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17-letter words containing a, s, h, t, o, r

  • support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
  • swainson's thrush — a North American thrush, Catharus ustulatus, having olive upper parts and wintering south to Argentina.
  • swash plate motor — a collar or face plate on a shaft that is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation and converts reciprocating motion to rotation
  • synchronistically — coincidence in time; contemporaneousness; simultaneousness.
  • take sth by storm — If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
  • take sth on trust — If you take something on trust after having heard or read it, you believe it completely without checking it.
  • take sth to heart — If you take something to heart, for example someone's behaviour, you are deeply affected and upset by it.
  • teachers' college — a college, usually having a four-year curriculum and granting a bachelor's degree, for training teachers for elementary and secondary schools
  • teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
  • technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
  • the age of reason — the 18th century in W Europe
  • the bag of tricks — every device; everything
  • the barbary coast — a historic name for the Mediterranean coast of North Africa: a centre of piracy against European shipping from the 16th to the 19th centuries
  • the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
  • the lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
  • the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
  • the lower mammals — relatively simple or primitive mammals
  • the major leagues — the two main leagues of professional baseball clubs in the U.S., the National League and the American League
  • the metamorphosis — a short story (1915) by Franz Kafka.
  • the past anterior — a French tense: the pluperfect
  • the peace process — negotiations (between governments, countries, ect) towards peace or the resolution of a conflict
  • the popular press — cheap newspapers with a mass circulation; the tabloid press
  • the primrose path — a pleasurable way of life
  • the smallest room — a euphemistic way of referring to the room the lavatory
  • 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 winter season — the season of the year that covers the winter months
  • the-metamorphosis — a short story (1915) by Franz Kafka.
  • thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
  • thermal expansion — expansion caused by heat
  • thiosulfuric acid — an acid, H 2 S 2 O 3 , that may be regarded as sulfuric acid with one oxygen atom replaced by sulfur.
  • thread escutcheon — a raised metal rim around a keyhole.
  • three-course meal — A three-course meal is a meal that consists of three parts served one after the other.
  • three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
  • throat sweetbread — sweetbread (def 2).
  • thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
  • to argue the toss — If you say that someone argues the toss, you are criticizing them for continuing to argue for longer than is necessary about something that is not very important.
  • 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.
  • to raise the roof — If a group of people inside a building raise the roof, they make a very loud noise, for example by singing or shouting.
  • to show your face — If you show your face somewhere, you go there and see people, although you are not welcome, are rather unwilling to go, or have not been there for some time.
  • to strike a chord — If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
  • to test the water — If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people.
  • tortoiseshell cat — a domestic cat, especially a female one, of variegated black, yellow, and white coloring.
  • triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
  • 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.
  • try one's hand at — to attempt (to do something), esp. for the first time
  • turbosupercharger — (formerly) a turbocharger.
  • ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
  • visitation rights — the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.
  • warehouse receipt — a receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.
  • warehousing costs — the costs involved in storing goods in a warehouse
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