17-letter words containing s, h, o
- 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.
- acanthopterygians — Plural form of acanthopterygian.
- 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.
- agricultural show — a display of agricultural equipment and livestock, often including competitions, entertainment, and a trade fair
- 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.
- almost everywhere — everywhere in a given set except on a subset with measure zero. Abbreviation: a.e.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- archconservatives — Plural form of archconservative.
- aristolochiaceous — belonging to the Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family of plants.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- attraction sphere — centrosphere (sense 1)
- 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.
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