17-letter words containing r, h, e, y, d, t
- shorthold tenancy — letting of a dwelling for between one and five years at a fair rent
- stage-door johnny — a man who often goes to a theater or waits at a stage door to court an actress.
- the evil day/hour — If someone is putting off the evil day or the evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible.
- the lord's prayer — the, the prayer given by Jesus to His disciples, and beginning with the words Our Father. Matt. 6:9–13; Luke 11:2–4.
- the penny dropped — If you say the penny dropped, you mean that someone suddenly understood or realized something.
- the underemployed — underemployed people
- thermoperiodicity — the effect on an organism of rhythmic fluctuations in temperature.
- three-day eventer — a rider or horse that takes part in three-day eventing
- to keep your head — If you keep your head, you remain calm in a difficult situation. If you lose your head, you panic or do not remain calm in a difficult situation.
- try one's hand at — to attempt (to do something), esp. for the first time
- undulatory theory — wave theory (def 1).
- 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.