17-letter words containing o, r, t, h, p, n
- the underemployed — underemployed people
- the upper regions — the sky; heavens
- thermal expansion — expansion caused by heat
- thermal pollution — a rise in the temperature of rivers or lakes that is injurious to water-dwelling life and is caused by the disposal of heated industrial waste water or water from the cooling towers of nuclear power plants.
- thought-provoking — If something such as a book or a film is thought-provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously.
- throat microphone — a microphone worn around the throat and actuated by vibrations of the larynx, used when background noise would obscure the sound of speech, as in an airplane cockpit.
- to know the ropes — If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done.
- 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
- worth every penny — If you say that something or someone is worth every penny, you mean that they are worth all the money that is spent on them.
- youth programming — the creation and scheduling of television programmes specifically aimed at young people