17-letter words containing our

journeyman joiner — a joiner who is qualified to work in the employment of another
keep your balance — If you keep your balance, for example when standing in a moving vehicle, you remain steady and do not fall over. If you lose your balance, you become unsteady and fall over.
ladder tournament — a tournament in which the entrants are listed by name and rank, advancement being by means of challenging and defeating an entrant ranked one or two places higher.
lance of courtesy — a lance having a blunt head to prevent serious injury by a jouster to an opponent.
management course — a course provided by an educational establishment such as a university, which teaches skills concerning the management of a company, business, etc
natural resources — a naturally occurring source of wealth, as land or water.
natural-resources — a naturally occurring source of wealth, as land or water.
nicholas bourbaki — the pseudonym of a group of mainly French mathematicians that, since 1939, has been producing a monumental work on advanced mathematics, Eléments de Mathématique
not on your nelly — not under any circumstances; certainly not
odds-on favourite — a person, team, horse, etc that is regarded as the most likely to win a competition
odour of sanctity — sanctimoniousness
petit bourgeoisie — The petit bourgeoisie are people in the lower middle class.
petite bourgeoise — a woman who belongs to the petite bourgeoisie.
petty bourgeoisie — the section of the middle class with the lowest social status, generally composed of shopkeepers, lower clerical staff, etc
prerogative court — a former ecclesiastical court in England and Ireland for the trial of certain testamentary cases.
pull your head in — be quiet!
resource recovery — Resource recovery is when energy, a material, or a product is taken from waste and used.
rush-hour traffic — the large number of vehicles that move along roads, travelling to or from work at the beginning and end of the working day
self-rising flour — Self-rising flour is flour that makes cakes rise when they are cooked because it has chemicals added to it.
sixty-fourth note — a note having one sixty-fourth of the time value of a whole note; hemidemisemiquaver.
sixty-fourth rest — a rest equal in time value to a sixty-fourth note.
skin of our teeth — a play (1942) by Thornton Wilder.
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
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.
stretching course — (in brickwork) a course of stretchers.
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.
territorial court — a court established in U.S. territories that is empowered to hear local and federal cases.
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 witching hour — the hour at which witches are supposed to appear, usually midnight
three-course meal — A three-course meal is a meal that consists of three parts served one after the other.
to drag your feet — If you drag your feet or drag your heels, you delay doing something or do it very slowly because you do not want to do it.
to feel your oats — to feel exuberant or high-spirited
to keep your head — If you keep your head, you remain calm in a difficult situation. If you lose your head, you panic or do not remain calm in a difficult situation.
to knit your brow — If you knit your brows or knit your eyebrows, you frown because you are angry or worried.
to lick your lips — If you lick your lips, you move your tongue across your lips as you think about or taste something pleasant.
to lose your grip — If you lose your grip, you become less efficient and less confident, and less able to deal with things.
to lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
to open your eyes — If something opens your eyes, it makes you aware that something is different from the way that you thought it was.
to open your mind — If something opens your mind to new ideas or experiences, it makes you more willing to accept them or try them.
to push your luck — If you say that someone is pushing their luck, you think they are taking a bigger risk than is sensible, and may get into trouble.
to risk your neck — If you say that someone is risking their neck, you mean they are doing something very dangerous, often in order to achieve something.
to run its course — If something runs its course or takes its course, it develops naturally and comes to a natural end.
to show your face — If you show your face somewhere, you go there and see people, although you are not welcome, are rather unwilling to go, or have not been there for some time.
to slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget it.
to take your time — If you take your time doing something, you do it quite slowly and do not hurry.
tourette syndrome — a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent involuntary movements, including multiple neck jerks and sometimes vocal tics, as grunts, barks, or words, especially obscenities.
twenty four seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
twenty-four hours — the time taken by the Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; a whole day
twenty-four seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.
twenty-four-seven — continually; constantly: They're together 24/7.

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