17-letter words containing s, e, w, i, t

mercy otis warren — Earl, 1891–1974, U.S. lawyer and political leader: chief justice of the U.S. 1953–69.
message switching — store and forward
microsoft network — The Microsoft Network
most well studied — marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or natural; affected: studied simplicity.
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
observation tower — lookout, observation point
on one's own time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
one-time password — (security) (OTP) A security system that requires a new password every time a user authenticates themselves, thus protecting against an intruder replaying an intercepted password. OTP generates passwords using either the MD4 or MD5 hashing algorithms. The equivalent term "S/Key", developed by Bellcore, is a trademark of Telcordia Technologies, so the name OTP is used increasingly. See RFC 1760 - "The S/KEY One-Time Password System" and RFC 1938 - "A One-Time Password System".
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
play with oneself — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
pointer swizzling — swizzle
power supply unit — (hardware) (PSU) An electronic module that converts high voltage (110 or 240 VAC) alternating current mains electricity into smoothed direct current at the various differnt voltages required by the motherboard; internal peripheral devices, cheifly storage devices: hard disks, CD or DVD, floppy disks and external connections such as USB. A PSU needs a high enough power output rating to supply all the devices connected to it and should output as little as possible electrical noise, both on the output wires and as electromagnetic radiation. See also uninterruptable power supply.
private ownership — the fact of being owned by a private individual or organization, rather than by the state or a public body
pull one's weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
quality newspaper — a more serious newspaper which gives detailed accounts of world events, as well as reports on business, culture, and society
radioactive waste — the radioactive by-products from the operation of a nuclear reactor or from the reprocessing of depleted nuclear fuel.
register of wills — (in some states of the U.S.) the official charged with the probate of wills or with the keeping of the records of the probate court.
sanitation worker — a person employed to collect, haul away, and dispose of garbage.
singer-songwriter — A singer-songwriter is someone who writes and performs their own songs, especially popular songs.
slap on the wrist — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
software engineer — a person who writes computer programs
south west africa — a former name of Namibia.
south-west africa — a former name of Namibia.
spaghetti western — a low-budget western movie shot in Italy or Spain, usually with Italian actors and an American star.
straw in the wind — If you say that an incident or piece of news is a straw in the wind, you mean that it gives an indication of what might happen in the future.
swaddling clothes — cloth for wrapping around a baby
sweating sickness — a febrile epidemic disease that appeared in the 15th and 16th centuries: characterized by profuse sweating and frequently fatal in a few hours.
teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
tell its own tale — to be self-evident
the final whistle — a blast on a referee's whistle to indicate that a game is over
the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
the lower regions — hell
the outside world — You can use the outside world to refer to all the people who do not live in a particular place or who are not involved in a particular situation.
the winter season — the season of the year that covers the winter months
thirty years' war — the war, often regarded as a series of wars (1618–48), in central Europe, initially involving a conflict between German Protestants and Catholics and later including political rivalries with France, Sweden, and Denmark opposing the Holy Roman Empire and Spain.
three-strikes law — a law that mandates a life sentence to a felon convicted for the third time.
tiger swallowtail — a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black.
to oil the wheels — If someone or something oils the wheels of a process or system, they help things to run smoothly and successfully.
top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
turn-down service — In a hotel, a turn-down service is the preparation of a room for a guest to sleep in by slightly turning back the comforter on the bed, turning down the lights, and so on.
twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
wade-giles system — a system of Romanization of Chinese, devised by Sir Thomas Francis Wade (1818–95) and adapted by Herbert Allen Giles (1845–1935), widely used in representing Chinese words and names in English, especially before the adoption of pinyin.
wage negotiations — talks between workers and employers over rates of pay
waianae mountains — a mountain range in W Oahu, Hawaii. Highest peak, Mount Kaala, 4025 feet (1228 meters).
waist measurement — a measure of the circumference of the narrowest part of a person's waist
wang laboratories — (body) Computer manufacturer, known for their office automation products and the Wang PC. Quarterly sales $208M, profits $3M (Aug 1994).
war establishment — the full wartime complement of men, equipment, and vehicles of a military unit

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