18-letter words containing t, i, g, r
- nightmare scenario — If you describe a situation or event as a nightmare scenario, you mean that it is the worst possible thing that could happen.
- nitrogen tetroxide — a poisonous compound, N 2 O 4 , occurring as a colorless, water-soluble solid or liquid, dissociating into NO 2 : used chiefly as an oxidizer, especially in rocket fuels, as a nitrating agent, and as an intermediate in the manufacture of nitric acid.
- no laughing matter — sth serious
- nonaggression pact — an agreement between two nations not to attack each other, usually for a specified period of years
- noninterchangeable — That cannot be interchanged with another.
- nonionic detergent — a detergent that is polar but does not ionize in aqueous solution.
- nonpartisan league — a political organization of farmers, founded in North Dakota in 1915, and extending to many states west of the Mississippi, with the aim of influencing agricultural legislation in state legislatures.
- north college hill — a city in SW Ohio.
- north polar region — the region of land and water surrounding the North Pole.
- not a pretty sight — If you say that someone or something is not a pretty sight, you mean that it is not pleasant to look at.
- now you're talking — at last you're saying something agreeable
- obedience training — the training of an animal, especially a dog, to obey certain commands.
- occupational group — An occupational group is a category used by insurance companies to classify jobs according to how hazardous they are.
- off-street parking — spaces for cars located on private property rather than on a public street
- offset lithography — offset (def 6).
- oil of wintergreen — methyl salicylate.
- on delicate ground — in a situation requiring tact
- on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
- operating expenses — Operating expenses are expenses related to carrying out normal business activities.
- operating software — software used in the operation of a computer system, typically by performing such tasks as memory allocation, job scheduling, and input/output control
- operations manager — business director
- optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
- order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
- organic solidarity — social cohesiveness that is based on division of labor and interdependence and is characteristic of complex, industrial societies.
- organization chart — a diagrammatic representation showing how departments or divisions in an organization, as a large corporation, are related to one another along lines of authority.
- orthopedic surgery — corrective operation on bones or joints
- orthotungstic acid — an oxyacid acid of tungsten. Formula: H2WO4
- osteogenic sarcoma — osteosarcoma
- out of the running — the act of a person, animal, or thing that runs.
- overgeneralization — the act or process of overgeneralizing.
- overnight telegram — a type of domestic telegram sent at a reduced rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted until midnight for delivery the following day.
- overtime work(ing) — work at a regular job done in addition to regular working hours
- ox-tongue partisan — a shafted weapon having a long, wide, tapering blade.
- paediatric nursing — the branch of nursing concerned with the care of children
- parachute regiment — an airborne regiment of an army
- paraglyph printing — the printing of the positive and negative of a radiograph superimposed in slight misalignment to give the effect of a relief.
- parallel computing — parallel processing
- parallel importing — the importing of certain goods, esp pharmaceutical drugs, by dealers who undersell local manufacturers
- parathyroid glands — any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland.
- partial-vegetarian — a person who eats mostly plant foods, dairy products, and eggs, and occasionally chicken, fish, and red meat.
- particular average — a loss at sea, as through accident or negligence, that is borne solely by the owner of the lost property. Abbreviation: P.A.
- passing-out parade — a ceremonial parade of cadets who have completed their training
- pattern bargaining — a collective bargaining technique in which contract terms in one settlement are used as models to be imposed on other negotiating parties within an industry.
- pedal steel guitar — an oblong, floor-mounted electrified guitar, usually having ten strings, fretted with a steel bar and producing a wailing sound that is modulated by use of a foot pedal.
- people trafficking — the practice of bringing immigrants into a country illegally
- percentile ranking — the percentage of scores that a particular score is greater than
- perceptual mapping — the use of a graph or map in the development of a new product, in which the proximity of consumers' images of the new product to those of an ideal product provide an indication of the new product's likely success
- perish the thought — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- petite bourgeoisie — the portion of the bourgeoisie having the least wealth and lowest social status; the lower middle class.
- petroleum engineer — A petroleum engineer is an engineer who is involved in most stages of oil and gas field evaluation, development, and production, whose job is to maximize hydrocarbon recovery and reduce costs and environmental impact.