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

  • stretch limousine — a limousine that has been lengthened to provide extra seating accommodation and more legroom
  • subclavian groove — either of two grooves in the first rib, one for the main artery (subclavian artery) and the other for the main vein (subclavian vein) of the arm
  • subject catalogue — a catalogue with entries arranged by subject in a classified sequence
  • subtractive color — cyan, yellow, or magenta, as used in the subtractive process of color photography.
  • suction lipectomy — the removal of fatty tissue by making a small incision in the skin, loosening the fat layer, and withdrawing it by suction.
  • sulfonyl chloride — a colorless liquid, SO 2 Cl 2 , having a very pungent odor and corrosive to the skin and mucous membranes: used as a chlorinating or sulfonating agent.
  • sulfurated potash — a yellowish-brown mixture consisting mainly of potassium polysulfides and potassium thiosulfate, used in treating mange.
  • super-nationalism — an extreme or fanatical loyalty or devotion to a nation.
  • superalimentation — nourishment; nutrition.
  • supercolumniation — the placing of one order of columns above another.
  • suppressor t cell — a T cell capable of inhibiting the activity of B cells and other T cells.
  • surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
  • symbolic language — a specialized language dependent upon the use of symbols for communication and created for the purpose of achieving greater exactitude, as in symbolic logic or mathematics.
  • 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
  • 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
  • the cold shoulder — a show of indifference; slight
  • 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 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • turkish towelling — woven cloth which is used to make towels, wash cloths, etc
  • ultraconservative — extremely conservative, especially in politics.
  • ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
  • unclassified road — a road that has not been given a grade because it is of a basic standard
  • 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.
  • unofficial strike — a strike that is not approved by the strikers' trade union
  • unprofessionalism — not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
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