17-letter words containing s, t, o, r, m, d
- stand on ceremony — to insist on or act with excessive formality
- telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
- thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
- three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
- to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
- to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
- to slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget it.
- 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
- tourette syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements, including multiple neck jerks and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities.
- tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
- 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.
- turner's syndrome — an abnormal congenital condition resulting from a defect on or absence of the second sex chromosome, characterized by retarded growth of the gonads.
- undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- wardrobe mistress — a woman in charge of keeping theatrical costumes cleaned, pressed, and in wearable condition.
- well-demonstrated — to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
- yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today