17-letter words containing s, t, h, b
- mesembryanthemums — Plural form of mesembryanthemum.
- northeast by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbE.
- northwest by west — a point on the compass, 11°15′ west of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbW.
- old south arabian — a group of four closely related Semitic languages, having a writing system and used from about the eighth to the fifth centuries b.c. in the southern part of Arabia.
- on one's deathbed — about to die
- 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 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.
- opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
- out at the elbows — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
- paleobiochemistry — the study of biochemical processes that occurred in fossil life forms.
- phlebotomus fever — sandfly fever.
- pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
- push the boat out — to celebrate, esp lavishly and expensively
- put the kibosh on — nonsense.
- rhinoceros beetle — any of several scarabaeid beetles, especially of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
- rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
- rubarth's disease — a common, rapidly progressing viral hepatitis of dogs and other carnivores, often confused with canine distemper.
- save one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- saved by the bell — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- saxe-coburg-gotha — a member of the present British royal family, from the establishment of the house in 1901 until 1917 when the family name was changed to Windsor.
- say the unsayable — to express an opinion thought to be too controversial to mention
- scrape the barrel — to be forced to use one's last and weakest resource
- september weather — weather characteristic of the month of September, esp in being unpredictable as summer is ending and autumn is beginning
- shake one's booty — to dance
- show sb the ropes — If you show someone the ropes, you show them how to do a particular job or task.
- sinbad the sailor — a merchant in The Arabian Nights who makes seven adventurous voyages
- sodium bichromate — a red or orange crystalline, water-soluble solid, Na 2 Cr 2 O 7 ⋅2H 2 O, used as an oxidizing agent in the manufacture of dyes and inks, as a corrosion inhibitor, a mordant, a laboratory reagent, in the tanning of leather, and in electroplating.
- southeast by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of southeast. Abbreviation: SEbE.
- southwest by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of southwest. Abbreviation: SWbW.
- spoonbill catfish — flathead catfish.
- star of bethlehem — the star that is supposed to have appeared above Bethlehem at the birth of Christ
- star-of-bethlehem — any of several plants belonging to the genus Ornithogalum, of the lily family, having grasslike leaves and clusters of white flowers.
- state the obvious — point out sth already evident
- stick to the ribs — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stymphalian birds — a flock of predacious birds of Arcadia that were driven away and killed by Hercules as one of his labors.
- substantive right — a right, as life, liberty, or property, recognized for its own sake and as part of the natural legal order of society.
- sulphur butterfly — sulfur butterfly.
- sunbury-on-thames — a town in SE England, in N Surrey. Pop: 27 415 (2001)
- synchronous orbit — an orbit in which the orbital period of a satellite is identical to the spin period of the central body
- synthetic biology — the application of computer science techniques to create artificial biological systems
- take sth by storm — If someone or something takes a place by storm, they are extremely successful.
- teething problems — If a project or new product has teething problems, it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available.
- teething troubles — Teething troubles are the same as teething problems.
- telephone numbers — extremely large numbers, esp in reference to salaries or prices
- the bag of tricks — every device; everything
- the barbary coast — a historic name for the Mediterranean coast of North Africa: a centre of piracy against European shipping from the 16th to the 19th centuries
- the beehive state — Utah
- the bright lights — places of entertainment in a city
- the buckeye state — a nickname for Ohio