17-letter words containing e, t, h, r, n

television rights — the rights to televise something, such as a sporting event
tetrafluoroethene — a dense colourless gas that is polymerized to make polytetrafluorethene (PTFE). Formula: F2C:CF2
the age of reason — the 18th century in W Europe
the black country — the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
the confederation — the original 13 states of the United States of America constituted under the Articles of Confederation and superseded by the more formal union established in 1789
the faint-hearted — people of a nervous disposition
the final curtain — the closing of the curtain at the end of the action of a play
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 morning after — the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
the new jerusalem — the de facto capital of Israel (recognition of this has been withheld by the United Nations), situated in the Judaean hills: became capital of the Hebrew kingdom after its capture by David around 1000 bc; destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 586 bc; taken by the Romans in 63 bc; devastated in 70 ad and 135 ad during the Jewish rebellions against Rome; fell to the Arabs in 637 and to the Seljuk Turks in 1071; ruled by Crusaders from 1099 to 1187 and by the Egyptians and Turks until conquered by the British (1917); centre of the British mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, when the Arabs took the old city and the Jews held the new city; unified after the Six Day War (1967) under the Israelis; the holy city of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Pop: 693 200 (2003 est)
the past anterior — a French tense: the pluperfect
the penny dropped — If you say the penny dropped, you mean that someone suddenly understood or realized something.
the perfect tense — the tense of a verb that indicates that the action has been completed
the present tense — the form of a verb that expresses an action that is happening now or at the time of speaking
the rann of kutch — an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq km (9000 sq miles)
the seven sisters — a group of seven liberal arts colleges in the north-eastern United States, comprised of Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar, and Wellesley Colleges; they were all founded as institutions for women, although Radclife and Vassar are no longer solely for female students.
the silent screen — silent films, considered as a whole
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 underemployed — underemployed people
the unwritten law — the tradition that a person may avenge any insult to family integrity, as used to justify criminal acts of vengeance
the upper regions — the sky; heavens
the winter season — the season of the year that covers the winter months
the witching hour — the hour at which witches are supposed to appear, usually midnight
theatricalization — to put into dramatic or theatrical form; dramatize.
theodore sturgeon — Theodore (Hamilton) 1918–85, U.S. science-fiction writer.
theory of numbers — number theory.
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 expansion — expansion caused by heat
thermal pollution — a rise in the temperature of rivers or lakes that is injurious to water-dwelling life and is caused by the disposal of heated industrial waste water or water from the cooling towers of nuclear power plants.
thermal radiation — electromagnetic radiation emitted by all matter above a temperature of absolute zero because of the thermal motion of atomic particles.
thermal underwear — underwear designed to retain body heat in cold temperatures.
thermocoagulation — the coagulation of tissue by heat-producing high-frequency electric currents, used therapeutically to remove small growths or to create specific lesions in the brain.
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.
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.
thread escutcheon — a raised metal rim around a keyhole.
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-day eventer — a rider or horse that takes part in three-day eventing
three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
three-ring circus — a circus having three adjacent rings in which performances take place simultaneously.
threshing machine — a machine for removing grains and seeds from straw and chaff.
throat microphone — a microphone worn around the throat and actuated by vibrations of the larynx, used when background noise would obscure the sound of speech, as in an airplane cockpit.
thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
to break the bank — If you say that the cost of something will not break the bank, you mean that it will not cost a large sum of money.
to have a tin ear — If you say that someone has a tin ear for something, you mean that they do not have any natural ability for it and cannot appreciate or understand it fully.
to know the ropes — If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done.

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