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17-letter words containing s, h, a

  • (the) chances are — the likelihood is
  • a change of scene — If you have a change of scene, you go somewhere different after being in a particular place for a long time.
  • a charter for sth — If you describe a decision or policy as a charter for someone or something you disapprove of, you mean that it is likely to help or encourage them.
  • a christmas carol — a story (1843) by Dickens.
  • a shot in the arm — something that bolsters up, reinvigorates, encourages, etc., esp. in a difficult situation
  • a sporting chance — If you have a sporting chance of doing something, it is quite likely that you will do that thing.
  • absolute humidity — the humidity of the atmosphere, usually expressed as the number of grams of water contained in 1 cubic metre of air
  • absolute monarchy — a monarchy without constitutional limits
  • absolute pathname — (file system)   A pathname relative to the root directory.
  • abstinence theory — the theory that interest is payment for conserving current income.
  • abyssinian church — the Monophysitic church founded by Frumentius in the 4th century a.d., and resembling the Coptic Church in doctrine, practice, and discipline, but using Ethiopic in its liturgy.
  • acanthopterygians — Plural form of acanthopterygian.
  • acceptance speech — a speech that someone makes when they are accepting a prize, honour, or award
  • acme screw thread — a type of screw thread having inclined flat flanks and a flat top and bottom: used in machine tools
  • active euthanasia — the deliberate act of killing someone painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness
  • administratorship — a person who manages or has a talent for managing.
  • aftershave lotion — a lotion, usually styptic and perfumed, for application to the face after shaving
  • against the clock — If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time.
  • against the grain — contrary to one's feelings, nature, wishes, etc.; irritating or displeasing
  • agricultural show — a display of agricultural equipment and livestock, often including competitions, entertainment, and a trade fair
  • ahnfelt's seaweed — a red alga, Ahnfeltia plicata, common along the coasts of North America and Europe, having brownish, bushlike branches.
  • air chief marshal — a senior officer of the Royal Air Force and certain other air forces, of equivalent rank to admiral in the Royal Navy
  • alcala de henares — city in central Spain, near Madrid: pop. 159,000
  • alcohol poisoning — the ingestion of a lethal or potentially lethal amount of alcohol
  • all over the shop — If something is happening all over the shop, it is happening in many different places or throughout a wide area.
  • all the trimmings — If you say that something comes with all the trimmings, you mean that it has many extra things added to it to make it more special.
  • allergic rhinitis — a condition characterized by head congestion, sneezing, tearing, and swelling of the nasal mucous membranes, caused by an allergic reaction.
  • almost everywhere — everywhere in a given set except on a subset with measure zero. Abbreviation: a.e.
  • american chestnut — any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata (American chestnut) which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa (European chestnut) C. mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and C. crenata (Japanese chestnut)
  • american flagfish — flagfish (def 1).
  • american-flagfish — flagfish (def 1).
  • ammonium sulphate — a white soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in water purification. Formula: (NH4)2SO4
  • anachronistically — In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
  • anaesthesiologist — anesthesiology.
  • anchor escapement — an escapement in which wedge-shaped pallets engage with an escape wheel having pointed teeth, usually facing in the direction of revolution, so that the escape wheel recoils slightly at every release.
  • and that's a fact — You say and that's a fact to emphasize the truth or correctness of a statement that you have just made.
  • anesthesiologists — Plural form of anesthesiologist.
  • anglo-catholicism — the tradition or form of worship in the Anglican Church that emphasizes Catholicity, the apostolic succession, and the continuity of all churches within the communion with pre-Reformation Christianity as well as the importance of liturgy and ritual.
  • angra do heroismo — a port in the Azores, on Terceira Island. Pop: 35 581 (2001)
  • anomalistic month — the interval between two successive passages of the moon through perigee; 27.55455 days
  • answering machine — An answering machine is the same as an answerphone.
  • anthracosilicosis — a form of pneumoconiosis occurring in miners, caused by the inhalation of coal and siliceous particles.
  • anthropomorphises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthropomorphise.
  • anthropomorphosis — transformation into human form
  • anthroposemiotics — The study of human communication.
  • anti-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • antiestablishment — opposed to or working against the existing power structure or mores, as of society or government: Antiestablishment candidates promised to disband the army, Congress, and the cabinet if elected.
  • antihypertensives — Plural form of antihypertensive.
  • anzhero-sudzhensk — a city in the S Russian Federation in Central Asia.
  • apostolic fathers — the Fathers of the early Church who immediately followed the Apostles

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