16-letter words containing t, a, l, o, n, e

southern uplands — a hilly region extending across S Scotland: includes the Lowther, Moorfoot, and Lammermuir hills
spanish omelette — an omelette made by adding green peppers, onions, tomato, etc, to the eggs
sparking voltage — the minimum voltage required to produce a spark across a given spark gap.
spinone italiano — one of an Italian breed of large all-purpose hunting dogs having a short wiry coat, solid white or white with light brown or yellow patches in color.
stamp collecting — Stamp collecting is the hobby of building up a collection of stamps.
stamp collection — the act of collecting postage stamps as a hobby
standoff missile — a missile capable of striking a distant target after launch by an aircraft outside the range of missile defences
stannic chloride — a colorless fuming and caustic liquid, SnCl 4 , soluble in water and alcohol, that converts with water to a crystalline solid: used for electrically conductive and electroluminescent coatings and in ceramics.
state-controlled — controlled by the government
steal a march on — to walk with regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; advance in step in an organized body.
stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
storage terminal — A storage terminal is a building or area with large tanks for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
strawberry blond — reddish blond.
summational tone — a musical sound sometimes heard when two loud notes are sounded together, higher in pitch than either
summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
supernationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
sweet almond oil — almond oil (def 1).
tablets of stone — Stone is used in expressions such as set in stone and tablets of stone to suggest that an idea or rule is firm and fixed, and cannot be changed.
take one's heels — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
take one's leave — to go away; depart
take one's lumps — a piece or mass of solid matter without regular shape or of no particular shape: a lump of coal.
take one's place — to take up one's usual or specified position
tangential point — a point at which a geometric line, curve, plane, or curved surface touches another curve or surface but does not intersect it
teachable moment — a specific occurrence, situation, or experience that can be used to teach people about something more general: Her death created a teachable moment about prescription drug abuse.
technical school — college of further and vocational education
telecommunicator — to transmit (data, sound, images, etc.) by telecommunications.
tell one's beads — a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
terminal adaptor — (networking, hardware) (TA) Equipment used to adapt Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Basic Rate Interface (BRI) channels to existing terminal equipment standards such as EIA-232 and V.35. A Terminal Adaptor is typically packaged like a modem, either as a stand-alone unit or as an interface card that plugs into a computer or other communications equipment (such as a router or PBX). A Terminal Adaptor does not interoperate with a modem; it replaces it.
terminal moraine — a moraine marking the farthest advance of a glacier or ice sheet.
tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.
texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
thalamencephalon — the diencephalon.
the commonwealth — the government in England under the Cromwells and Parliament from 1649 to 1660
the eastern bloc — (formerly) the Soviet bloc
the lion's share — the largest portion
the little woman — one's wife
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 one and only — incomparable and unique
the south island — the largest island of New Zealand, separated from the North Island by the Cook Strait. Pop: 1 048 200 (2013 est). Area: 153 947 sq km (59 439 sq miles)
the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
thermal constant — a quantity that is considered invariable throughout a series of calculations relating to the heat of bodies
thermal neutrons — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
thermionic valve — vacuum tube.
thermoregulation — the regulation of body temperature.
three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
throw oneself at — 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 call the tune — If you say that a person or organization is calling the tune, you mean that they are in a position of power or control in a particular situation.
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 draw the line — If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do.

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