17-letter words containing o, s, h, g
- television rights — the rights to televise something, such as a sporting event
- the age of reason — the 18th century in W Europe
- the bag of tricks — every device; everything
- the good old days — When people refer to the good old days, they are referring to a time in the past when they think that life was better than it is now.
- the lower regions — hell
- the major leagues — the two main leagues of professional baseball clubs in the U.S., the National League and the American League
- the right side of — in favour with
- the upper regions — the sky; heavens
- the whole shebang — The whole shebang is the whole situation or business that you are describing.
- theodore sturgeon — Theodore (Hamilton) 1918–85, U.S. science-fiction writer.
- thomson's gazelle — a medium-sized antelope, Gazella thomsoni, abundant on the grassy steppes and dry bush of the East African plains.
- thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
- to argue the toss — If you say that someone argues the toss, you are criticizing them for continuing to argue for longer than is necessary about something that is not very important.
- to get psyched up — to prepare mentally
- 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.
- to the lighthouse — a novel (1927) by Virginia Woolf.
- tower of strength — a building or structure high in proportion to its lateral dimensions, either isolated or forming part of a building.
- turbosupercharger — (formerly) a turbocharger.
- turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
- under the sign of — during that portion of the year when the sun is passing through and thus subject to the influence of (a specified sign of the zodiac)
- 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
- utmost good faith — a principle used in insurance contracts, legally obliging all parties to reveal to the others any information that might influence the others' decision to enter into the contract
- veiltail goldfish — an artificially bred, indoor variety of goldfish, usually golden or calico and of a spheroid shape, having a fully divided, drooping tail fin exceeding the body in length.
- verkhoyansk range — a mountain range in the Sakha Republic, in E Siberia, Russia. About 600 miles (970 km) long.
- visitation rights — the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.
- walk on eggshells — to be very cautious or diplomatic for fear of upsetting someone
- warehousing costs — the costs involved in storing goods in a warehouse
- washington island — an island off the Door Peninsula, NE Wisconsin, in NW Lake Michigan. 20 sq. mi. (50 sq. km).
- washington square — a short novel (1881) by Henry James.
- weigh one's words — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
- windowglass shell — capiz.
- wings of the dove — a novel (1902) by Henry James.
- wring one's hands — If someone wrings their hands, they hold them together and twist and turn them, usually because they are very worried or upset about something. You can also say that someone is wringing their hands when they are expressing sorrow that a situation is so bad but are saying that they are unable to change it.
- 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.
- zola technologies — (company) Producers of the Z simulation language.