19-letter words containing la
- telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
- the almighty dollar — money regarded figuratively as a god, or source of great power
- the fat of the land — the best that is obtainable
- the labour movement — a movement campaigning for the interests of working people, for example for better working conditions, better treatment from employers, etc
- the whole enchilada — all of it; everything; the entirety of something
- third law of motion — any of three laws of classical mechanics, either the law that a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless an external force acts on the body (first law of motion) the law that the sum of the forces acting on a body is equal to the product of the mass of the body and the acceleration produced by the forces, with motion in the direction of the resultant of the forces (second law of motion) or the law that for every force acting on a body, the body exerts a force having equal magnitude and the opposite direction along the same line of action as the original force (third law of motion or law of action and reaction)
- three-point landing — an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously.
- tiglath-pileser iii — died 727 b.c, king of Assyria 745–727.
- to click into place — If you have been trying to understand something puzzling and then everything falls into place or clicks into place, you suddenly understand how different pieces of information are connected and everything becomes clearer.
- to go blackberrying — to go on an outing to collect blackberries
- to lay down the law — If you say that someone lays down the law, you are critical of them because they give other people orders and they think that they are always right.
- to play hard to get — If someone plays hard to get, they pretend not to be interested in another person or in what someone is trying to persuade them to do.
- too little too late — If you describe a situation as too little too late, you are blaming someone for not doing enough to prevent a problem and for taking action only after the problem had become very bad.
- traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
- translation of axes — the process of replacing the axes in a Cartesian coordinate system with a new set of axes, parallel to the first, used to write equations of curves not centered about the origin.
- tree planters state — Nebraska (used as a nickname).
- 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)
- tubular steel chair — a chair with a frame made of tubular steel
- tussock caterpillar — the larva of a tussock moth.
- unclassified degree — a degree that has not been given a grade because it is of a low standard
- unlawful possession — possession of substances or items (such as drugs or guns) for which criminal sanctions exist because they may not be legally possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances
- vacuum distillation — a process of distillation employing a vacuum that by lowering the pressure on a liquid allows volatilization at a lower temperature than normal.
- velocity modulation — the modulation in velocity of a beam of electrons or ions caused by passing the beam through a high-frequency electric field, as in a cavity resonator
- very large database — (database) (VLDB) A database that can use a Very Large Memory model to keep as much data as possible in physical memory. (Oracle http://oracle.com/platforms/dec/collateral/vlmwp_3.html).
- vesicular exanthema — an infectious viral disease of swine, characterized by blisters on the snout, mucous membranes, and feet.
- vigilance committee — an unauthorized committee of citizens organized for the maintenance of order and the summary punishment of crime in the absence of regular or efficient courts.
- visual display unit — video display terminal. Abbreviation: VDU.
- vulvovaginal glands — the small gland on either side of the lower part of the vagina
- wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
- waterglass painting — stereochromy.
- white-collar worker — office employee, clerical worker
- wide-angle glaucoma — open-angle glaucoma. See under glaucoma.
- xenotransplantation — xenograft.