17-letter words containing ls
- back on the rails — If something is back on the rails, it is beginning to be successful again after a period when it almost failed.
- blackwells island — a former name of Roosevelt Island.
- blue false indigo — a North American plant, Baptisia australis, of the legume family, having wedge-shaped leaflets and blue, clustered flowers.
- carolina allspice — any of a genus (Calycanthus) of hardy shrubs (family Calycanthaceae) of a dicotyledonous order (Laurales) of plants, bearing reddish-brown, sweet-smelling flowers
- cat-o'-nine-tails — a rope whip consisting of nine knotted thongs, used formerly to flog prisoners
- chelsea pensioner — an old ex-soldier resident in the Chelsea Royal Hospital
- cinisello balsamo — a city in N Italy, near Milan.
- dimethylsulfoxide — DMSO.
- down-at-the-heels — of a shabby, run-down appearance; seedy: He is rapidly becoming a down-at-heel drifter and a drunk.
- electroconvulsive — Of or relating to the treatment of mental illness by the application of electric shocks to the brain.
- extraterrestrials — Plural form of extraterrestrial.
- false bread-fruit — ceriman.
- foolscap envelope — an envelope of dimensions suitable to hold an unfolded sheet of foolscap paper
- hot on sb's heels — If you say that someone is hot on your heels, you are emphasizing that they are chasing you and are not very far behind you.
- hyper-peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
- if all else fails — You say if all else fails to suggest what could be done in a certain situation if all the other things you have tried are unsuccessful.
- management skills — skills regarding the technique, practice, or science of managing a company, business, etc
- materials science — the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals.
- move one's bowels — to pass waste matter from the large intestine; defecate
- pulsejet (engine) — a jet engine without a compressor or turbine, in which intermittent combustion provides the thrust
- register of wills — (in some states of the U.S.) the official charged with the probate of wills or with the keeping of the records of the probate court.
- rocket propulsion — propulsion of an object by thrust developed by a rocket.
- sinus of valsalva — any of the pouches of the aorta and the pulmonary artery opposite the flaps of the semilunar valves into which blood returning to the heart flows, closing the valves.
- spin one's wheels — a circular frame or disk arranged to revolve on an axis, as on or in vehicles or machinery.
- tapestry brussels — a carpet made with three-ply or four-ply worsted yarn drawn up in uncut loops to form a pattern over the entire surface (body Brussels) or made of worsted or woolen yarns on which a pattern is printed (tapestry Brussels)
- the lower animals — relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates
- the lower mammals — relatively simple or primitive mammals
- tilt at windmills — to cause to lean, incline, slope, or slant.
- to oil the wheels — If someone or something oils the wheels of a process or system, they help things to run smoothly and successfully.
- valsalva maneuver — a forced expiratory effort against a closed glottis that decreases intrathoracic pressure, hampering venous return to the heart, and that can be used to inflate the Eustachian tubes and adjust pressure in the middle ear.
- walk on eggshells — to be very cautious or diplomatic for fear of upsetting someone
- welsh nationalism — the political belief that Wales should be independent
- welsh nationalist — a person who believes that Wales should be independent
- welshman's button — an angler's name for a species of caddis fly, Sericostoma personatum
- white blood cells — any of various nearly colorless cells of the immune system that circulate mainly in the blood and lymph and participate in reactions to invading microorganisms or foreign particles, comprising the B cells, T cells, macrophages, monocytes, and granulocytes.
- yellowstone falls — a waterfall in NW Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park on the Yellowstone River
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