17-letter words containing l, a, n, i, g, d
- sliding vane pump — A sliding vane pump is a pump in which the vanes (=flat parts) are the main sealing element between the suction and discharge areas.
- slings and arrows — Slings and arrows are unpleasant things that happen to you and that are not your fault.
- smarandache logic — neutrosophic logic
- south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- split keyboarding — the act or practice of editing data from one terminal on another terminal
- strange interlude — a play (1928) by Eugene O'Neill.
- surgical dressing — a dressing made of cotton, used for incisions made during surgery
- 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
- 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-investigated — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
- windowglass shell — capiz.
- zoological garden — zoo (def 1).