17-letter words containing d, r, y, l, o, t
- secondary quality — one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
- shorthold tenancy — letting of a dwelling for between one and five years at a fair rent
- sorolla y bastida — Joaquín [hwah-keen] /ʰwɑˈkin/ (Show IPA), 1863–1923, Spanish painter.
- split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
- statutory holiday — a public holiday; a holiday all workers are entitled to
- strawberry blonde — woman: with reddish fair hair
- 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 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 underemployed — underemployed people
- to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
- to slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget it.
- tolpuddle martyrs — six farm workers sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1834 for administering an unlawful oath to form a trade union in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset
- tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
- undulatory theory — wave theory (def 1).
- yield to maturity — The yield to maturity of a bond is the rate of return on the bond if it is held to its maturity date.
- youthful offender — a young delinquent, especially a first offender, usually from 14 to 21 years old, whom the court tries to correct and guide rather than to punish as a criminal.