17-letter words containing a, s, h, d

in double harness — in a harness for two animals pulling the same carriage, plow, etc.
indian paintbrush — any of several semiparasitic plants belonging to the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, as C. linariaefolia, of the western U.S.: the state flower of Wyoming.
indistinguishable — not distinguishable.
indistinguishably — In an indistinguishable manner; so that separate components or differences cannot be discerned.
industrial school — a school for teaching one or more branches of industry; trade or vocational school.
integrated school — (in New Zealand) a private or church school that has joined the state school system
interdental brush — a small brush that is used to clean between the teeth
intermediate host — the host in which a parasite undergoes development but does not reach sexual maturity.
isherwood framing — a system for framing steel vessels in which light, closely spaced, longitudinal frames are connected by heavy, widely spaced transverse frames with deep webs.
island of the sun — Sicily: the island where Helius kept his oxen.
jammu and kashmir — official name of Kashmir (def 2).
lady of the house — the female head of a household (usually preceded by the).
lagrange's method — a procedure for finding maximum and minimum values of a function of several variables when the variables are restricted by additional conditions.
lake of the woods — Eldrick [el-drik] /ˈɛl drɪk/ (Show IPA), ("Tiger") born 1975, U.S. professional golfer.
lanthanide series — the series of rare-earth elements of atomic numbers 57 through 71 (lanthanum through lutetium).
lazy daisy stitch — an embroidery stitch consisting of a long chain stitch, usually used in making flower patterns
lee harvey oswald — Lee Harvey, 1939–63, designated by a presidential commission to be the lone assassin of John F. Kennedy.
light dawns on sb — If light dawns on you, you begin to understand something after a period of not being able to understand it.
loggerhead shrike — a common, North American shrike, Lanius ludovicianus, gray above and white below with black wings, tail, and facial mask.
lymphadenopathies — Plural form of lymphadenopathy.
machado y morales — Gerardo [he-rahr-th aw] /hɛˈrɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1939, president of Cuba 1925–33.
maintained school — a school financially supported by the state
make the dust fly — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
martha's vineyard — an island off SE Massachusetts: summer resort. About 100 sq. mi. (259 sq. km).
mass merchandiser — a retailer or retail store that seeks to sell large quantities of goods quickly through such means as discounting, customer self-service, or unadorned display and packaging, as in a warehouse.
mies van der rohe — Ludwig [luhd-wig] /ˈlʌd wɪg/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. architect, born in Germany.
muscle dysmorphia — a mental disorder primarily affecting males, characterized by obsessions about a perceived lack of muscularity, leading to compulsive exercising, use of anabolic steroids, etc. Compare body dysmorphic disorder.
narrow-shouldered — having shoulders which do not extend very far from the neck; not broad-shouldered
nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
northern rhodesia — former name of Zambia.
northern sporades — a group of Greek islands in the Aegean, lying northeast of Euboea
nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
old south arabian — a group of four closely related Semitic languages, having a writing system and used from about the eighth to the fifth centuries b.c. in the southern part of Arabia.
old spanish trail — an overland route from Santa Fe, N. Mex., to Los Angeles, Calif., first marked out in 1776 by Spanish explorers and missionaries.
on one's deathbed — about to die
on the heavy side — tending to be too heavy
one of these days — at some future time
orifice discharge — Orifice discharge is a model for calculating how quickly a fluid will come out of a punctured vessel or pipe.
out of one'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.
overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
peaches and cream — If you say that a woman or a girl has a peaches and cream complexion, you mean that she has very clear, smooth, pale skin.
perth and kinross — a council area of N central Scotland, corresponding mainly to the historical counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire: part of Tayside Region from 1975 until 1996: chiefly mountainous, with agriculture, tourism, and forestry. Administrative centre: Perth. Pop: 135 990 (2003 est). Area: 5321 sq km (2019 sq miles)
photodissociation — the dissociation or breakdown of a chemical compound by radiant energy.
physical handicap — loss of or failure to develop a specific bodily function or functions, whether of movement, sensation, coordination, or speech, but excluding mental impairments or disabilities
physical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury by means of physical agents, as manipulation, massage, exercise, heat, or water.
physical pendulum — any apparatus consisting of a body of possibly irregular shape allowed to rotate freely about a horizontal axis on which it is pivoted (distinguished from simple pendulum).
plug and feathers — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
prusso-danish war — a war of 1864 between Prussia and Denmark by which Denmark lost Schleswig-Holstein.
pseudepigraphical — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.

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