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14-letter words containing t, i, n, g

  • tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
  • tayside region — a former local government region in E Scotland: formed in 1975 from Angus, Kinross-shire, and most of Perthshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Angus, City of Dundee, and Perth and Kinross
  • teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
  • teaching staff — those members of staff in a school, college, or university who teach
  • teeth grinding — habitual, purposeless clenching and grinding of the teeth, especially during sleep.
  • telangiectasis — chronic dilatation of the capillaries and other small blood vessels.
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • televangelical — relating to televangelism
  • tenant farming — farming land owned by sb else
  • tendovaginitis — the swelling of both a tendon and its sheath
  • tenpin bowling — Tenpin bowling is a game in which you roll a heavy ball down a narrow track toward a group of wooden objects and try to knock down as many of them as possible.
  • tenzing norgay — 1914–86, Nepalese mountaineer. With Sir Edmund Hillary, he was the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest (1953)
  • teratogenicity — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
  • tergiversation — to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.; equivocate.
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • test marketing — to offer (a new product) for sale, usually in a limited area, in order to ascertain and evaluate consumer response.
  • testing ground — place where sth is tested
  • text messaging — sending typed mobile phone messages
  • thanatological — relating to thanatology, the study of death and dying
  • the betting is — If you say the betting is that something will happen or is true, you are suggesting that it is very likely to happen or to be true.
  • the done thing — If you say that something is the done thing, you mean it is the most socially acceptable way to behave.
  • the grenadines — a chain of about 600 islets in the Caribbean, part of the Windward Islands, extending for about 100 km (60 miles) between St Vincent and Grenada and divided administratively between the two states. Largest island: Carriacou
  • the guillotine — a device for beheading persons, consisting of a weighted blade set between two upright posts
  • the mabinogion — a collection of Welsh tales based on old Celtic legends and mythology in which magic and the supernatural play a large part
  • the prize ring — the sport of prizefighting
  • the real thing — If you say that a thing or event is the real thing, you mean that it is the thing or event itself, rather than an imitation or copy.
  • the-mabinogion — a collection of medieval Welsh romances that were translated (1838–49) by Lady Charlotte Guest.
  • theriogenology — the branch of veterinary medicine encompassing all aspects of reproduction.
  • thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
  • thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
  • thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
  • three-pin plug — an electrical plug with three pins or metal projections to fit into a socket
  • throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
  • throw light on — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
  • throwing stick — a short, straight or curved stick, flat or cylindrical in form, often having a hand grip, and used generally in preliterate societies as a hunting weapon to throw at birds and small game.
  • thrust bearing — a bearing designed to absorb thrusts parallel to the axis of revolution.
  • thunder thighs — thick-set upper legs
  • time and again — frequently
  • time signature — a numerical or other indication at the beginning of a piece showing the meter.
  • time-consuming — (of an action) requiring or wasting much time.
  • to be bursting — to want desperately to urinate
  • to give notice — If an employer gives an employee notice, the employer tells the employee that he or she must leave his or her job within a fixed period of time.
  • to overflowing — If a place or container is filled to overflowing, it is so full of people or things that no more can fit in.
  • to ring a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
  • to sb's liking — If something is to your liking, it suits your interests, tastes, or wishes.
  • tongue twister — a word or sequence of words difficult to pronounce, especially rapidly, because of alliteration or a slight variation of consonant sounds, as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”.
  • tongue-lashing — severe scolding
  • tongue-twister — A tongue-twister is a sentence or expression which is very difficult to say properly, especially when you try to say it quickly. An example of a tongue-twister is 'Red leather, yellow leather'.
  • topiary garden — a garden that features topiary work
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