17-letter words containing g, l, a, n, d
- swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
- technical drawing — the study and practice, esp as a subject taught in school, of the basic techniques of draughtsmanship, as employed in mechanical drawing, architecture, etc
- the last judgment — the occasion, after the resurrection of the dead at the end of the world, when, according to biblical tradition, God will decree the final destinies of all men according to the good and evil in their earthly lives
- the old gentleman — a jocular name for Satan
- tibetan highlands — Tibet, Plateau of.
- traditional logic — formal logic based on syllogistic formulas, especially as developed by Aristotle.
- undistinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- unlawful wounding — an offence committed when a person maliciously wounds another person
- vaginal discharge — emission from the female genitalia
- vila nova de gaia — a city in NW Portugal.
- 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
- washing-up liquid — Washing-up liquid is a thick soapy liquid which you add to hot water to clean dirty dishes.
- washington island — an island off the Door Peninsula, NE Wisconsin, in NW Lake Michigan. 20 sq. mi. (50 sq. km).
- well-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
- well-investigated — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- windowglass shell — capiz.
- youth-and-old-age — a stiff-growing, erect composite plant, Zinnia elegans, of Mexico, having large, solitary flowers with yellow-to-purple disks and usually red rays.
- zoological garden — zoo (def 1).