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17-letter words containing s, t, r, i, m, e

  • stir one's stumps — to move or become active
  • storm in a teacup — a violent fuss or disturbance over a trivial matter
  • stratified sample — a sample that is not drawn at random from the whole population, but separately from a number of disjoint strata of the population in order to ensure a more representative sample
  • stretch limousine — a limousine that has been lengthened to provide extra seating accommodation and more legroom
  • string instrument — a musical instrument that has strings, such as the violin or cello
  • 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.
  • supermassive star — Astronomy. a star with a mass more than fifty times the mass of the sun.
  • support mechanism — any formal system or method of providing support or assistance
  • teething problems — If a project or new product has teething problems, it has problems in its early stages or when it first becomes available.
  • telescopic damper — a device with telescopic parts that reduce vibration in a motor vehicle
  • temple of artemis — the temple at Ephesus dedicated to Artemis.
  • terrorist bombing — the bombing of a place carried out in order to achieve some goal
  • tertiary consumer — a carnivore at the topmost level in a food chain that feeds on other carnivores; an animal that feeds only on secondary consumers.
  • texas instruments — (company)   (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. The COOL and OATH C++ class libraries were developed at TI, as were PDL2 and the ASC computer, PC-Scheme and Texas Instruments Pascal.
  • textual criticism — lower criticism.
  • the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
  • the metamorphosis — a short story (1915) by Franz Kafka.
  • the primrose path — a pleasurable way of life
  • the varsity match — a sporting fixture between Oxford and Cambridge university rugby teams
  • the-metamorphosis — a short story (1915) by Franz Kafka.
  • thermal diffusion — the separation of constituents, often isotopes, of a fluid under the influence of a temperature gradient.
  • thermal expansion — expansion caused by heat
  • think in terms of — If you say that you are thinking in terms of doing a particular thing, you mean that you are considering it.
  • three mile island — an island in the Susquehanna River, near Middletown, Pennsylvania, SE of Harrisburg: scene of a near-disastrous accident at a nuclear plant in 1979 that raised the issue of nuclear-energy safety.
  • three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
  • threshing machine — a machine for removing grains and seeds from straw and chaff.
  • 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.
  • transcendentalism — transcendental character, thought, or language.
  • transmission line — a system of conductors, as coaxial cable, a wave guide, or a pair of parallel wires, used to transmit signals.
  • triboluminescence — luminescence produced by friction, usually within a crystalline substance.
  • tridimensionality — having three dimensions.
  • trigger mechanism — a physiological or psychological process caused by a stimulus and resulting in a usually severe reaction.
  • 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.
  • ultimate strength — the quantity of the utmost tensile, compressive, or shearing stress that a given unit area of a certain material is expected to bear without failing.
  • ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
  • undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
  • urogenital system — the urinary tract and reproductive organs
  • valetudinarianism — the state, condition, or habits of a valetudinarian.
  • velaric airstream — a current of mouth air produced by the action of the tongue, operant in forming click sounds.
  • vestibular system — the sensory mechanism in the inner ear that detects movement of the head and helps to control balance
  • waist measurement — a measure of the circumference of the narrowest part of a person's waist
  • war establishment — the full wartime complement of men, equipment, and vehicles of a military unit
  • wardrobe mistress — a woman in charge of keeping theatrical costumes cleaned, pressed, and in wearable condition.
  • westminster abbey — a Gothic church in London, England.
  • whistler's mother — (formal name, Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother) a painting (1871) by James McNeill Whistler.
  • wimshurst machine — a device for the production of electric charge by electrostatic induction, consisting of two oppositely rotating glass or mica disks carrying metal strips upon which charges are induced and subsequently removed by contact with metallic combs.
  • yesterday morning — during the morning of the day preceding today
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