17-letter words containing n, i, y, h
- synthetic phonics — a method of teaching people to read by training them to pronounce sounds associated with particular letters in isolation and then blend them together
- the alpine valley — a straight fracture on the moon that cuts the Alps in two
- the pennsylvanian — the Pennsylvanian period or rock system, equivalent to the Upper Carboniferous of Europe
- to have it in you — If you have it in you, you have abilities and skills which you do not usually use and which only show themselves in a difficult situation.
- 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.
- 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.
- uncomprehendingly — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- 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
- unsympathetically — in a manner that is not characterized by feeling or showing sympathy
- 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
- vanity publishing — the practice of the author of a book paying all or most of the costs of its publication
- voice synthesizer — a computer system that is used to artificially produce the human voice
- whiskey rebellion — a revolt of settlers in western Pennsylvania in 1794 against a federal excise tax on whiskey: suppressed by militia called out by President George Washington to establish the authority of the federal government.
- with a heavy hand — in a heavy manner; without delicacy or grace
- woolly rhinoceros — an extinct rhinoceros; Coelodonta antiquitatis
- yorkshire pudding — a pudding made of an unsweetened batter of flour, salt, eggs, and milk, baked under meat as it roasts to catch the drippings or baked separately with a small amount of meat drippings.
- youth programming — the creation and scheduling of television programmes specifically aimed at young people
- yuzhno-sakhalinsk — a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia, on S Sakhalin Island.