17-letter words containing a, c, r, o, s, m
- supreme commander — the military officer commanding all allied forces in a theater of war.
- sweet mock orange — the syringa, Philadelphus coronarius.
- sword of damocles — Damocles (def 2).
- sydenham's chorea — a form of chorea affecting children, often associated with rheumatic fever
- telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
- tertiary consumer — a carnivore at the topmost level in a food chain that feeds on other carnivores; an animal that feeds only on secondary consumers.
- three-course meal — A three-course meal is a meal that consists of three parts served one after the other.
- 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.
- 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.
- uncomfortableness — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- vacuum aspiration — menstrual extraction.
- welfare economics — a branch of economics concerned with improving human welfare and social conditions chiefly through the optimum distribution of wealth, the relief or reduction of unemployment, etc.
- zygomatic process — any of several bony processes that articulate with the cheekbone.