17-letter words containing g, a, t, e, h
- nothing more than — merely, solely
- on the pig's back — successful; established
- on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- operating theatre — An operating theatre is a special room in a hospital where surgeons carry out medical operations.
- organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
- overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- paleoanthropology — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
- partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
- pastoral theology — the branch of theology dealing with the responsibilities of members of the clergy to the people under their care.
- phantom pregnancy — the occurrence of signs of pregnancy, such as enlarged abdomen and absence of menstruation, when no embryo is present, due to hormonal imbalance
- pile on the agony — to exaggerate one's distress for sympathy or greater effect
- plug and feathers — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- pre-technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
- pythagorean scale — the major scale as derived acoustically by Pythagoras from the perfect fifth.
- radiometeorograph — a device for the automatic transmission by radio of the data from a set of meteorological instruments
- regent honeyeater — a large brightly-coloured Australian honeyeater, Zanthomiza phrygia
- revealed theology — theology based on the doctrine that all religious truth is derived exclusively from the revelations of God to humans.
- right in the head — sane
- right off the bat — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- right parenthesis — (character) ")". ASCII character 41. Common names: right paren; right parenthesis; right; close; thesis ("(" = paren); close paren; close parenthesis; right parenthesis; right banana. Rare: already ("(" = so); rparen; ITU-T: closing parenthesis; close round bracket, right round bracket, INTERCAL: wane ("(" = wax); unparenthisey ("(" = parenthisey); right ear. Paired with left parenthesis.
- rub the wrong way — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- sawed-off shotgun — rifle with a short barrel
- saxe-coburg-gotha — a member of the present British royal family, from the establishment of the house in 1901 until 1917 when the family name was changed to Windsor.
- scarlet lightning — scarlet lychnis.
- schiff-s--reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- shetland sheepdog — one of a breed of small sheepdogs resembling a miniature collie, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shipping articles — articles of agreement.
- shit on a shingle — creamed chipped beef or ground beef in a sauce, served on toast.
- shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
- shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
- shouting distance — hailing distance.
- significant other — Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one's behavior and self-esteem.
- south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- southern triangle — the constellation Triangulum Australe.
- spaghetti western — a low-budget western movie shot in Italy or Spain, usually with Italian actors and an American star.
- spaghettification — the theoretical stretching of an object as it encounters extreme differences in gravitational forces, especially those associated with a black hole.
- spectroheliograph — an apparatus for making photographs of the sun with a monochromatic light to show the details of the sun's surface and surroundings as they would appear if the sun emitted only that light.
- spiritual healing — faith healing
- squatter's rights — the rights to a property claimed by someone who has occupied it in the owner's absence
- squeegee merchant — a person who attempts to make money by squeegeeing the windscreens of cars that are stopped at traffic lights and then asking for payment
- stage-door johnny — a man who often goes to a theater or waits at a stage door to court an actress.
- stereolithography — a process for creating three-dimensional objects using a computer-controlled laser to build up the required structure, layer by layer, from a liquid photopolymer that solidifies.
- stereophotography — photography producing stereoscopic images.
- sting in the tail — an unexpected and unpleasant ending
- substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society.
- swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
- sympathetic magic — magic predicated on the belief that one thing or event can affect another at a distance as a consequence of a sympathetic connection between them.
- take the edge off — If something takes the edge off a situation, usually an unpleasant one, it weakens its effect or intensity.
- teachers' college — a college, usually having a four-year curriculum and granting a bachelor's degree, for training teachers for elementary and secondary schools
- teaching hospital — a hospital associated with a medical college and offering clinical and other facilities to those in various areas of medical study, as students, interns, and residents.