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17-letter words containing e, n, t, r, a, d

  • transcendentalism — transcendental character, thought, or language.
  • transcendentalist — transcendental character, thought, or language.
  • transcendentalize — to cause to become transcendent.
  • 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.
  • tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
  • tropical medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of diseases occurring in the tropics.
  • try one's hand at — to attempt (to do something), esp. for the first time
  • two-toed anteater — silky anteater.
  • under the weather — the state of the atmosphere with respect to wind, temperature, cloudiness, moisture, pressure, etc.
  • undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
  • understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
  • undulatory theory — wave theory (def 1).
  • unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building
  • valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
  • vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic
  • visible radiation — electromagnetic radiation that causes the sensation of sight; light. It has wavelengths between about 380 and 780 nanometres
  • voidable contract — a contract or agreement that is capable of being made of no legal effect or made void
  • vulcan death grip — (jargon)   A variant of Vulcan nerve pinch derived from a Star Trek classic epsisode where a non-existant "Vulcan death grip" was used to fool Romulans that Spock had killed Kirk.
  • wage differential — the difference in wages between workers with different skills in the same industry or between those with comparable skills in different industries or localities
  • war correspondent — a reporter or commentator assigned to send news or opinions directly from battle areas.
  • wedding breakfast — meal served at wedding reception
  • well-demonstrated — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
  • western red cedar — an arborvitae, Thuja plicata, of western North America, grown as an ornamental.
  • wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
  • wide area network — a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area.
  • wide-area network — a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area.
  • winding staircase — long set of spiral stairs
  • with a difference — If you describe a job or holiday, for example, as a job with a difference or a holiday with a difference, you mean that the job or holiday is very interesting and unusual.
  • yesterday evening — during the evening of the day preceding today
  • yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today
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