17-letter words containing ts
- liberal democrats — (in Britain) a political party with centrist policies; established in 1988 as the Social and Liberal Democrats when the Liberal Party merged with the Social Democratic Party; renamed Liberal Democrats in 1989
- lick the boots of — to be servile, obsequious, or flattering towards
- maintenance costs — the costs associated with keeping a road, building, vehicle, or machine in good condition by regularly checking it and repairing it when necessary
- massachusetts bay — an inlet of the Atlantic, off the E coast of Massachusetts.
- microconstituents — a microscopically small constituent of a metal or alloy.
- miss lonelyhearts — a novel (1933) by Nathanael West.
- navigation lights — lights on an aircraft
- nightshade family — the plant family Solanaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, trees, shrubs, and vines having alternate, simple or pinnate leaves, conspicuous flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including belladonna, eggplant, nightshade, peppers of the genus Capsicum, petunia, potato, tobacco, and tomato.
- nord-ostsee kanal — German name of Kiel Canal.
- of its own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
- one size fits all — (of clothing) designed to fit people of a wide range of sizes.
- one-size-fits-all — (of clothing) designed to fit people of a wide range of sizes.
- opening arguments — the statements or arguments provided by lawyers at the beginning of a trial
- otolaryngologists — Plural form of otolaryngologist.
- outside broadcast — An outside broadcast is a radio or television programme that is not recorded or filmed in a studio, but in another building or in the open air.
- parents anonymous — (in Britain) an association of local voluntary self-help groups offering help through an anonymous telephone service to parents who fear they will injure their children, or who have other problems in managing their children
- parts of kesteven — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
- parts per million — the number of units (of a substance) present in a million units of another substance
- pittsburg landing — a village in SW Tennessee, on the Tennessee River: battle of Shiloh in 1862.
- poststructuralism — a variation of structuralism, often seen as a critique, emphasizing plurality of meaning and instability of concepts that structuralism uses to define society, language, etc.
- saint kitts-nevis — a twin-island state in the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies, consisting of the islands of St. Kitts and Nevis: formerly a British colony and member of the West Indies Associated States; gained independence 1983. 104 sq. mi. (269 sq. km). Capital: Basseterre.
- seat-of-the-pants — using or based on experience, instinct, or guesswork: a seat-of-the-pants management style.
- simplicity itself — If you say that something is simplicity itself, you are emphasizing that it is very simple or easy.
- sound effects man — a man who produces sounds artificially or reproduces them from a recording, etc, to create a theatrical effect, such as the bringing together of two halves of a hollow coconut shell to simulate a horse's gallop. Such sound effects are used in plays, films, etc
- sports facilities — places and things for doing sports
- squatter's rights — the rights to a property claimed by someone who has occupied it in the owner's absence
- suspension points — a group of dots, usually three, used in written material to indicate the omission of a word or words
- television rights — the rights to televise something, such as a sporting event
- tell its own tale — to be self-evident
- texas instruments — (company) (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. The COOL and OATH C++ class libraries were developed at TI, as were PDL2 and the ASC computer, PC-Scheme and Texas Instruments Pascal.
- the bright lights — places of entertainment in a city
- the facts of life — the details of sexual behaviour and reproduction, esp as told to children
- 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.
- to feel your oats — to feel exuberant or high-spirited
- to run its course — If something runs its course or takes its course, it develops naturally and comes to a natural end.
- ts'ao hsueh-ch'in — (Ts'ao Chan) c1717–63, Chinese novelist: author of The Dream of the Red Chamber.
- visitation rights — the legal right granted to a divorced or separated parent to visit a child in the custody of the other parent.
- warehousing costs — the costs involved in storing goods in a warehouse
- wheatstone bridge — a circuit for measuring an unknown resistance by comparing it with known resistances.
- wuthering heights — a novel (1846) by Emily Brontë.