17-letter words containing s, h, e, t, o

mill on the floss — a novel (1860) by George Eliot.
miss lonelyhearts — a novel (1933) by Nathanael West.
mont-saint-michel — a rocky islet near the coast of NW France, in an inlet of the Gulf of St. Malo: famous abbey and fortress.
montagu's harrier — a brownish European bird of prey, Circus pygargus, with long narrow wings and a long tail: family Accipitridae (hawks, harriers, etc)
montessori method — a system for teaching young children, in which the fundamental aim is self-motivated education by the children themselves, as they are encouraged to move freely through individualized instruction and physical exercises, accompanied by special emphasis on the training of the senses and the early development of reading and writing skills.
more than usually — You use more than usually to show that something shows even more of a particular quality than it normally does.
mother spleenwort — a fern, Asplenium bulbiferum, of tropical Africa and Australasia, the fronds often bearing bulbils that sprout into new plants while still attached, grown as an ornamental.
mystical theology — the branch of theology dealing with mysticism and mystical experiences.
national seashore — an area of seacoast set aside and maintained by the U.S. government for purposes of recreation or wildlife study.
neck of the woods — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
neo-malthusianism — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
neo-scholasticism — a contemporary application of Scholasticism to modern problems and life.
neurophysiologist — the branch of physiology dealing with the functions of the nervous system.
neuropsychiatrist — A medical doctor specializing in neuropsychiatry; a medical doctor dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features.
neuropsychologist — A neurologist or psychologist whose speciality is neuropsychology.
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.
nonphotosynthetic — the complex process by which carbon dioxide, water, and certain inorganic salts are converted into carbohydrates by green plants, algae, and certain bacteria, using energy from the sun and chlorophyll.
nonstoichiometric — (of a solid compound) having a composition in which the ratio of the atoms present is not a simple integer
nonteaching staff — employees within an academic or vocational environment whose jobs do not involve teaching
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 kingfish — a croaker, Menticirrhus saxatilis, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
northern rhodesia — former name of Zambia.
northern sporades — a group of Greek islands in the Aegean, lying northeast of Euboea
northern studfish — See under studfish.
northwest by west — a point on the compass, 11°15′ west of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbW.
northwest passage — a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
not one to do sth — If you say that someone is not one to do something, you think that it is very unlikely that they would do it because it is not their normal behaviour.
nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
of the old school — If you approve of someone because they have good qualities that used to be more common in the past, you can describe them as one of the old school.
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on one's deathbed — about to die
on second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
on the debit side — the debit side of a situation is the aspect of it which is less positive, pleasant, or useful than its other aspects
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
one for the books — a handwritten or printed work of fiction or nonfiction, usually on sheets of paper fastened or bound together within covers.
one of these days — at some future time
one-stop shopping — the provision of everything that a customer or client might require in one place
opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
other fish to fry — any of various cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with scales.
out at the elbows — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
out of one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
overhead camshaft — a camshaft in an automotive engine that is located in the cylinder head over the engine block rather than in the block. Abbreviation: OHC.
overnight success — sth or sb suddenly popular

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