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17-letter words containing e, n, s, o, r

  • terrorist bombing — the bombing of a place carried out in order to achieve some goal
  • tertiary consumer — a carnivore at the topmost level in a food chain that feeds on other carnivores; an animal that feeds only on secondary consumers.
  • the age of reason — the 18th century in W Europe
  • the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
  • the first line of — If you refer to a method as the first line of, for example, defence or treatment, you mean that it is the first or most important method to be used in dealing with a problem.
  • the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
  • the lower regions — hell
  • the past anterior — a French tense: the pluperfect
  • the upper regions — the sky; heavens
  • the winter season — the season of the year that covers the winter months
  • theodore sturgeon — Theodore (Hamilton) 1918–85, U.S. science-fiction writer.
  • theory of numbers — number theory.
  • thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
  • thermal expansion — expansion caused by heat
  • think in terms of — If you say that you are thinking in terms of doing a particular thing, you mean that you are considering it.
  • thread escutcheon — a raised metal rim around a keyhole.
  • three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
  • thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
  • to do one's worst — If someone does their worst, they do everything unpleasant that they can possibly do. You can say 'do your worst' to show someone that you are not frightened of what they may do.
  • to know the ropes — If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done.
  • to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
  • to open your eyes — If something opens your eyes, it makes you aware that something is different from the way that you thought it was.
  • to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
  • to risk your neck — If you say that someone is risking their neck, you mean they are doing something very dangerous, often in order to achieve something.
  • to run its course — If something runs its course or takes its course, it develops naturally and comes to a natural end.
  • top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
  • tourette syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements, including multiple neck jerks and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities.
  • tower of strength — a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
  • trade association — an association of people or companies in a particular business or trade, organized to promote their common interests.
  • traffic diversion — a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used
  • transfer function — The transfer function of a circuit is the ratio of the response to the input.
  • transferable vote — a vote that is transferred to a second candidate indicated by the voter if the first is eliminated from the ballot
  • transition region — a thin and very irregular layer of the sun's atmosphere that separates the hot corona from the much cooler chromosphere.
  • transmission line — a system of conductors, as coaxial cable, a wave guide, or a pair of parallel wires, used to transmit signals.
  • transonic barrier — sound barrier.
  • triboluminescence — luminescence produced by friction, usually within a crystalline substance.
  • tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
  • try one's hand at — to attempt (to do something), esp. for the first time
  • tungsten trioxide — a heavy, canary-yellow, water-insoluble powder, WO 3 , used in the manufacture of tungstates.
  • turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
  • turn of the screw — a short novel (1898) by Henry James.
  • 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.
  • turner's syndrome — an abnormal congenital condition resulting from a defect on or absence of the second sex chromosome, characterized by retarded growth of the gonads.
  • twenty four seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
  • twenty-four hours — the time taken by the Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; a whole day
  • twenty-four seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
  • twenty-four-seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
  • ultraconservative — extremely conservative, especially in politics.
  • unclassified road — a road that has not been given a grade because it is of a basic standard
  • uncomfortableness — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
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