17-letter words containing c, h, e, s, m
- squeegee merchant — a person who attempts to make money by squeegeeing the windscreens of cars that are stopped at traffic lights and then asking for payment
- steamship company — a company which has a fleet of steamships
- stenothermophilic — growing best within a narrow temperature range.
- stretch limousine — a limousine that has been lengthened to provide extra seating accommodation and more legroom
- support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
- sydenham's chorea — a form of chorea affecting children, often associated with rheumatic fever
- sympathetic magic — magic predicated on the belief that one thing or event can affect another at a distance as a consequence of a sympathetic connection between them.
- the varsity match — a sporting fixture between Oxford and Cambridge university rugby teams
- three-course meal — A three-course meal is a meal that consists of three parts served one after the other.
- threshing machine — a machine for removing grains and seeds from straw and chaff.
- 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.
- transdermal patch — a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place: patches at the elbows of a sports jacket.
- trigger mechanism — a physiological or psychological process caused by a stimulus and resulting in a usually severe reaction.
- 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.
- unsympathetically — in a manner that is not characterized by feeling or showing sympathy
- vehicle emissions — substances emitted from a vehicle as a result of internal combustion
- well-accomplished — completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact.
- wimshurst machine — a device for the production of electric charge by electrostatic induction, consisting of two oppositely rotating glass or mica disks carrying metal strips upon which charges are induced and subsequently removed by contact with metallic combs.