17-letter words containing s, e, p, o

surprise symphony — the Symphony No. 94 in G major (1791) by Franz Josef Haydn.
suspension bridge — a bridge having a deck suspended from cables anchored at their extremities and usually raised on towers.
suspension points — a group of dots, usually three, used in written material to indicate the omission of a word or words
swash plate motor — a collar or face plate on a shaft that is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation and converts reciprocating motion to rotation
synchronous speed — the speed at which an alternating-current machine must operate to generate electromotive force at a given frequency.
synthetic phonics — a method of teaching people to read by training them to pronounce sounds associated with particular letters in isolation and then blend them together
tactile corpuscle — an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor.
take no prisoners — to be uncompromising and resolute in one's actions
take second place — If one thing takes second place to another, it is considered to be less important and is given less attention than the other thing.
take upon oneself — to take the responsibility for; accept as a charge
take-no-prisoners — wholeheartedly aggressive; zealous; gung-ho: a businessman with a take-no-prisoners attitude toward dealmaking.
teaching hospital — a hospital associated with a medical college and offering clinical and other facilities to those in various areas of medical study, as students, interns, and residents.
technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
teething problems — If a project or new product has teething problems, it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available.
telephone message — a message that is transmitted by telephone
telephone numbers — extremely large numbers, esp in reference to salaries or prices
telephone service — a company or public utility that provides a telephone-operating service
telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
temple of artemis — the temple at Ephesus dedicated to Artemis.
the depths of sth — the deepest, most intense, or most severe part
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 metamorphosis — a short story (1915) by Franz Kafka.
the past anterior — a French tense: the pluperfect
the peace process — negotiations (between governments, countries, ect) towards peace or the resolution of a conflict
the plot thickens — People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
the popular press — cheap newspapers with a mass circulation; the tabloid press
the primrose path — a pleasurable way of life
the south pacific — the part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator
the tabloid press — (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
the upper regions — the sky; heavens
the-metamorphosis — a short story (1915) by Franz Kafka.
thermal expansion — expansion caused by heat
thiopental sodium — a barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 NaO 2 S, used as an anesthetic in surgery and, in psychiatry, for narcoanalysis and to stimulate recall of past events.
thompson seedless — a yellow, seedless variety of grape used in producing raisins.
thousandths-place — last in order of a series of a thousand.
to come up trumps — If you say that someone came up trumps, you mean that they did something successfully, often when they were not expected to.
to get psyched up — to prepare mentally
to keep the books — to keep written records of the finances of a business or other enterprise
to know the ropes — If you know the ropes, you know how a particular job or task should be done.
to little purpose — with little (or no) result or effect; pointlessly
to lose your grip — If you lose your grip, you become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things.
to open your eyes — If something opens your eyes, it makes you aware that something is different from the way that you thought it was.
tolpuddle martyrs — six farm workers sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1834 for administering an unlawful oath to form a trade union in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset
top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
topological space — a set with a collection of subsets or open sets satisfying the properties that the union of open sets is an open set, the intersection of two open sets is an open set, and the given set and the empty set are open sets.
triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
turbosupercharger — (formerly) a turbocharger.
ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
uncompassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
uncooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.

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