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17-letter words containing l, e, a, t, h, r

  • a roll in the hay — sexual intercourse
  • absolute monarchy — a monarchy without constitutional limits
  • adventure holiday — a holiday that involves some physically challenging activity such as canoeing, rock climbing, etc
  • aerial photograph — a photograph taken from the air
  • aftershave lotion — a lotion, usually styptic and perfumed, for application to the face after shaving
  • algorithmic model — (programming)   A method of estimating software cost using mathematical algorithms based on the parameters which are considered to be the major cost drivers. These estimate of effort or cost are based primarily on the size of the software or Delivered Source Instructions (DSI)s, and other productivity factors known as Cost Driver Attributes. See also Parametric Model.
  • all over the occy — in every direction
  • all over the shop — If something is happening all over the shop, it is happening in many different places or throughout a wide area.
  • all the better to — more suitable to
  • all the trimmings — If you say that something comes with all the trimmings, you mean that it has many extra things added to it to make it more special.
  • all-weather court — a tennis court suitable to be used in all kinds of weather
  • allergic rhinitis — a condition characterized by head congestion, sneezing, tearing, and swelling of the nasal mucous membranes, caused by an allergic reaction.
  • almost everywhere — everywhere in a given set except on a subset with measure zero. Abbreviation: a.e.
  • alpha-fetoprotein — a protein that forms in the liver of the human fetus. Excessive quantities in the amniotic fluid and maternal blood may indicate spina bifida in the fetus; low levels may point to Down's syndrome
  • alternating light — a beacon showing different colors in succession.
  • amphitheatrically — In a manner such as to appear to have some characteristics of an amphitheatre.
  • anthropogenically — In an anthropogenic way.
  • anti-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
  • antihyperglycemic — (of a medication or treatment) Tending to reduce hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, characteristic of diabetes).
  • anytime algorithm — (algorithm)   An algorithm that returns a sequence of approximations to the correct answer such that each approximation is no worse than the previous one, i.e. the algorithm can be stopped at _any time_. x = (x + b / x) / 2 Each new x is closer to the square root than the previous one. Applications might include a real-time control system or a chess program that is allowed a fixed thinking time.
  • apostolic fathers — the Fathers of the early Church who immediately followed the Apostles
  • architect's table — a table having a surface consisting of a drawing board adjustable to various heights and angles.
  • architectonically — In terms of architectonics.
  • aristolochiaceous — belonging to the Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family of plants.
  • arlington heights — village in NE Ill.: suburb of Chicago: pop. 76,000
  • as the crow flies — If you say that a place is a particular distance away as the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line.
  • ashton-under-lyne — a town in NW England, in Tameside unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 43 236 (2001)
  • australopithecine — any of various extinct apelike primates of the genus Australopithecus and related genera, remains of which have been discovered in southern and E Africa. Some species are estimated to be over 4.5 million years old
  • bachelor's button — any of several plants of a genus (Centaurea) of the composite family, that have scaly, vase-shaped bracts below the white, pink, or blue flowers; esp., the cornflower and knapweed
  • bachelor's-button — any of various plants with round flower heads, especially the cornflower.
  • back on the rails — If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed.
  • bald-faced hornet — any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
  • bell-hanger's bit — a bit for drilling small holes through studs or the like.
  • biological father — the man whose semen fertilized the ovum from which a child was born
  • biological mother — the mother who gave birth to a child
  • biopharmaceutical — of or relating to drugs produced using biotechnology
  • blood and thunder — A blood and thunder performer or performance is very loud and emotional.
  • blood-and-thunder — sensationalism, violence, or exaggerated melodrama: a movie full of blood and thunder.
  • boat-billed heron — a nocturnal, tropical American wading bird (Cochlearius cochlearius) with a large, broad bill: it is the only member of a family (Cochleariidae) of wading birds
  • bottlebrush grass — a North American grass, Hystrix patula, having loose flower spikes with long awns.
  • branch delay slot — delayed control-transfer
  • breathe life into — revive, rejuvenate
  • british israelite — a member of a religious movement claiming that the British people are descended from the lost tribes of Israel
  • called to the bar — admitted to the practice of law as a barrister
  • castle in the air — a hope or desire unlikely to be realized; daydream
  • cathedral ceiling — a high ceiling formed by or suggesting an open-timbered roof.
  • celestial horizon — the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.
  • characterlessness — The state or condition of being characterless; lack of character.
  • characterological — of or relating to character or the study of character
  • charles the great — ("Charles the Great") a.d. 742–814, king of the Franks 768–814; as Charles I, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800–814.

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