17-letter words containing a, b, s, h, l, e
- say the unsayable — to express an opinion thought to be too controversial to mention
- scrape the barrel — to be forced to use one's last and weakest resource
- semi-biographical — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
- sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
- squaw huckleberry — deerberry.
- star of bethlehem — the star that is supposed to have appeared above Bethlehem at the birth of Christ
- star-of-bethlehem — any of several plants belonging to the genus Ornithogalum, of the lily family, having grasslike leaves and clusters of white flowers.
- the establishment — a group or class of people having institutional authority within a society, esp those who control the civil service, the government, the armed forces, and the Church: usually identified with a conservative outlook
- the last sb heard — You can use expressions such as the last I heard and the last she heard to introduce a piece of information that is the most recent that you have on a particular subject.
- the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
- the twelve tables — the earliest code of Roman civil, criminal, and religious law, promulgated in 451–450 bc
- the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
- the-invisible-man — a novel (1897) by H.G. Wells.
- tibetan highlands — Tibet, Plateau of.
- undistinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- ventura publisher — Corel VENTURA
- war establishment — the full wartime complement of men, equipment, and vehicles of a military unit
- welshman's button — an angler's name for a species of caddis fly, Sericostoma personatum