17-letter words containing t, o, g, s, e

telephone message — a message that is transmitted by telephone
television lounge — a room in a hotel, guest house, etc where guests may watch television
television rights — the rights to televise something, such as a sporting event
terrestrial globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
terrorist bombing — the bombing of a place carried out in order to achieve some goal
testimony meeting — a meeting at which persons give testimonies of religious faith and related religious experiences.
the age of reason — the 18th century in W Europe
the bag of tricks — every device; everything
the good old days — When people refer to the good old days, they are referring to a time in the past when they think that life was better than it is now.
the lower regions — hell
the major leagues — the two main leagues of professional baseball clubs in the U.S., the National League and the American League
the right side of — in favour with
the upper regions — the sky; heavens
the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
theodore sturgeon — Theodore (Hamilton) 1918–85, U.S. science-fiction writer.
thomson's gazelle — a medium-sized antelope, Gazella thomsoni, abundant on the grassy steppes and dry bush of the East African plains.
thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
tiger swallowtail — a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black.
to argue the toss — If you say that someone argues the toss, you are criticizing them for continuing to argue for longer than is necessary about something that is not very important.
to best advantage — If something is shown to good advantage or to best advantage, it is shown in a way that reveals its best features.
to get psyched up — to prepare mentally
to get to know sb — If you get to know someone, you find out what they are like by spending time with them.
to go to extremes — to overdo things; act excessively
to lose your grip — If you lose your grip, you become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things.
to steal a glance — If you steal a glance at someone or something, you look at them quickly so that nobody sees you looking.
to the lighthouse — a novel (1927) by Virginia Woolf.
top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
topological space — a set with a collection of subsets or open sets satisfying the properties that the union of open sets is an open set, the intersection of two open sets is an open set, and the given set and the empty set are open sets.
tower of strength — a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
transition region — a thin and very irregular layer of the sun's atmosphere that separates the hot corona from the much cooler chromosphere.
tungsten trioxide — a heavy, canary-yellow, water-insoluble powder, WO 3 , used in the manufacture of tungstates.
turbosupercharger — (formerly) a turbocharger.
turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
under the sign of — during that portion of the year when the sun is passing through and thus subject to the influence of (a specified sign of the zodiac)
urogenital system — the urinary tract and reproductive organs
veiltail goldfish — an artificially bred, indoor variety of goldfish, usually golden or calico and of a spheroid shape, having a fully divided, drooping tail fin exceeding the body in length.
visitors' gallery — a balcony in a building such as a parliament or court where members of the public can sit
wage negotiations — talks between workers and employers over rates of pay
wang laboratories — (body) Computer manufacturer, known for their office automation products and the Wang PC. Quarterly sales $208M, profits $3M (Aug 1994).
warehousing costs — the costs involved in storing goods in a warehouse
washington square — a short novel (1881) by Henry James.
wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
wings of the dove — a novel (1902) by Henry James.
working substance — a substance, usually a fluid, that undergoes changes in pressure, temperature, volume, or form as part of a process for accomplishing work.
x image extension — (XIE) Extensions to the X protocol to handle images.
yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today
zola technologies — (company) Producers of the Z simulation language.
zygomatic process — any of several bony processes that articulate with the cheekbone.

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