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17-letter words containing ou

  • south lanarkshire — a council area of S Scotland, comprising the S part of the historical county of Lanarkshire: included within Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: has uplands in the S and part of the Glasgow conurbation in the N: mainly agricultural. Administrative centre: Hamilton. Pop: 303 010 (2003 est). Area: 1771 sq km (684 sq miles)
  • south sea company — a British joint stock company that traded in South America in the 18th century. The South Sea Company took over the national debt in return for a monopoly of trade with the South Seas, causing feverish speculation in their stocks, and a financial crash in 1720 (the South Sea Bubble)
  • south sea islands — the islands in the S Pacific that constitute Oceania
  • south west africa — a former name of Namibia.
  • south-west africa — a former name of Namibia.
  • southampton water — an inlet of the English Channel in S England
  • southeast by east — a point on the compass 11°15′ east of southeast. Abbreviation: SEbE.
  • southern rhodesia — a former name (until 1964) of Zimbabwe (def 1).
  • southern sporades — a group of Greek islands in the Aegean, including the Dodecanese, lying off the SW coast of Turkey
  • southern studfish — See under studfish.
  • southern triangle — the constellation Triangulum Australe.
  • southwest by west — a point on the compass 11°15′ west of southwest. Abbreviation: SWbW.
  • sperrin mountains — a mountain range in NW Northern Ireland
  • spiritual bouquet — the spiritual presentation of a good work to another person.
  • spot announcement — a brief radio or television announcement, usually an advertisement, made by an individual station during or after a network program.
  • spread your wings — if you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience
  • square-shouldered — having the shoulders held back, giving a straight form to the upper part of the back.
  • stand your ground — relating to or denoting a legal principle or law that eliminates the duty to retreat by allowing, as a first response, self-defense by deadly force: We’re proud to represent Florida, the first stand your ground state.
  • stannous chloride — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, SnCl 2 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly as a reducing and tinning agent, and as a mordant in dyeing with cochineal.
  • stannous fluoride — a white, crystalline powder, SnF 2 , slightly soluble in water: used as a source of fluorine in the prevention of dental caries, especially as a toothpaste additive.
  • state the obvious — point out sth already evident
  • stretch limousine — a limousine that has been lengthened to provide extra seating accommodation and more legroom
  • stretching course — (in brickwork) a course of stretchers.
  • stump-jump plough — a plough designed for use on land not cleared of stumps
  • sudetes mountains — mountain range along the borders of N Czech Republic & SW Poland: highest peak, 5,259 ft (1,603 m)
  • superstitiousness — of the nature of, characterized by, or proceeding from superstition: superstitious fears.
  • synchronous motor — a synchronous machine that acts as a motor.
  • synchronous orbit — an orbit in which the orbital period of a satellite is identical to the spin period of the central body
  • synchronous speed — the speed at which an alternating-current machine must operate to generate electromotive force at a given frequency.
  • taconic mountains — a mountain range in SE New York, W Massachusetts, and SW Vermont, a highly eroded part of the Appalachian system. Highest peak, Mount Equinox, in Vermont 3816 feet (1163 meters).
  • take into account — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • teething troubles — Teething troubles are the same as teething problems.
  • television lounge — a room in a hotel, guest house, etc where guests may watch television
  • tell your fortune — When someone tells your fortune, they tell you what they think will happen to you in the future, which they say is shown, for example, by the lines on your hand.
  • temporary account — A temporary account is an account which is closed out at the end of the year.
  • territorial court — a court established in U.S. territories that is empowered to hear local and federal cases.
  • the black country — the formerly heavily industrialized region of central England, northwest of Birmingham
  • the carboniferous — the Carboniferous period or rock system
  • the cold shoulder — a show of indifference; slight
  • the evil day/hour — If someone is putting off the evil day or the evil hour, they have to do something unpleasant and are trying to avoid doing it for as long as possible.
  • the horse's mouth — the most reliable source
  • the life and soul — a person regarded as the main source of merriment and liveliness
  • the outside world — You can use the outside world to refer to all the people who do not live in a particular place or who are not involved in a particular situation.
  • the queen's house — a Palladian mansion in Greenwich, London: designed (1616–35) by Inigo Jones; now part of the National Maritime Museum; restored 1984–90
  • the sound of mull — the water that separates the island of Mull from the mainland of Scotland
  • the south pacific — the part of the Pacific Ocean to the south of the equator
  • the witching hour — the hour at which witches are supposed to appear, usually midnight
  • therapeutic touch — the laying on of hands by a healer
  • thought-provoking — If something such as a book or a film is thought-provoking, it contains interesting ideas that make people think seriously.
  • thousandths-place — last in order of a series of a thousand.
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