17-letter words containing h, o, l, a, r, d
- old norman french — Norman French (sense 1)
- old orchard beach — a resort town in S Maine.
- old south arabian — a group of four closely related Semitic languages, having a writing system and used from about the eighth to the fifth centuries b.c. in the southern part of Arabia.
- old spanish trail — an overland route from Santa Fe, N. Mex., to Los Angeles, Calif., first marked out in 1776 by Spanish explorers and missionaries.
- on the barrelhead — upon being presented for sale; at the time of delivery
- overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
- parathyroid gland — any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland.
- phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
- platinic chloride — chloroplatinic acid.
- prothoracic gland — either of a pair of endocrine glands in the anterior thorax of some insects, functioning to promote the series of molts from hatching to adulthood.
- pseudo-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- pull your head in — be quiet!
- radio in the loop — Wireless Local Loop
- revealed theology — theology based on the doctrine that all religious truth is derived exclusively from the revelations of God to humans.
- rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
- rough-legged hawk — a large hawk, Buteo lagopus, of the Northern Hemisphere, that feeds chiefly on small rodents.
- russian wolfhound — borzoi.
- san pedro channel — a strait between the mainland of SW California and Santa Catalina Island. About 20 miles (32 km) wide.
- school playground — school's outdoor recreation area
- sexual dimorphism — the condition in which the males and females in a species are morphologically different, as with many birds.
- shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
- shorthold tenancy — letting of a dwelling for between one and five years at a fair rent
- sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
- smarandache logic — neutrosophic logic
- south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- square-shouldered — having the shoulders held back, giving a straight form to the upper part of the back.
- stannous chloride — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.
- statutory holiday — a public holiday; a holiday all workers are entitled to
- sulfurated potash — a yellowish-brown mixture consisting mainly of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate, used in treating mange.
- the evil day/hour — If someone is putting off the evil day or the evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible.
- the lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
- the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
- thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
- thermal radiation — electromagnetic radiation emitted by all matter above a temperature of absolute zero because of the thermal motion of atomic particles.
- thiosulfuric acid — an acid, H 2 S 2 O 3 , that may be regarded as sulfuric acid with one oxygen atom replaced by sulfur.
- three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
- trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
- undulatory theory — wave theory (def 1).
- well-photographed — a picture produced by photography.
- wind chill factor — A wind chill factor is a measure of the cooling effect of the wind on the temperature of the air.
- wind-chill factor — the apparent temperature felt on the exposed human body owing to the combination of temperature and wind speed.
- withdrawal method — a method of contraception in which the man withdraws his penis from the woman's vagina before ejaculation