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