17-letter words containing t, h, r, e, n, s
- turn of the screw — a short novel (1898) by Henry James.
- twenty-four hours — the time taken by the Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; a whole day
- 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.
- under the sign of — during that portion of the year when the sun is passing through and thus subject to the influence of (a specified sign of the zodiac)
- 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.
- ventura publisher — Corel VENTURA
- voice synthesizer — a computer system that is used to artificially produce the human voice
- war establishment — the full wartime complement of men, equipment, and vehicles of a military unit
- warehousing costs — the costs involved in storing goods in a warehouse
- washington square — a short novel (1881) by Henry James.
- weather-resistant — resisting the effects of severe weather, as rain or cold: weather-resistant cloth for topcoats.
- wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
- 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.
- winchester bushel — a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Winchester bushel) and in Great Britain to 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters (Imperial bushel) Abbreviation: bu., bush.
- worth one's while — a period or interval of time: to wait a long while; He arrived a short while ago.
- wuthering heights — a novel (1846) by Emily Brontë.