a telephone, that converts changes in an electric current into sound.
tetrachloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the coast is clear — If you say that the coast is clear, you mean that there is nobody around to see you or catch you.
the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
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 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 north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the same old story — the familiar or regular course of events
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the-cocktail-party — a play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.
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.
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.
thiosulphuric acid — an unstable acid known only in solutions and in the form of its salts. Formula: H2S2O3
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.
to a grinding halt — If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends.
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 cool your heels — If you are cooling your heels, someone is deliberately keeping you waiting, so that you get bored or impatient.
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 plough a furrow — If you say that someone ploughs a particular furrow or ploughs their own furrow, you mean that their activities or interests are different or isolated from those of other people.
to raise the alarm — If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm, you warn people of danger.
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.
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
turn on one's heel — to turn around abruptly
upper palaeolithic — the latest of the three periods of the Palaeolithic, beginning about 40 000 bc and ending, in Europe, about 12 000 bc: characterized by the emergence of modern man, Homo sapiens

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