17-letter words containing s, l, u, t, e

tactile corpuscle — an oval sense organ made of flattened cells and encapsulated nerve endings, occurring in hairless skin, as the tips of the fingers and toes, and functioning as a touch receptor.
take upon oneself — to take the responsibility for; accept as a charge
tapestry brussels — a carpet made with three-ply or four-ply worsted yarn drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern over the entire surface (body Brussels) or made of worsted or woolen yarns on which a pattern is printed (tapestry Brussels)
technical support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
teething troubles — Teething troubles are the same as teething problems.
telephone numbers — extremely large numbers, esp in reference to salaries or prices
television lounge — a room in a hotel, guest house, etc where guests may watch television
textual criticism — lower criticism.
the cold shoulder — a show of indifference; slight
the last judgment — the occasion, after the resurrection of the dead at the end of the world, when, according to biblical tradition, God will decree the final destinies of all men according to the good and evil in their earthly lives
the life and soul — a person regarded as the main source of merriment and liveliness
the major leagues — the two main leagues of professional baseball clubs in the U.S., the National League and the American League
the new jerusalem — the de facto capital of Israel (recognition of this has been withheld by the United Nations), situated in the Judaean hills: became capital of the Hebrew kingdom after its capture by David around 1000 bc; destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon in 586 bc; taken by the Romans in 63 bc; devastated in 70 ad and 135 ad during the Jewish rebellions against Rome; fell to the Arabs in 637 and to the Seljuk Turks in 1071; ruled by Crusaders from 1099 to 1187 and by the Egyptians and Turks until conquered by the British (1917); centre of the British mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, when the Arabs took the old city and the Jews held the new city; unified after the Six Day War (1967) under the Israelis; the holy city of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Pop: 693 200 (2003 est)
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 popular press — cheap newspapers with a mass circulation; the tabloid press
the sound of mull — the water that separates the island of Mull from the mainland of Scotland
thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
thiopental sodium — a barbiturate, C 11 H 18 N 2 NaO 2 S, used as an anesthetic in surgery and, in psychiatry, for narcoanalysis and to stimulate recall of past events.
thistle butterfly — any nymphalid butterfly of the genus Vanessa, as the red admiral or painted lady.
thousandths-place — last in order of a series of a thousand.
three-course meal — A three-course meal is a meal that consists of three parts served one after the other.
till eulenspiegel — a legendary German peasant of the 14th century whose practical jokes yielded many stories.
to feel your oats — to feel exuberant or high-spirited
to little purpose — with little (or no) result or effect; pointlessly
to lose your grip — If you lose your grip, you become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things.
to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
to the lighthouse — a novel (1927) by Virginia Woolf.
tolpuddle martyrs — six farm workers sentenced to transportation for seven years in 1834 for administering an unlawful oath to form a trade union in the village of Tolpuddle, Dorset
toothbrush holder — a container or rack in a bathroom where toothbrushes are kept when not in use
triboluminescence — luminescence produced by friction, usually within a crystalline substance.
troilus butterfly — spicebush swallowtail.
trucial sheikdoms — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
tubercle bacillus — the bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causing tuberculosis.
tuberculin-tested — (of milk) produced by cows that have been certified as free of tuberculosis
turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
ultimate strength — the quantity of the utmost tensile, compressive, or shearing stress that a given unit area of a certain material is expected to bear without failing.
ultraconservative — extremely conservative, especially in politics.
ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
uncle tom's cabin — an antislavery novel (1852) by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
uncomfortableness — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
uncompassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
unconscientiously — governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.
unconventionalist — not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality: an unconventional artist; an unconventional use of material.
understandability — capable of being understood; comprehensible.
undistinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
unique id listing — (messaging) (UIDL) A system used by POP3 electronic mail servers to uniquely identify a mail message. Normally, a message is identified by its position in the list of messages but this will change when an earlier message is deleted. The UIDL is a fixed string of characters which is unique to the message. The UIDL of a message never changes and will never be reused, even when the message has been deleted from the user's mailbox.
unlisted building — a building that is not amongst those buildings officially recognized as having special historical or architectural interest and therefore protected from demolition or alteration
unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
unreconstructible — not capable of being reconstructed.

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