17-letter words containing g, e, t, s, h, o
- southern triangle — the constellation Triangulum Australe.
- 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.
- 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.
- stretching course — (in brickwork) a course of stretchers.
- swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
- synthetic biology — the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems
- 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.
- teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
- teething problems — If a project or new product has teething problems, it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available.
- teething troubles — Teething troubles are the same as teething problems.
- telephone message — a message that is transmitted by telephone
- television rights — the rights to televise something, such as a sporting event
- the age of reason — the 18th century in W Europe
- the bag of tricks — every device; everything
- the good old days — When people refer to the good old days, they are referring to a time in the past when they think that life was better than it is now.
- the lower regions — hell
- the major leagues — the two main leagues of professional baseball clubs in the U.S., the National League and the American League
- the right side of — in favour with
- the upper regions — the sky; heavens
- the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
- theodore sturgeon — Theodore (Hamilton) 1918–85, U.S. science-fiction writer.
- thomson's gazelle — a medium-sized antelope, Gazella thomsoni, abundant on the grassy steppes and dry bush of the East African plains.
- thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
- to argue the toss — If you say that someone argues the toss, you are criticizing them for continuing to argue for longer than is necessary about something that is not very important.
- to get psyched up — to prepare mentally
- to the lighthouse — a novel (1927) by Virginia Woolf.
- tower of strength — a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
- turbosupercharger — (formerly) a turbocharger.
- turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
- 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)
- 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.
- warehousing costs — the costs involved in storing goods in a warehouse
- washington square — a short novel (1881) by Henry James.
- wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
- wings of the dove — a novel (1902) by Henry James.
- zola technologies — (company) Producers of the Z simulation language.