17-letter words containing s, t, r, i, p
- the-metamorphosis — a short story (1915) by Franz Kafka.
- thermal expansion — expansion caused by heat
- three-piece suite — a set of three matching pieces of furniture, usually a combination of a sofa and chairs
- tiglath-pileser i — died 1102? b.c, king of Assyria c1115–1102?.
- to lick your lips — If you lick your lips, you move your tongue across your lips as you think about or taste something pleasant.
- 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 slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget it.
- top-security wing — a wing of a prison, mental hospital, etc that has a very high level of precautions against escape
- trans-mississippi — across or beyond the Mississippi River.
- triskaidekaphobia — fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.
- twelve patriarchs — any of the sons of Jacob ((the twelve patriarchs),) from whom the tribes of Israel were descended.
- ultrametamorphism — metamorphism during which the temperature of a rock exceeds its melting point.
- uncooperativeness — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- undercompensation — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- unpredictableness — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
- up/raise the ante — If you up the ante or raise the ante, you increase your demands when you are in dispute or fighting for something.
- vacuum aspiration — menstrual extraction.
- varix lymphaticus — a similar condition affecting an artery or lymphatic vessel
- ventura publisher — Corel VENTURA
- vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic
- warehouse receipt — a receipt for goods placed in a warehouse.
- weapons inspector — a person who inspects a country's weapons
- wireless operator — a radio operator
- wood preservative — a coating applied to timber as a protection against decay, insects, weather, etc
- zygomatic process — any of several bony processes that articulate with the cheekbone.