17-letter words containing e, s, d, i

three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
tibetan highlands — Tibet, Plateau of.
to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
to strike a chord — If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
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
transcendentalism — transcendental character, thought, or language.
transcendentalist — transcendental character, thought, or language.
transcendentalize — to cause to become transcendent.
tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
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.
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.
unclassified road — a road that has not been given a grade because it is of a basic standard
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.
undistinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
unique id listing — (messaging) (UIDL) A system used by POP3 electronic mail servers to uniquely identify a mail message. Normally, a message is identified by its position in the list of messages but this will change when an earlier message is deleted. The UIDL is a fixed string of characters which is unique to the message. The UIDL of a message never changes and will never be reused, even when the message has been deleted from the user's mailbox.
university degree — an award conferred by a college or university signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a course of study
unlisted building — a building that is not amongst those buildings officially recognized as having special historical or architectural interest and therefore protected from demolition or alteration
unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
unrealized losses — Unrealized losses are losses from the decrease in value of an asset that you still own.
user brain damage — (humour) (UBD) A description (usually abbreviated) used to close a trouble report obviously due to utter cluelessness on the user's part. Compare pilot error; opposite: PBD; see also brain-damaged, PEBCAK.
vaginal discharge — emission from the female genitalia
valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
van diemen's land — former name of Tasmania.
vascular cylinder — stele (sense 3)
veiltail goldfish — an artificially bred, indoor variety of goldfish, usually golden or calico and of a spheroid shape, having a fully divided, drooping tail fin exceeding the body in length.
venereal diseases — sexually transmitted disease. Abbreviation: VD.
vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic
video disk player — a device that reads the information on a video disc
visible radiation — electromagnetic radiation that causes the sensation of sight; light. It has wavelengths between about 380 and 780 nanometres
visually impaired — (of a person) having reduced vision so severe as to constitute a handicap.
wade-giles system — a system of Romanization of Chinese, devised by Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818–95) and adapted by Herbert Allen Giles (1845–1935), widely used in representing Chinese words and names in English, especially before the adoption of pinyin.
wardrobe mistress — a woman in charge of keeping theatrical costumes cleaned, pressed, and in wearable condition.
wedding breakfast — meal served at wedding reception
weigh one's words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
well-accomplished — completed; done; effected: an accomplished fact.
well-investigated — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
white blood cells — any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes.
wild service tree — either of two European trees, Sorbus domestica, bearing a small, acid fruit that is edible when overripe, or S. torminalis (wild service tree) bearing a similar fruit.
wild sweet potato — man-of-the-earth.
williams syndrome — an abnormality in the genes involved in calcium metabolism, resulting in learning difficulties
winding staircase — long set of spiral stairs
windowglass shell — capiz.

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