18-letter words containing t, o, l, h, e, a

the first sea lord — the senior of the two serving naval officers who sits on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
the internationale — a revolutionary socialist hymn, first sung in 1871 in France
the lords temporal — (in Britain) peers other than bishops in their capacity as members of the House of Lords
the magnolia state — a nickname referring to Mississippi
the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the palmetto state — a nickname for South Carolina
the same old story — the familiar or regular course of events
the south atlantic — the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies to the south of the equator
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the-cocktail-party — a play in verse (1950) by T. S. Eliot.
theater of cruelty — a form of surrealist theater originated by Antonin Artaud and emphasizing the cruelty of human existence by portraying sadistic acts and intense suffering.
theatre of cruelty — a type of theatre advocated by Antonin Artaud in Le Théâtre et son double that seeks to communicate to its audience a sense of pain, suffering, and evil, using gesture, movement, sound, and symbolism rather than language
theodore gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
tick all the boxes — to satisfy all of the apparent requirements for success
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the way.
to hold your peace — If you hold or keep your peace, you do not speak, even though there is something you want or ought to say.
to learn the ropes — If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done.
to lick into shape — If you lick, knock, or whip someone or something into shape, you use whatever methods are necessary to change or improve them so that they are in the condition that you want them to be in.
to raise the alarm — If you raise the alarm or sound the alarm, you warn people of danger.
to spill the beans — If you spill the beans, you tell someone something that people have been trying to keep secret.
to take the plunge — If you take the plunge, you decide to do something that you consider difficult or risky.
too clever by half — If someone is too clever by half, they are very clever and they show their cleverness in a way that annoys other people.
touch-in-goal line — either of the two touchlines at each end of the field between the goal line and the dead-ball line.
townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
up to the eyeballs — You use up to the eyeballs to emphasize that someone is in an undesirable state to a very great degree.
upper palaeolithic — the latest of the three periods of the Palaeolithic, beginning about 40 000 bc and ending, in Europe, about 12 000 bc: characterized by the emergence of modern man, Homo sapiens
ur of the chaldees — the city where Abraham was born, sometimes identified with the Sumerian city of Ur. Gen. 11:28, 31; 15:7; Neh. 9:7.
wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
white-collar crime — any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations.
white-spotted hyla — a type of tree frog (H. leucophyllata) of tropical America
widemouth blindcat — any of several catfishes, as Satan eurystomus (widemouth blindcat) of Texas, that inhabit underground streams and have undeveloped eyes and unpigmented skin.
woman of the world — a woman experienced and sophisticated in the ways and manners of the world, especially the world of society.

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