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17-letter words containing s, t, o, r, e, l

  • absentee landlord — a landlord who does not live in or near a property from which he draws an income
  • absolute majority — If a political party wins an absolute majority, they obtain more seats or votes than the total number of seats or votes gained by their opponents in an election.
  • absolute monarchy — a monarchy without constitutional limits
  • absorption nebula — a cloud of interstellar gas and dust that absorbs and thus obscures the light from stars behind it, appearing as a dark patch in front of a bright nebula or in an otherwise bright area of sky.
  • abstract of title — a summary of the ownership of land, showing the original grant, conveyances, and any incumbrances
  • acoustoelectronic — denoting a device in which electronic signals are converted into acoustic waves, esp in delay lines, etc
  • adverse selection — Adverse selection is a term used to describe the tendency of those in dangerous jobs or with high-risk lifestyles to want to take out life insurance.
  • aftershave lotion — a lotion, usually styptic and perfumed, for application to the face after shaving
  • agreement to sell — a contract between two parties in which one party agrees to sell something to the other
  • air-transportable — that can be transported by aircraft: air-transportable equipment.
  • all over the shop — If something is happening all over the shop, it is happening in many different places or throughout a wide area.
  • alligator snapper — a large, freshwater snapping turtle (Macroclemys temmincki) of the SE U.S. and the Mississippi Valley, found chiefly in rivers and bayous: it may weigh up to 100 kg (220 lb)
  • almost everywhere — everywhere in a given set except on a subset with measure zero. Abbreviation: a.e.
  • altamonte springs — a city in central Florida.
  • ambrette-seed oil — a yellow oil expressed from ambrette seeds, used as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
  • anabolic steroids — a synthetic derivative of testosterone, sometimes used by athletes to help increase weight and strength.
  • angular leaf spot — a disease of plants, characterized by angular, watery spots on the leaves and fruit, caused by any of several bacteria, as Pseudomonas lachrymans.
  • apostolic fathers — the Fathers of the early Church who immediately followed the Apostles
  • aristolochiaceous — belonging to the Aristolochiaceae, the birthwort family of plants.
  • arlington heights — village in NE Ill.: suburb of Chicago: pop. 76,000
  • artificial person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
  • 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.
  • ashton-under-lyne — a town in NW England, in Tameside unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 43 236 (2001)
  • astral projection — the departure of the astral body from the physical body, in order to travel to the astral plane
  • astronomical year — year (def 4b).
  • at close quarters — If you do something at close quarters, you do it very near to a particular person or thing.
  • 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
  • auxiliary storage — secondary storage.
  • bachelor's button — any of several plants of a genus (Centaurea) of the composite family, that have scaly, vase-shaped bracts below the white, pink, or blue flowers; esp., the cornflower and knapweed
  • bachelor's-button — any of various plants with round flower heads, especially the cornflower.
  • back on the rails — If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed.
  • barrel distortion — distortion of an image produced by an optical system that causes straight lines at image margins to bulge outwards
  • bell laboratories — One of AT&T's research sites, in Murray Hill, New Jersey, USA. It was the birthplace of the transistor, Unix, C and C++ and the current home of research on Plan 9 and ODE.
  • between ourselves — in confidence; as a secret
  • bicycle motocross — a bicycle race over a rough cross-country course, usually consisting of jumps, obstacles, and turns. Abbreviation: BMX.
  • bioelectrogenesis — the production of electricity by organisms.
  • black forest cake — a torte consisting typically of thin layers of chocolate cake spread with alternating layers of chocolate, cherry, and whipped-cream filling and covered with whipped cream
  • blank endorsement — an endorsement on a bill of exchange, cheque, etc, naming no payee and thus making the endorsed sum payable to the bearer
  • blood cholesterol — a measurement of the amount of cholesterol in someone's blood
  • blood-drop emlets — a Chilean scrophulariaceous plant, Mimulus luteus, naturalized in Europe, having red-spotted yellow flowers
  • blue dot syndrome — (graphics, jargon)   The inability to display an image file or text embedded in an image file on your monitor.
  • blue sky software — eHelp Corporation
  • bluegrass country — region in central Ky. where there is much bluegrass
  • bottlebrush grass — a North American grass, Hystrix patula, having loose flower spikes with long awns.
  • bowel obstruction — a blockage in the bowel
  • branch delay slot — delayed control-transfer
  • bronze star medal — a U.S. military decoration awarded for heroic or meritorious achievement or service in combat not involving aerial flight
  • budget resolution — a resolution adopted by both houses of the U.S. Congress setting forth, reaffirming, or revising the budget for the U.S. government for a fiscal year.
  • bulbous buttercup — a European buttercup, Ranunculus bulbosus, having yellow flowers in irregular branching clusters: a common weed in North America.
  • butterfly closure — an adhesive bandage resembling the shape of a butterfly's outstretched wings, used for closing minor cuts.

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