17-letter words containing d, i, t, r

the driver's seat — the position of control or dominance
the evil day/hour — If someone is putting off the evil day or the evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible.
the faint-hearted — people of a nervous disposition
the humber bridge — a single-span suspension bridge (1981) that crosses the Humber, with a main span of 1410 m (4626 ft)
the little dipper — a small faint constellation, the brightest star of which is the Pole Star, lying 1° from the true celestial pole
the outside world — You can use the outside world to refer to all the people who do not live in a particular place or who are not involved in a particular situation.
the right side of — in favour with
the silken ladder — a one-act opera by Rossini, telling the story of Giulia, who is secretly married to Dorvil; he visits her bedroom every night by climbing up a ladder made of silk. Giulia's guardian, Dormont, expects her to marry Blansac, but she introduces Blansac to her cousin Lucilla; after much confusion, the two couples are joyfully united
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
therapeutic index — the ratio between the dosage of a drug that causes a lethal effect and the dosage that causes a therapeutic effect.
thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
thermal radiation — electromagnetic radiation emitted by all matter above a temperature of absolute zero because of the thermal motion of atomic particles.
thermoperiodicity — the effect on an organism of rhythmic fluctuations in temperature.
thiosulfuric acid — an acid, H 2 S 2 O 3 , that may be regarded as sulfuric acid with one oxygen atom replaced by sulfur.
third commandment — “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain”: third of the Ten Commandments.
third-degree burn — a burned place or area: a burn where fire had ripped through the forest.
three mile island — an island in the Susquehanna River, near Middletown, Pennsylvania, SE of Harrisburg: scene of a near-disastrous accident at a nuclear plant in 1979 that raised the issue of nuclear-energy safety.
three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
to open your mind — If something opens your mind to new ideas or experiences, it makes you more willing to accept them or try them.
to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
to slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget it.
to strike a chord — If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
to the bitter end — If you say that you will continue doing something to the bitter end, especially something difficult or unpleasant, you are emphasizing that you will continue doing it until it is completely finished.
trade association — an association of people or companies in a particular business or trade, organized to promote their common interests.
trading standards — consumer organization
traditional logic — formal logic based on syllogistic formulas, especially as developed by Aristotle.
traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
transcendentalism — transcendental character, thought, or language.
transcendentalist — transcendental character, thought, or language.
transcendentalize — to cause to become transcendent.
trapdoor function — a function defined from data by means of a mathematical procedure in such a way that it is easy to obtain the function when the data are known, but when the procedure and data are not known it becomes very difficult to determine the original data: used in cryptography, where the data are the characters of the plain text, or message, and the trapdoor function is the cryptogram.
tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
trobriand islands — a group of coral islands in the Solomon Sea, north of the E part of New Guinea: part of Papua New Guinea. Area: about 440 sq km (170 sq miles)
tropical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases occurring in the tropics.
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.
tuberculin-tested — (of milk) produced by cows that have been certified as free of tuberculosis
tungsten trioxide — a heavy, canary-yellow, water-insoluble powder, WO 3 , used in the manufacture of tungstates.
turbidity current — a turbid, dense current of sediments in suspension moving along the slope and bottom of a lake or ocean.
turbinado (sugar) — a partially refined, granulated, pale-brown sugar obtained by washing raw sugar in a centrifuge until most of the molasses is removed
turn-down service — In a hotel, a turn-down service is the preparation of a room for a guest to sleep in by slightly turning back the comforter on the bed, turning down the lights, and so on.
under the sign of — during that portion of the year when the sun is passing through and thus subject to the influence of (a specified sign of the zodiac)
undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
university degree — an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
vibrofluidization — Vibrofluidization is when vibration is used to make particles move in a fluidized bed.
vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic

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