17-letter words containing o, n, s, p, e
- thousandths-place — last in order of a series of a thousand.
- to know the ropes — If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done.
- to open your eyes — If something opens your eyes, it makes you aware that something is different from the way that you thought it was.
- top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
- uncompassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- uncooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- unprofessionalism — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
- vacant possession — ownership of an unoccupied house or property, any previous owner or tenant having departed
- vasovagal syncope — a faint brought on by excessive activity of the vagus nerve, causing the heart to slow and the blood pressure to fall. It can be caused by fear, choking, or stomach cramps and has no lasting effects
- war correspondent — a reporter or commentator assigned to send news or opinions directly from battle areas.
- weapons inspector — a person who inspects a country's weapons
- weeping lovegrass — any grass of the genus Eragrostis, as E. curvula (weeping lovegrass) and E. trichodes (sand lovegrass) cultivated as forage and ground cover.
- weston-super-mare — a town and resort in SW England, in North Somerset unitary authority, Somerset, on the Bristol Channel. Pop: 78 044 (2001)
- 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.
- zero-coupon bonds — Zero-coupon bonds are bonds with no coupons that do not pay interest, and are sold at a large discount from their face value.