17-letter words containing t, o, l, e

three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
through the floor — If you say that prices or sales have fallen through the floor, you mean that they have suddenly decreased.
tiger swallowtail — a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black.
to a large extent — greatly
to be eaten alive — If you say that someone will be eaten alive, you mean that they will be completely destroyed or defeated by someone who is much stronger.
to beat the clock — If you beat the clock, you finish doing something or succeed in doing something before the time allowed for doing it has ended.
to eat humble pie — If you eat humble pie, you speak or behave in a way which tells people that you admit you were wrong about something.
to fan the flames — If someone or something fans the flames of a situation or feeling, usually a bad one, they make it more intense or extreme in some way.
to feel your oats — to feel exuberant or high-spirited
to hit the bottle — If someone hits the bottle, they drink a lot of alcohol.
to know full well — If you say that a person knows full well that something is true, especially something unpleasant, you are emphasizing that they are definitely aware of it, although they may behave as if they are not.
to little purpose — with little (or no) result or effect; pointlessly
to lose your grip — If you lose your grip, you become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things.
to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
to make sth clear — If you make something clear, you say something in a way that makes it impossible for there to be any doubt about your meaning, wishes, or intentions.
to oil the wheels — If someone or something oils the wheels of a process or system, they help things to run smoothly and successfully.
to play it by ear — If you play it by ear, you decide what to say or do in a situation by responding to events rather than by following a plan which you have decided on in advance.
to play the field — If someone plays the field, they have a number of different romantic or sexual relationships.
to play with fire — If you say that someone is playing with fire, you mean that they are doing something dangerous that may result in great harm for them and cause many problems.
to settle a score — If you settle a score or settle an old score with someone, you take revenge on them for something they have done in the past.
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 steal the show — If you say that someone steals the show, you mean that they get a lot of attention or praise because they perform better than anyone else in a show or other event.
to the lighthouse — a novel (1927) by Virginia Woolf.
tolpuddle martyrs — six farm workers sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1834 for administering an unlawful oath to form a trade union in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset
tone control knob — a round switch on a radio, record player, etc that is turned to alter the tone control
too close to call — If something such as a competition or an election is too close to call, it is not possible to predict who will win because it seems likely to be won by only a very small margin.
toothbrush holder — a container or rack in a bathroom where toothbrushes are kept when not in use
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.
torricellian tube — a vertical glass tube partly evacuated and partly filled with mercury, the height of which is used as a measure of atmospheric pressure
tortoiseshell cat — a domestic cat, especially a female one, of variegated black, yellow, and white coloring.
trackless trolley — trolley bus.
traffic policeman — a policeman controlling traffic, esp while stationed at an intersection, or enforcing traffic regulations
transferable vote — a vote that is transferred to a second candidate indicated by the voter if the first is eliminated from the ballot
transmission line — a system of conductors, as coaxial cable, a wave guide, or a pair of parallel wires, used to transmit signals.
travelling people — Gypsies or other itinerant people: a term used esp by such people of themselves
tree of knowledge — the tree whose fruit Adam and Eve tasted in disobedience of God: Gen. 2, 3
triboluminescence — luminescence produced by friction, usually within a crystalline substance.
trichloroethylene — a colorless, poisonous liquid, C 2 HCl 3 , used chiefly as a degreasing agent for metals and as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning, for fats, oils, and waxes. Abbreviation: TCE.
tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
trifoliate orange — a spiny, Chinese orange tree, Poncirus trifoliata, used as a stock in grafting and for hedges.
troilus butterfly — spicebush swallowtail.
tropical maritime — a type of warm, wet air mass originating at low latitudes over ocean areas
tropical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases occurring in the tropics.
trouble came back — (jargon) (TCB) An IBM term for an intermittent or difficult-to-reproduce problem that has failed to respond to neglect or shotgun debugging. Compare heisenbug.
trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
ultraconservative — extremely conservative, especially in politics.
ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
ultramicrobalance — a balance for weighing precisely, to a hundredth of a microgram or less, minute quantities of material.
uncle tom's cabin — an antislavery novel (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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