17-letter words containing es
- dutch west indies — a Netherlands overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea, N and NE of Venezuela; includes the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, and St. Eustatius, and the S part of St. Martin: considered an integral part of the Dutch realm. 366 sq. mi. (948 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
- eastern turkestan — a vast region in W and central Asia, E of the Caspian Sea: includes territory in the S central part of Xinjiang province in China (Eastern Turkestan or Chinese Turkestan) a strip of N Afghanistan, and the area (Russian Turkestan) comprising the republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan), Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan), Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
- ectoparasiticides — Plural form of ectoparasiticide.
- electroanesthesia — Anesthesia induced by cranial electrotherapy stimulation.
- emergency session — an urgent meeting held by parliament, ministers, etc. to discuss what measures should be taken to deal with an emergency
- enrolment figures — the numbers of people enrolling at an institution, on a course, etc
- escaping tendency — a property of a gas, related to its partial pressure, that expresses its tendency to escape or expand, given by d(log ef) = dμ/ RT, where μ is the chemical potential, R the gas constant, and T the thermodynamic temperature
- esprit d'escalier — clever repartee one thinks of too late
- essential element — any chemical element required by an organism for healthy growth. It may be required in large amounts (macronutrient) or in very small amounts (trace element)
- establishing shot — Cinema
- ethinyloestradiol — Alternative form of ethinylestradiol.
- excess employment — excessive numbers of employees for the amount of work available
- executive session — a session of the Senate for the discussion of executive business, such as the ratification of treaties: formerly held in secret
- exemplary damages — law: fine imposed as a deterrent
- extension courses — courses offered to outsiders by an educational establishment
- extraordinariness — The property of being extraordinary.
- extraterrestrials — Plural form of extraterrestrial.
- facts and figures — details; precise information
- faint-heartedness — lack of courage
- fairness doctrine — a policy mandated by the Federal Communications Commission, requiring radio and television stations to grant equal time to a political candidate, group, etc., to present an opposing viewpoint to one already aired.
- fall over oneself — to do everything within one's power
- fancy dress party — a party at which the guests wear fancy dress
- feel like oneself — to perceive or examine by touch.
- field penny-cress — the common penny-cress, Thlaspi arvense.
- field sales force — a team of people selling a product or service in the field as opposed to over the telephone, etc
- financial futures — futures in a stock-exchange index, currency exchange rate, or interest rate enabling banks, building societies, brokers, and speculators to hedge their involvement in these markets
- first-aid classes — classes which teach people how to give immediate medical help in an emergency
- fitness programme — a plan to help someone improve their health and physical condition
- flexible response — a military strategy that enables the response to an attack to be adapted to the nature and strength of the attack
- fluorescent light — a fluorescent lamp in domestic or commercial use; a fluorescent strip
- fluorescent strip — a fluorescent light in the form of a long strip
- fluvioterrestrial — (of animals) able to live in rivers and on land
- forest enterprise — a British government department responsible for maintaining and expanding forests
- frames per second — (unit) (fps) The unit of measurement of the frame rate of a moving image.
- gender expression — the external expression of gender roles, as through socially defined behaviors and ways of dressing.
- germanicus caesar — 15 b.c.–a.d. 19, Roman general.
- gestatorial chair — a ceremonial chair on which the pope is carried
- get above oneself — If you say that someone is getting above themself, you disapprove of them because they think they are better than everyone else.
- get one's jollies — to have fun or get pleasure; often, specif., from that which is cheap or disreputable
- gethsemane cheese — a semisoft, mild, yellow cheese from whole milk, made by Trappist monks.
- giscard d'estaing — Valéry [va-ley-ree] /va leɪˈri/ (Show IPA), born 1926, French political leader: president 1974–81.
- give the business — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- glass box testing — white box testing
- go like hot cakes — to be sold very quickly or in large quantities
- go-faster stripes — (jargon) chrome. Mainstream in some parts of UK.
- greensand process — a process for casting iron with sand not previously heated.
- hall of residence — Halls of residence are buildings with rooms or flats, usually built by universities or colleges, in which students live during the term.
- heart of darkness — a short novel (1902) by Joseph Conrad.
- heartbreakingness — The state or quality of being heartbreaking.
- hemiglossectomies — Plural form of hemiglossectomy.