17-letter words containing g, o, t, n
- the morning after — the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
- the neolithic age — the last part of the Stone Age, where metal tools became widespread
- the old gentleman — a jocular name for Satan
- the upper regions — the sky; heavens
- the whole boiling — the whole lot
- the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
- the witching hour — the hour at which witches are supposed to appear, usually midnight
- theodore sturgeon — Theodore (Hamilton) 1918–85, U.S. science-fiction writer.
- 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.
- thomson's gazelle — a medium-sized antelope, Gazella thomsoni, abundant on the grassy steppes and dry bush of the East African plains.
- thought-provoking — If something such as a book or a film is thought-provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously.
- thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
- to a large extent — greatly
- to best advantage — If something is shown to good advantage or to best advantage, it is shown in a way that reveals its best features.
- to get to know sb — If you get to know someone, you find out what they are like by spending time with them.
- to say nothing of — You use to say nothing of when you mention an additional thing which gives even more strength to the point you are making.
- to steal a glance — If you steal a glance at someone or something, you look at them quickly so that nobody sees you looking.
- to the nth degree — If something is done to the nth degree, it is done to an extreme degree.
- tongue-and-groove — the technique of making a joint between two boards by means of a tongue along the edge of one board that fits into a groove along the edge of the other board
- top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
- tower of strength — a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
- traditional logic — formal logic based on syllogistic formulas, especially as developed by Aristotle.
- transignification — (in the Eucharist) a change in the significance of the bread and wine to symbolize the body and blood of Christ.
- transition region — a thin and very irregular layer of the sun's atmosphere that separates the hot corona from the much cooler chromosphere.
- travelling people — Gypsies or other itinerant people: a term used esp by such people of themselves
- tree of knowledge — the tree whose fruit Adam and Eve tasted in disobedience of God: Gen. 2, 3
- trifoliate orange — a spiny, Chinese orange tree, Poncirus trifoliata, used as a stock in grafting and for hedges.
- tungsten trioxide — a heavy, canary-yellow, water-insoluble powder, WO 3 , used in the manufacture of tungstates.
- turbinado (sugar) — a partially refined, granulated, pale-brown sugar obtained by washing raw sugar in a centrifuge until most of the molasses is removed
- 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)
- urogenital system — the urinary tract and reproductive organs
- utagawa kuniyoshi — original name Igusa Magosabwo. 1797–1861, Japanese painter and printmaker of the ukiyo-e school, best known for his prints of warriors and landscapes
- village community — an early form of community organization in which land belonged to the village, the arable land being allotted to the members or households of the community by more or less permanent arrangements and the waste or excess land remaining undivided.
- visitation rights — the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.
- voice recognition — the control of a computer system by a voice or voices that the computer has been instructed to accept
- wage negotiations — talks between workers and employers over rates of pay
- waiting for godot — a play (1952) by Samuel Beckett.
- wang laboratories — (body) Computer manufacturer, known for their office automation products and the Wang PC. Quarterly sales $208M, profits $3M (Aug 1994).
- warehousing costs — the costs involved in storing goods in a warehouse
- washington island — an island off the Door Peninsula, NE Wisconsin, in NW Lake Michigan. 20 sq. mi. (50 sq. km).
- washington square — a short novel (1881) by Henry James.
- wedding reception — party after a marriage
- wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
- white-winged dove — a common dove, Zenaida asiatica, of the southwestern U.S. to Chile.
- wings of the dove — a novel (1902) by Henry James.
- working substance — a substance, usually a fluid, that undergoes changes in pressure, temperature, volume, or form as part of a process for accomplishing work.
- wrangell-mountain — Mount, an active volcano in SE Alaska, in the Wrangell Mountains. 14,006 feet (4269 meters).
- x image extension — (XIE) Extensions to the X protocol to handle images.
- yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today