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17-letter words containing r, d, o

  • turner's syndrome — an abnormal congenital condition resulting from a defect on or absence of the second sex chromosome, characterized by retarded growth of the gonads.
  • two-toed anteater — silky anteater.
  • unclassified road — a road that has not been given a grade because it is of a basic standard
  • uncomprehendingly — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • under the counter — (of merchandise) sold clandestinely.
  • 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)
  • under-the-counter — (of merchandise) sold clandestinely.
  • undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
  • underground movie — a movie produced independently on a low budget and often using experimental techniques and avant-garde themes.
  • undulatory theory — wave theory (def 1).
  • unrealized losses — Unrealized losses are losses from the decrease in value of an asset that you still own.
  • urban development — the development or improvement of an urban area by building
  • vanilla-flavoured — having been flavoured with vanilla extract or essence
  • vibrofluidization — Vibrofluidization is when vibration is used to make particles move in a fluidized bed.
  • video disk player — a device that reads the information on a video disc
  • videoconferencing — the holding of videoconferences.
  • visible radiation — electromagnetic radiation that causes the sensation of sight; light. It has wavelengths between about 380 and 780 nanometres
  • voidable contract — a contract or agreement that is capable of being made of no legal effect or made void
  • waiting for godot — a play (1952) by Samuel Beckett.
  • war correspondent — a reporter or commentator assigned to send news or opinions directly from battle areas.
  • wardrobe mistress — a woman in charge of keeping theatrical costumes cleaned, pressed, and in wearable condition.
  • wedding reception — party after a marriage
  • 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.
  • well-demonstrated — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
  • well-photographed — a picture produced by photography.
  • well-proportioned — adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
  • wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
  • white book cd-rom — (hardware, standard)   A more open CD-ROM standard than Green Book CD-ROM. All films mastered on CD-ROM after March 1994 use White Book. Like Green Book, it is ISO 9660 compliant, uses mode 2 form 2 addressing and can only be played on a CD-ROM drive which is XA (Extended Architecture) compatible. White book CDs are labelled "Video CD".
  • wide area network — a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area.
  • wide-area network — a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area.
  • williams syndrome — an abnormality in the genes involved in calcium metabolism, resulting in learning difficulties
  • wind chill factor — A wind chill factor is a measure of the cooling effect of the wind on the temperature of the air.
  • wind-chill factor — the apparent temperature felt on the exposed human body owing to the combination of temperature and wind speed.
  • withdrawal method — a method of contraception in which the man withdraws his penis from the woman's vagina before ejaculation
  • without prejudice — fairly
  • without regard to — with no concern for
  • wood meadow grass — a coarse, spreading grass, Poa nemoralis, of Eurasia, having flowers in long, narrow clusters.
  • wood preservative — a coating applied to timber as a protection against decay, insects, weather, etc
  • world without end — for ever
  • 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.
  • x-ray diffraction — diffraction of x-rays by the regularly spaced atoms of a crystal, useful for determining the arrangement of the atoms.
  • yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today
  • yield to maturity — The yield to maturity of a bond is the rate of return on the bond if it is held to its maturity date.
  • 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.
  • your day in court — Your day in court is your chance to give your side of an argument or other matter.
  • youthful offender — a young delinquent, especially a first offender, usually from 14 to 21 years old, whom the court tries to correct and guide rather than to punish as a criminal.
  • 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.
  • zoological garden — zoo (def 1).
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