17-letter words containing h, e, d, g, t, r
- loggerhead turtle — a sea turtle, Caretta caretta, having a large head: now greatly reduced in number.
- methylidyne group — the trivalent group ≡CH.
- north frigid zone — the part of the earth's surface between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole.
- overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
- 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.
- radiometeorograph — a device for the automatic transmission by radio of the data from a set of meteorological instruments
- 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
- sheltered housing — accommodation designed esp for the elderly or infirm consisting of a group of individual premises, often with some shared facilities and a caretaker
- south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- south frigid zone — the part of the earth's surface between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
- stage-door johnny — a man who often goes to a theater or waits at a stage door to court an actress.
- 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 bulldog breed — people who fought in either of the World Wars
- the humber bridge — a single-span suspension bridge (1981) that crosses the Humber, with a main span of 1410 m (4626 ft)
- the right side of — in favour with
- theodore sturgeon — Theodore (Hamilton) 1918–85, U.S. science-fiction writer.
- third-degree burn — a burned place or area: a burn where fire had ripped through the forest.
- thread-legged bug — any of certain insects of the family Reduviidae, characterized by an elongated, slender body and long frail legs, the front pair of which are raptorial.
- three-legged race — a race among a number of paired contestants, each contestant having one leg tied to the adjacent leg of his or her partner.
- to the nth degree — If something is done to the nth degree, it is done to an extreme degree.
- 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)
- 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.
- well-photographed — a picture produced by photography.
- wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
- without regard to — with no concern for