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17-letter words containing s, h, a

  • archconservatives — Plural form of archconservative.
  • archimedes' screw — an ancient type of water-lifting device making use of a spiral passage in an inclined cylinder. The water is raised when the spiral is rotated
  • architect's table — a table having a surface consisting of a drawing board adjustable to various heights and angles.
  • aristolochiaceous — belonging to the Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family of plants.
  • arithmetic-series — a sequence in which each term is obtained by the addition of a constant number to the preceding term, as 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, and 6, 1, −4, −9, −14.
  • arlington heights — village in NE Ill.: suburb of Chicago: pop. 76,000
  • armchair shopping — buying goods using a computer, telephone, or television in the home or via the postal system
  • arunachal pradesh — a state in NE India, formed in 1986 from the former Union Territory. Capital: Itanagar. Pop: 1 091 117 (2001). Area: 83 743 sq km (32 648 sq miles)
  • as high as a kite — If you say that someone is as high as a kite, you mean that they are very excited or that they are greatly affected by alcohol or drugs.
  • as the crow flies — If you say that a place is a particular distance away as the crow flies, you mean that it is that distance away measured in a straight line.
  • as who should say — as if one should say
  • ascend the throne — to become king or queen
  • ashby-de-la-zouch — a town in central England, in Leicestershire: Mary, Queen of Scots, was imprisoned (1569) in the castle. Pop: 11 409 (2001)
  • ashton-under-lyne — a town in NW England, in Tameside unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 43 236 (2001)
  • ask for the check — If you ask for the check, you ask the waitperson in a restaurant to bring you a piece of paper on which the price of your meal is written.
  • assessment method — a way of assessing something or someone
  • assistant teacher — a person who assists a teacher in their work or who is not yet fully qualified as a teacher
  • astrophotographer — A person, especially an astronomer, who takes photographs of the stars.
  • at someone's hand — from
  • at the expense of — If you achieve something at the expense of someone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage.
  • at the request of — in accordance with the specific demand or wish of (someone)
  • at the service of — To be at the service of a person or organization means to be available to help or be used by that person or organization.
  • athlete's village — an area of accommodation for competitors taking part in a sports event
  • attraction sphere — centrosphere (sense 1)
  • audience research — research into the make-up and habits of the audience of a particular television or radio programme or network
  • australopithecine — any of various extinct apelike primates of the genus Australopithecus and related genera, remains of which have been discovered in southern and E Africa. Some species are estimated to be over 4.5 million years old
  • authoritativeness — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
  • babe in the woods — a baby or child.
  • babi yar symphony — a symphony (1962) by Dimitri Dimitrievich Shostakovich.
  • bachelor's button — any of several plants of a genus (Centaurea) of the composite family, that have scaly, vase-shaped bracts below the white, pink, or blue flowers; esp., the cornflower and knapweed
  • bachelor's degree — A bachelor's degree is a first degree awarded by universities.
  • bachelor's-button — any of various plants with round flower heads, especially the cornflower.
  • back on the rails — If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed.
  • bacteriorhodopsin — a purple protein containing retinal and found in the plasma membrane of certain bacteria (genus Halobacterium): it directly supplies electrochemical energy from sunlight
  • bahia de cochinos — Spanish name of Bay of Pigs.
  • balance the books — do accounting
  • barchester towers — a novel (1857) by Anthony Trollope.
  • barkhausen effect — the phenomenon of short, sudden changes in the magnetism of a ferromagnetic substance occurring when the intensity of the magnetizing field is continuously altered.
  • bartholin's gland — either of two small glands near the vaginal opening: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous lubricating substance
  • basal anaesthesia — preliminary and incomplete anaesthesia induced to prepare a surgical patient for total anaesthesia with another agent
  • baseboard heating — a heating system by pipes, through which steam or hot water circulates, near the base of the walls of rooms
  • bathroom fittings — plumbing fixtures or accessories suitable for use in a bathroom
  • be off one's head — If you say that someone is off their head, you mean that they have taken so many drugs that they do not know what they are doing.
  • be over sb's head — If something such as an idea, joke, or comment goes over someone's head, it is too difficult for them to understand.
  • be that as it may — You say 'Be that as it may' when you want to move onto another subject or go further with the discussion, without deciding whether what has just been said is right or wrong.
  • beat a dead horse — to argue an issue that is already settled
  • behind one's back — without one's knowledge; secretly or deceitfully
  • bell-hanger's bit — a bit for drilling small holes through studs or the like.
  • bell-shaped curve — bell curve
  • bent out of shape — very angry, upset, or agitated
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