17-letter words containing s, e, a, t

new orleans style — a style of jazz developed in New Orleans early in the 20th century, influenced by blues, ragtime, marching band music, and minstrelsy and marked by polyphonic group improvisation.
new scotland yard — See under Scotland Yard (def 1).
newcastle disease — a rapidly spreading virus-induced disease of birds and domestic fowl, as chickens, marked by respiratory difficulty, reduced egg production and, in chicks, paralysis.
newspaper cutting — clipping from a news publication
nial systems ltd. — Distributors of Q'NIAL. Address: Ottawa Canada. Telephone: Canada (613) 234 4188.
nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
nikita khrushchev — Nikita S(ergeyevich) [ni-kee-tuh sur-gey-uh-vich;; Russian nyi-kyee-tuh syir-gye-yuh-vyich] /nɪˈki tə sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪˈkyi tə syɪrˈgyɛ yə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1971, Russian political leader: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1958–64.
nitrogen narcosis — a semistupor, lightheadedness, or euphoria experienced by deep-sea divers when nitrogen from air enters the blood at higher than atmospheric pressure.
non-consideration — the act of considering; careful thought; meditation; deliberation: I will give your project full consideration.
non-controversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
non-demonstrative — characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, etc., especially of love or affection: She wished her fiancé were more demonstrative.
non-discretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
non-materialistic — excessively concerned with physical comforts or the acquisition of wealth and material possessions, rather than with spiritual, intellectual, or cultural values.
non-stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
non-thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
nonaccomplishment — Something that does not achieve the intended goal.
nonrepresentative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
nonteaching staff — employees within an academic or vocational environment whose jobs do not involve teaching
nonunderstandable — Not understandable.
nord-ostsee kanal — German name of Kiel Canal.
north lanarkshire — a council area of central Scotland: consists mainly of the NE part of the historical county of Lanarkshire; formerly (1974–96) part of Strathclyde Region: engineering and metalworking industries. Administrative centre: Motherwell. Pop: 321 820 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
northeast by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbE.
northeast passage — a ship route along the N coast of Europe and Asia, between the North Sea and the Pacific.
northern rhodesia — former name of Zambia.
northern sporades — a group of Greek islands in the Aegean, lying northeast of Euboea
northwest passage — a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
not mince matters — to speak frankly
not one's idea of — not what one regards as (hard work, a holiday, etc)
not spare oneself — to exert oneself to the full
nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
nuclear chemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with nuclear reactions
nuclear scientist — a scientist who studies nuclear physics
nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
objectionableness — The quality of being objectionable.
observation tower — lookout, observation point
odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
off one's own bat — If someone does something off their own bat, they do it without anyone else suggesting it.
off-site facility — An off-site facility is a facility which is not at the main industrial or commercial site.
old red sandstone — a thick sequence of sedimentary rock (generally, but not always, red) deposited in Britain and NW Europe during the Devonian period
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on one's deathbed — about to die
on someone's tail — following or shadowing someone closely
on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
on the half shell — served raw, with seasonings, on a half shell
on the heavy side — tending to be too heavy
on the pig's back — successful; established
on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
one of these days — at some future time
one size fits all — (of clothing) designed to fit people of a wide range of sizes.

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