18-letter words containing s, t, p

symphony orchestra — a large orchestra composed of wind, string, and percussion instruments and organized to perform symphonic compositions.
system-programming — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
systematic phoneme — a phonological unit in generative phonology representing an underlying form that takes into account the relationship between phonological patterns and morphological variation, as the unit underlying the second vowel in both derive and derivative.
systems programmer — a person whose job is to program systems software
take the wraps off — to reveal
talk between ships — TBS (def 1).
telephone sex line — a telephone line operated by a phone-sex worker that offers phone sex to paying customers
television company — a company that broadcasts programmes by television
temporal summation — the act or process of summing.
temporary hardness — hardness of water due to the presence of magnesium and calcium hydrogencarbonates, which can be precipitated as carbonates by boiling
terrestrial planet — inner planet.
the baptist church — any of various Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of believers
the bottomless pit — the underworld; hell
the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
the heavens opened — it started pouring with rain
the lords temporal — (in Britain) peers other than bishops in their capacity as members of the House of Lords
the middle passage — the journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the W coast of Africa to the Caribbean: the longest part of the journey of the slave ships sailing to the Caribbean or the Americas
the palmetto state — a nickname for South Carolina
the passenger seat — the seat used by a passenger of a car, beside the driver
the powers that be — You can refer to people in authority as the powers that be, especially when you want to say that you disagree with them or do not understand what they say or do.
the practicalities — the real facts or details of a situation, as opposed to its theoretical aspects
thiosulphuric acid — an unstable acid known only in solutions and in the form of its salts. Formula: H2S2O3
threatened species — a species likely, in the near future, to become an endangered species within all or much of its range.
thrills and spills — If you refer to thrills and spills, you are referring to an experience which is exciting and full of surprises.
to all appearances — apparently
to cast aspersions — If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way.
to get a bad press — If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
to gussy sb/sth up — to give (a person or thing) a smarter or more interesting appearance
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 pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
to play favourites — to display favouritism
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 put years on sb — if you say that something such as an experience or a way of dressing has put years on someone, you mean that it has made them look or feel much older
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 speak your mind — If you speak your mind, you say firmly and honestly what you think about a situation, even if this may offend or upset people.
to spill the beans — If you spill the beans, you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.
to spill your guts — if someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private
to stop at nothing — If you say that someone will stop at nothing to get something, you are emphasizing that they are willing to do things that are extreme, wrong, or dangerous in order to get it.
to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
to watch your step — If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble.
torsion-free group — a group in which every element other than the identity has infinite order.
transfer passenger — a traveller who changes from one plane, train, or bus to another, or to another form of transport
transient response — A transient response of a circuit is a temporary change in the way that it behaves due to an external excitation, that will disappear with time.
transporter bridge — a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley.
transverse process — a process that projects from the sides of a vertebra.
transylvanian alps — a mountain range in S Romania; a SW extension of the Carpathian Mountains. Highest peak: Mount Negoiu, 2548 m (8360 ft)
triphosphoric acid — the hypothetical acid H 5 P 3 O 10 , known chiefly by its salts.
turn up one's nose — to behave disdainfully towards (something)
turn up one's toes — to die

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