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24-letter words containing t, h, e, i, l, r

  • three-spined stickleback — a small teleost fish, Gasterosteus aculeatus, of the family Gasterosteidae, of rivers and coastal regions, having three spines along the back and occurring in cold and temperate northern regions
  • to burn the midnight oil — If someone is burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work.
  • to join the retired list — to retire
  • to lay something to rest — If you lay something such as fears or rumours to rest or if you put them to rest, you succeed in proving that they are not true.
  • to light the touch paper — if someone lights the touch paper or lights the blue touch paper, they do something which causes anger or excitement
  • to rise to the challenge — If someone rises to the challenge, they act in response to a difficult situation which is new to them and are successful.
  • to strike a blow for sth — If you strike a blow for a particular cause or principle, you do something that supports it or makes it more likely to succeed.
  • transcendental aesthetic — (in Kantian epistemology) the study of space and time as the a priori forms of perception.
  • trip the light fantastic — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
  • ultra low sulphur diesel — a type of diesel fuel that has a low sulphur content
  • variable pitch propeller — a propeller in which the angle of the blades with regard to air flow can be adjusted while it is in operation
  • virtual home environment — (VHE) A tool for using NFS on HP UX.
  • voluntary aid detachment — (in World War I) an organization of British women volunteers who assisted in military hospitals and ambulance duties
  • what are you playing at? — If you ask what someone is playing at, you are angry because you think they are doing something stupid or wrong.
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