17-letter words containing me
- hammered dulcimer — dulcimer (sense 1)
- heterochromosomes — Plural form of heterochromosome.
- higher arithmetic — arithmetic (def 2).
- historical method — the process of establishing general facts and principles through attention to chronology and to the evolution or historical course of what is being studied.
- holistic medicine — incorporating the concept of holism, or the idea that the whole is more than merely the sum of its parts, in theory or practice: holistic psychology.
- home improvements — improvements to one's home, such as new kitchens and bathrooms, central heating etc
- homeland security — national defence
- homeopathic magic — magic that attempts to control the universe through the mimicking of a desired event, as by stabbing an image of an enemy in an effort to destroy him or her or by performing a ritual dance imitative of the growth of food in an effort to secure an abundant supply; a branch of sympathetic magic based on the belief that similar actions produce similar results.
- homework exercise — an exercise that is set as homework
- honorable mention — a citation conferred on a contestant, exhibit, etc., having exceptional merit though not winning a top honor or prize.
- hormone treatment — any of several medical treatments using hormones
- house of ill fame — a house of prostitution; brothel
- hurler's syndrome — a medical condition characterized by physical deformity and mental deficiency
- hyperalimentation — overfeeding.
- hyperpigmentation — coloration, especially of the skin.
- iambic pentameter — a verse line consisting of five metrical iambs
- image enhancement — a method of improving the definition of a video picture by a computer program, which reduces the lowest grey values to black and the highest to white: used for pictures from microscopes, surveillance cameras, and scanners
- immediate annuity — an annuity bought with a single premium, with payments to the annuitant to begin at the end of one payment period, as a month or a year.
- immediate version — child version
- improvement grant — a sum of money provided by a government, local authority, or public fund to finance the amelioration of a building, area of land, etc
- in one's own time — outside paid working hours
- in someone's face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- in the same canoe — of the same tribe
- income inequality — a situation in which there is great disparity in income within a society
- incremental value — increased value measured on an index or scale
- individual medley — a race in which the total distance is either divided into three equal portions, in which each swimmer uses the backstroke for the first portion, the breaststroke for the second portion, and the freestyle for the third, or the total distance is divided into four equal portions, in which each swimmer uses the butterfly stroke for the first portion and then the other strokes used follow the same pattern as in the three-part medley. Compare medley relay (def 2).
- insertion element — a section of DNA that is capable of becoming inserted into another chromosome
- installment sales — Installment sales are sales where fixed payments will be made regularly over a particular period of time.
- instant messaging — Instant messaging is a form of written communication that allows you to send messages from one computer to another. The message appears immediately on the screen of the computer you send it to, provided the computer is using the service. The abbreviation IM is also used.
- instrument flying — the control and navigation of an aircraft by reference to its gauges, with no or only limited visual reference outside the cockpit.
- instrumentalities — Plural form of instrumentality.
- insulin treatment — treatment of diabetes with insulin
- interdepartmental — involving or existing between two or more departments: interdepartmental rivalry.
- intergovernmental — involving two or more governments or levels of government.
- intermediate card — a card used in the carding process to transfer sliver from the breaker card to the finisher card.
- intermediate care — an intermediate level of healthcare for chronically ill, disabled, or elderly people, especially in a facility for this purpose.
- intermediate host — the host in which a parasite undergoes development but does not reach sexual maturity.
- internal medicine — the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, especially of internal organ systems.
- intradepartmental — Within a department.
- intragovernmental — Within a government.
- investment banker — an executive in an investment bank
- investment income — income arising from business investments
- invisible mending — any form of repair, esp to clothing, in which the aim is to make the finished repair work undetectable
- inward investment — Inward investment is the investment of money in a country by companies from outside that country.
- job advertisement — an announcement in a newspaper, on television, or on a poster about a post of employment
- judgment of paris — the decision by Paris to award Aphrodite the golden apple of discord competed for by Aphrodite, Athena, and Hera.
- kawasaki syndrome — a syndrome, usually afflicting children, characterized by high fever, swollen lymph nodes in the neck, rashes, irritated eyes and mucous membranes, etc. with possible damage to the cardiovascular system
- knocking-off time — the time when you finish work
- know only by name — to be familiar with the name of but not know personally
- 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.