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17-letter words containing t, e, a, s, l

  • real-estate agent — a person who sells houses, buildings, and land
  • recoil escapement — anchor escapement.
  • recreationalist's — recreationist.
  • recrystallization — to become crystallized again.
  • rectangle slinger — polygon pusher
  • rehospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
  • relativistic mass — the mass of a body in motion relative to the observer: it is equal to the rest mass multiplied by a factor that is greater than 1 and that increases as the magnitude of the velocity increases.
  • res ipsa loquitur — the rule that an injury is due to the defendant's negligence when that which caused it was under his or her control or management and the injury would not have happened had proper management been observed.
  • revascularization — the restoration of the blood circulation of an organ or area, achieved by unblocking obstructed or disrupted blood vessels or by surgically implanting replacements.
  • rhetorical stress — stress required by the meaning of a line, as distinguished from that required by the meter.
  • rhode island bent — a European pasture grass, Agrostis tenuis, naturalized in North America, having red flower clusters.
  • roseate spoonbill — a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.
  • russell, bertrand — Bertrand Russell
  • saint elmo's fire — corona discharge.
  • salt negotiations — international diplomatic discussions carried out in connection with SALT
  • salt of the earth — an individual or group considered as representative of the best or noblest elements of society.
  • salt-rising bread — a kind of bread leavened with a fermented mixture of salted milk, cornmeal, flour, sugar, and soda.
  • san andreas fault — an active strike-slip fault in W United States, extending from San Francisco to S California and forming the on-land portion of the western margin of the North American Plate.
  • san quentin quail — jailbait.
  • sandro botticelli — Sandro [san-droh,, sahn-;; Italian sahn-draw] /ˈsæn droʊ,, ˈsɑn-;; Italian ˈsɑn drɔ/ (Show IPA), (Alessandro di Mariano dei Filipepi) 1444?–1510, Italian painter.
  • satellite station — a radio or television station that receives programs from another station and rebroadcasts at a different wavelength.
  • save shoe leather — to avoid wearing out shoes, as by taking a bus rather than walking
  • 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.
  • say the unsayable — to express an opinion thought to be too controversial to mention
  • scarlet firethorn — a Eurasian evergreen, thorny shrub, Pyracantha coccinea, of the rose family, having white, hairy flower clusters and bright red berries.
  • scarlet lightning — scarlet lychnis.
  • scarlet pimpernel — a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, especially A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather.
  • scentless mayweed — a similar and related plant, Matricaria maritima, with scentless leaves
  • school attendance — a measure of the number of children who attend school and the amount of time they are present
  • scrape the barrel — to be forced to use one's last and weakest resource
  • sea grant college — a college or university doing research on marine resources under the U.S. National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966.
  • sea-island cotton — a long-staple cotton, Gossypium barbadense, raised originally in the Sea Islands and now grown chiefly in the West Indies.
  • second lieutenant — an Army, Air Force, or Marine officer of the lowest commissioned rank. Compare ensign (def 4).
  • secondary quality — one of the qualities attributed by the mind to an object perceived, such as color, temperature, or taste.
  • secretary-general — the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.
  • securities dealer — a person who buys and sells securities
  • selective amnesia — the deliberate forgetting of something
  • self-administered — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
  • self-annihilation — self-destruction; suicide.
  • self-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
  • self-commendation — the act of commending; recommendation; praise: commendation for a job well done.
  • self-condemnation — the act of condemning.
  • self-confirmation — the act of confirming.
  • self-consecration — the act of setting oneself to a task or vocation without ordination by others or by a religious body.
  • self-conservation — the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights.
  • self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
  • self-dissociation — an act or instance of dissociating.
  • self-emancipation — the act of emancipating.
  • self-entertaining — affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
  • self-estrangement — to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of: Their quarrel estranged the two friends.
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