17-letter words containing h, o, t, i

to play with fire — If you say that someone is playing with fire, you mean that they are doing something dangerous that may result in great harm for them and cause many problems.
to prime the pump — To prime the pump means to do something to encourage the success or growth of something, especially the economy.
to raise the roof — If a group of people inside a building raise the roof, they make a very loud noise, for example by singing or shouting.
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 strike a chord — If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
to the bitter end — If you say that you will continue doing something to the bitter end, especially something difficult or unpleasant, you are emphasizing that you will continue doing it until it is completely finished.
to the lighthouse — a novel (1927) by Virginia Woolf.
to win hands down — If you win hands down, you win very easily.
tortoiseshell cat — a domestic cat, especially a female one, of variegated black, yellow, and white coloring.
travancore-cochin — a former Indian state that was a merger of Travancore and Cochin, two former princely states of India, and which became part of Kerala state in 1956
trichloroethylene — a colorless, poisonous liquid, C 2 HCl 3 , used chiefly as a degreasing agent for metals and as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning, for fats, oils, and waxes. Abbreviation: TCE.
trick photography — photography that creates an illusion
triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
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.
ts'ao hsueh-ch'in — (Ts'ao Chan) c1717–63, Chinese novelist: author of The Dream of the Red Chamber.
turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
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)
unitary authority — (in the United Kingdom) a district administered by a single tier of local government, esp those districts of England that became administratively independent of the county councils in 1996–98
upper paleolithic — See under Paleolithic.
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
utmost good faith — a principle used in insurance contracts, legally obliging all parties to reveal to the others any information that might influence the others' decision to enter into the contract
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.
ventilation shaft — a shaft in a mine, tunnel, or building used for providing ventilation or fresh air
victoriano huerta — Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
visitation rights — the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.
vocational school — a school offering instruction in one or more skilled or semiskilled trades or occupations.
voice synthesizer — a computer system that is used to artificially produce the human voice
warehouse receipt — a receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.
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.
welsh nationalism — the political belief that Wales should be independent
welsh nationalist — a person who believes that Wales should be independent
wet one's whistle — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
whistler's mother — (formal name, Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother) a painting (1871) by James McNeill Whistler.
white blood cells — any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes.
white book cd-rom — (hardware, standard) A more open CD-ROM standard than Green Book CD-ROM. All films mastered on CD-ROM after March 1994 use White Book. Like Green Book, it is ISO 9660 compliant, uses mode 2 form 2 addressing and can only be played on a CD-ROM drive which is XA (Extended Architecture) compatible. White book CDs are labelled "Video CD".
white-nationalism — white supremacy.
white-winged dove — a common dove, Zenaida asiatica, of the southwestern U.S. to Chile.
willow flycatcher — a North American flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum, of alder thickets and other moist areas, that has greenish-brown upper parts and whitish underparts and is almost indistinguishable except by voice from E. traillii (willow flycatcher)
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.
wings of the dove — a novel (1902) by Henry James.
winter heliotrope — a creeping perennial, Petasites fragrans, related to the butterbur, having lilac to heliotrope-coloured flowers smelling of vanilla: found chiefly on road verges
withdrawal method — a method of contraception in which the man withdraws his penis from the woman's vagina before ejaculation
within an inch of — very close to
without (a) doubt — If you say that something is true without doubt or without a doubt, you are emphasizing that it is definitely true.
without exception — all included

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