16-letter words containing t, e, l, i, s, o

st. clair shores — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
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.
steam locomotive — a locomotive moved by steam power generated in its own boiler: still in commercial use in nations that have not yet converted entirely to diesel and electric locomotives.
stenothermophile — a stenothermophilic bacterium.
step out of line — to fail to conform to expected standards, attitudes, etc
stereoregularity — (of a polymer) the degree to which successive configurations in space along the chain follow a simple rule. Also called tacticity. Compare configuration (def 4).
stick out a mile — to be extremely obvious
stilton (cheese) — a rich, crumbly cheese with veins of blue-green mold
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.
stop-limit order — stop order.
storage terminal — A storage terminal is a building or area with large tanks for storing oil, gas, and other petrochemical products.
sulphur trioxide — a white corrosive substance existing in three crystalline forms of which the stable (alpha-) form is usually obtained as silky needles. It is produced by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide, and is used in the sulphonation of organic compounds. Formula: SO3
summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
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.
sumo (wrestling) — a highly stylized Japanese form of wrestling engaged in by large, extremely heavy men
supernationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
sutton coldfield — a town in central England, in Birmingham unitary authority, West Midlands; a residential suburb of Birmingham. Pop: 105 452 (2001)
sweet almond oil — almond oil (def 1).
technical school — college of further and vocational education
telescopic sight — a telescope mounted on a rifle, etc, used for sighting
texas revolution — a revolutionary movement, 1832–36, in which U.S. settlers asserted their independence from Mexico and established the republic of Texas.
the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
the first couple — the US president and their spouse
the lion's share — the largest portion
the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
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 two sicilies — a former kingdom of S Italy, consisting of the kingdoms of Sicily and Naples (1061–1860)
the union school — a historic building located at 516-518 Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Built in 1773, the Union School was one of the earliest public schools in Pennsylvania, and the first that did not discriminate based on social position or religious preference
the welsh office — (formerly) a department of the British government with responsibility for Welsh policies. It was replaced by the Wales office in 1999.
the-little-foxes — a play (1939) by Lillian Hellman.
thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
this-worldliness — concern or preoccupation with worldly things and values.
thrilled to bits — If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
thrombophlebitis — the presence of a thrombus in a vein accompanied by inflammation of the vessel wall.
to be off limits — If an area or a place is off limits, you are not allowed to go there.
to lose sight of — If you lose sight of an important aspect of something, you no longer pay attention to it because you are worrying about less important things.
to see the light — If someone sees the light, they finally realize something or change their attitude or way of behaving to a better one.
to stake a claim — If you stake a claim, you say that something is yours or that you have a right to it.
tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
topical-sentence — a sentence that expresses the essential idea of a paragraph or larger section, usually appearing at the beginning.
topless swimsuit — swimsuit which has no covering for the breasts
topsail schooner — a sailing vessel fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts with square sails above the foresail, and often with a square sail before the foresail.
torricelli's law — the law that states that the speed of flow of a liquid from an orifice is equal to the speed that it would attain if falling freely a distance equal to the height of the free surface of the liquid above the orifice.
torsion pendulum — a pendulum the weight of which is rotated alternately in opposite directions through a horizontal plane by the torsion of the suspending rod or spring: used for clocks intended to run a long time between windings.
tower of silence — a circular stone platform, typically 30 feet (9.1 meter) in height, on which the Parsees of India leave their dead to be devoured by vultures.
trail one's coat — to invite a quarrel by deliberately provocative behaviour

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