16-letter words containing t, a, g

teachers college — a four-year college offering courses for the training of primary and secondary school teachers and granting the bachelor's degree and often advanced degrees.
teaching machine — a mechanical, electrical, or other automatic device that presents the user with items of information in planned sequence, registers his or her response to each item, and immediately indicates the acceptability of each response.
tertiary college — a college system incorporating the secondary school sixth form and vocational courses
teutoburger wald — a chain of wooded hills in Germany, in Westphalia: Romans defeated by German tribes a.d.
thanksgiving day — a national holiday celebrated as a day of feasting and giving thanks for divine favors or goodness, observed on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S. and in Canada on the second Monday of October.
thatched cottage — a cottage that has a roof that is thatched with straw, reed etc
the arabian gulf — the arm of the Arabian Sea between SW Iran and Arabia; important for the oilfields on its shores
the england team — any sports team representing England, esp the England football team.
the gang of four — a radical faction within the Chinese Communist Party that emerged as a political force in the spring of 1976 and was suppressed later that year. Its members, Zhang Chunqiao, Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Jiang Qing, were tried and imprisoned (1981)
the gentle craft — fishing
the great escape — a film (1963) directed by John Sturges, written by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett, based on a book by Paul Brickhill, and starring Steve McQueen. It follows an attempt made by Allied prisoners of war to escape a German prisoner of war camp during World War II
the great gatsby — a novel (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
the great karroo — karroo in S South Africa: c. 350 mi (563 km) long & 2,000 to 3,000 ft (610 to 914 m) high
the great powers — the states or nations of the world with the most economic, political and military strength
the long paddock — a stockroute or roadside area offering feed to sheep and cattle in dry times
the mekong delta — the area where the Mekong River empties into the sea through distributaries
the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
the orange order — a society founded in Ireland (1795) to uphold the Protestant religion, the Protestant dynasty, and the Protestant constitution
the red brigades — a group of urban guerrillas, based in Italy, who kidnapped and murdered the former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro (1916–78) in 1978
the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
the tamil tigers — a Sri Lankan Tamil separatist movement founded in the early 1970s that sought to establish an independent Tamil homeland (Tamil Eelam) in northern Sri Lanka; they waged a military campaign until defeated in 2009 by the Sri Lankan army
the urban league — a civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States
theatrical agent — an intermediary who brings together actors who are seeking work and theatre producers who are offering parts
there you are/go — You say 'there you are' or 'there you go' when you are offering something to someone.
thermal cracking — Thermal cracking is an extraction process in which hydrocarbons such as crude oil are heated to a high temperature to break the molecular bonds.
thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
thinking pattern — manner of thinking
tierra del fuego — a group of islands at the S tip of South America, separated from the mainland by the Strait of Magellan: jointly owned by Argentina and Chile; boundary disputed. 27,476 sq. mi. (71,165 sq. km).
tiger kidnapping — a kidnapping in which one or more hostages are taken to coerce another person, usually a relation of the person or people held, to take part in a crime
tiger salamander — a salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, common in North America, having a dark body marked with yellowish spots or bars.
tightrope walker — performer who walks on high wire
to act one's age — If someone tells you to act your age, they are telling you to behave in a way that is suitable for someone your age, because they think you are behaving in a childish way.
to change places — If you change places with another person, you start being in their situation or role, and they start being in yours.
to come a gutzer — to make an error or blunder
to get bad press — If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised.
to get your oats — to have sexual intercourse regularly
to go a long way — If you say that something goes a long way towards doing a particular thing, you mean that it is an important factor in achieving that thing.
to lift a finger — If you say that a person does not lift a finger or raise a finger to do something, especially to help someone, you are critical of them because they do nothing.
to pass judgment — If you pass judgment on someone or something, you give your opinion about it, especially if you are making a criticism.
to set the stage — If someone sets the scene or sets the stage for an event to take place, they make preparations so that it can take place.
toing and froing — going back and forth
tokugawa iyeyasu — Tokugawa [taw-koo-gah-wah] /ˈtɔ kuˈgɑ wɑ/ (Show IPA), 1542–1616, Japanese general and public servant.
top-of-the-range — de luxe, expensive
tracking station — a facility equipped with instrumentation for following the flight path of, communicating with, and collecting data from a rocket or spacecraft.
trailing arbutus — Also called arbutus, mayflower. a creeping eastern North American plant, Epigaea repens, of the heath family, having leathery, oval leaves and terminal clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers.
trailing fuchsia — a shrub, Fuchsia procumbens, of the evening primrose family, native to New Zealand, having long-stalked leaves and drooping, orange-and-purple flowers, used in hanging baskets.
train of thought — sequence of ideas
training college — a school providing training for a special field or profession.
training officer — a person whose job is to teach people the skills they need for a particular field or profession

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