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15-letter words containing s, e, t, l, a

  • tensor analysis — the branch of mathematics dealing with the calculus of tensors, especially the study of properties that are unaffected by a change of coordinate system.
  • tentaculiferous — having tentacles
  • tequila sunrise — a cocktail, usually consisting of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine. The ingredients have different densities and settle into bands of colour that resemble the sky at sunrise
  • terra sigillata — Arretine ware.
  • thalassographer — a person who studies the sea; an oceanographer
  • thalassotherapy — the use of sea water and marine products as a therapeutic treatment
  • the anglo-irish — the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent
  • the black ferns — the women's international Rugby Union football team of New Zealand
  • the black stump — an imaginary marker of the extent of civilization (esp in the phrase beyond the black stump)
  • the classifieds — a section of classified advertising in a publication
  • the cordilleras — the complex of mountain ranges on the W side of the Americas, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn and including the Andes and the Rocky Mountains
  • the early hours — If something happens in the early hours, in the small hours, or in the wee hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
  • the everlasting — God
  • the jos plateau — a plateau in Nigeria with an average altitude of 1280 metres
  • the kos channel — a strait separating Kos from SW Turkey
  • the last moment — If someone does something at the last moment, they do it at the latest time possible.
  • the last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
  • the lower ranks — people who have a low rank in a military organization
  • the netherlands — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
  • the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
  • the saint leger — an annual horse race run at Doncaster since 1776: one of the classics of the flat-racing season
  • the small hours — If something happens in the early hours or in the small hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
  • the square mile — the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
  • the tall blacks — the international basketball team of New Zealand
  • thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
  • tibetan spaniel — one of a breed of small alert dogs originally developed in Tibet, with a double coat of any color, well-feathered, pendent ears, and a plumed tail curled over the back.
  • tiglath-pileser — died 727 b.c, king of Assyria 745–727.
  • tintagel castle — a ruined castle on a promontory in SW England on the W coast of Cornwall, which is the legendary birthplace of King Arthur
  • tirso de molina — Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1535–1600, Spanish Jesuit theologian.
  • titius-bode law — Bode's law.
  • title insurance — insurance protecting the owner or mortgagee of real estate from lawsuits or claims arising from a defective title.
  • to lie in state — If the dead body of an important person lies in state, it is publicly displayed for a few days before it is buried.
  • to lose contact — If you lose contact with someone who you have been friendly with, you no longer see them, speak to them, or write to them.
  • to play footsie — If someone plays footsie with you, they touch your feet with their own feet, for example under a table, often as a playful way of expressing their romantic or sexual feelings towards you.
  • tokelau islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean belonging to New Zealand. 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km).
  • torsion balance — an instrument for measuring small forces, as electric attraction or repulsion, by determining the amount of torsion or twisting they cause in a slender wire or filament.
  • total serialism — (in some music after 1945) the use of serial techniques applied to such elements as rhythm, dynamics, and tone colour, as found in the early works of Stockhausen, Boulez, etc
  • toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
  • track athletics — sporting activities, such as relay running or sprinting, which take place on a running track
  • training wheels — a pair of small wheels attached one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle for stability while one is learning to ride.
  • transelementate — transelement.
  • transequatorial — of, relating to, or near an equator, especially the equator of the earth.
  • transfer lounge — the place in an airport where you wait for a transfer from one flight to another
  • transferability — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
  • transgressional — of or relating to transgression
  • transilluminate — to cause light to pass through.
  • transliteration — to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language: to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.
  • travel sickness — nausea caused by motion
  • traveler's-tree — a bananalike tree, Ravenala madagascariensis, of Madagascar, having large leaves, the petioles of which contain a clear, watery sap.
  • traveller's joy — a ranunculaceous Old World climbing plant, Clematis vitalba, having white flowers and heads of feathery plumed fruits
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