17-letter words containing s, o, e

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 mince matters — to speak frankly
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.
not one's idea of — not what one regards as (hard work, a holiday, etc)
not spare oneself — to exert oneself to the full
nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
nuclear isomerism — isomerism (def 2).
nuclear threshold — the point in war at which a combatant brings nuclear weapons into use
nuclear-isomerism — Chemistry. the relation of two or more compounds, radicals, or ions that are composed of the same kinds and numbers of atoms but differ from each other in structural arrangement (structural isomerism) as CH 3 OCH 3 and CH 3 CH 2 OH, or in the arrangement of their atoms in space and therefore in one or more properties. Compare optical isomerism, stereoisomerism.
number seven iron — pitcher2 (def 3).
nursery education — education provided at a school for young children, usually from three to five years old
objectionableness — The quality of being objectionable.
observation tower — lookout, observation point
odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
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.
off one's own bat — If someone does something off their own bat, they do it without anyone else suggesting it.
off one's trolley — trolley car.
off-site facility — An off-site facility is a facility which is not at the main industrial or commercial site.
old age pensioner — An old age pensioner is a person who is old enough to receive an pension from their employer or the government.
old contemptibles — the British expeditionary force to France in 1914
old people's home — An old people's home is a place where old people live and are cared for when they are too old to look after themselves.
old red sandstone — a thick sequence of sedimentary rock (generally, but not always, red) deposited in Britain and NW Europe during the Devonian period
old wives' summer — a period of fine, summerlike weather occurring in Europe in autumn.
olympic peninsula — a large peninsula of W Washington
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on a razor's edge — in an acute dilemma
on cruise control — If you say that someone is on cruise control in a contest, you mean that they are winning the contest easily and without needing to make a lot of effort.
on one's deathbed — about to die
on one's doorstep — very close or accessible
on one's lonesome — on one's own
on one's own hook — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
on one's own time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
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 someone's back — criticizing or pestering someone
on someone's mind — occupying someone's thoughts
on someone's tail — following or shadowing someone closely
on speaking terms — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
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
on-street parking — parking (of a car, vehicle, etc) that is or is allowed to be done on a street
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

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