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19-letter words containing t, r, e, m

  • the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • the first amendment — in the US the part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion" or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, infringe the freedom of speech, infringe the freedom of the press, limit the right to peaceably assemble, or limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
  • the great mentioner — the phenomenon whereby certain people are rumoured to be possible presidential or gubernatorial candidates before the rumour is denied or endorsed
  • the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
  • the labour movement — a movement campaigning for the interests of working people, for example for better working conditions, better treatment from employers, etc
  • the mathworks, inc. — (company)   The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
  • the mother of all … — the greatest example of its kind
  • the pilgrim fathers — the English Puritans who sailed on the Mayflower to New England, where they founded Plymouth Colony in SE Massachusetts (1620)
  • theodore von karman — Theodore, 1881–1963, U.S. scientist and aeronautical engineer, born in Hungary.
  • thermal equilibrium — the relationship between two systems connected only by a diathermic wall.
  • thermionic emission — the emission of electrons from very hot solids or liquids: used for producing electrons in valves, electron microscopes, X-ray tubes, etc
  • thermoelectromotive — designating or of the electromotive force produced by a thermocouple
  • three-martini lunch — an expensive lunch enjoyed by businessmen during the workday which is often accompanied by drinking
  • three-quarter armor — plate armor that leaves the legs exposed below the knees.
  • threshold agreement — an agreement between an employer and employees or their union to increase wages by a specified sum if inflation exceeds a specified level in a specified time
  • thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
  • tie-clip microphone — a small microphone that is clipped to a person's tie
  • time sharing option — (operating system)   (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
  • tired and emotional — slightly drunk
  • to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
  • to come full circle — If you say that you have come full circle or have turned full circle, you mean that after a long series of events or changes the same situation that you started with still exists.
  • to lose your temper — If you lose your temper, you become so angry that you shout at someone or show in some other way that you are no longer in control of yourself.
  • to make your/a mark — If you make your mark or make a mark, you become noticed or famous by doing something impressive or unusual.
  • to reserve judgment — If you reserve judgment on something, you refuse to give an opinion about it until you know more about it.
  • to run out of steam — If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.
  • to suck someone dry — If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry, you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.
  • torricellian vacuum — the vacuum at the top of a Torricellian tube
  • tourette's syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements, including multiple neck jerks and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities.
  • transdenominational — of or relating to a denomination or denominations.
  • transference number — that fraction of the total electric current that anions and cations carry in passing through an electrolytic solution.
  • transformer station — a station of an electricity generation, transmission and distribution system where voltage is transformed from high to low or the reverse using transformers
  • transuranic element — any element having an atomic number greater than 92, the atomic number of uranium. All such elements are radioactive and can be synthesized by bombarding a heavy element with a light particle or element. See also transactinide element.
  • travelling salesman — A travelling salesman is a salesman who travels to different places and meets people in order to sell goods or take orders.
  • triangulum australe — a small bright triangular constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Ara and the Southern Cross, that contains an open star cluster
  • tricalcium silicate — a component of cement, Ca 3 SiO 5 , also used in food to prevent caking.
  • trisodium phosphate — sodium phosphate (def 3).
  • trouble someone for — to ask someone to pass, hand, give, etc. (something) to one
  • trumpet honeysuckle — an American honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, having spikes of large, tubular flowers, deep-red outside and yellow within.
  • tuamotu archipelago — a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)
  • turbo-ramjet engine — a combination engine that can be operated as a turbojet or ramjet engine.
  • turn someone's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
  • twist someone's arm — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • ultracrepidarianism — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
  • ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
  • unit of measurement — physical quantity
  • unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
  • velocity microphone — a microphone in which the output varies according to the instantaneous velocity of the air molecules in the incident sound waves.
  • vesicular exanthema — an infectious viral disease of swine, characterized by blisters on the snout, mucous membranes, and feet.
  • veterinary medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study, prevention, and treatment of diseases in animals, especially domesticated animals.
  • victor emmanuel iii — 1869–1947, king of Italy 1900–46.
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