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17-letter words containing th

  • at the expense of — If you achieve something at the expense of someone, you do it in a way which might cause them some harm or disadvantage.
  • at the request of — in accordance with the specific demand or wish of (someone)
  • at the service of — To be at the service of a person or organization means to be available to help or be used by that person or organization.
  • at their own game — If you beat someone at their own game, you use the same methods that they have used, but more successfully, so that you gain an advantage over them.
  • athlete's village — an area of accommodation for competitors taking part in a sports event
  • attachment theory — a set of concepts that explain the emergence of an emotional bond between an infant and primary caregiver and the way in which this bond affects the child’s behavioral and emotional development into adulthood. See also attachment (def 3a).
  • australopithecine — any of various extinct apelike primates of the genus Australopithecus and related genera, remains of which have been discovered in southern and E Africa. Some species are estimated to be over 4.5 million years old
  • authoritativeness — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
  • authority control — the establishment and maintainance of consistent forms of terms, as of names, subjects, and titles, to be used as headings in bibliographic records.
  • babe in the woods — a baby or child.
  • 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.
  • baile atha cliath — Dublin
  • baile-atha-cliath — Gaelic Baile Àtha Cliath. a seaport in and the capital of the Republic of Ireland, in the E part, on the Irish Sea.
  • balance the books — do accounting
  • bartholin's gland — either of two small glands near the vaginal opening: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous lubricating substance
  • basal anaesthesia — preliminary and incomplete anaesthesia induced to prepare a surgical patient for total anaesthesia with another agent
  • bathroom fittings — plumbing fixtures or accessories suitable for use in a bathroom
  • be on the rebound — If you say that someone is on the rebound, you mean that they have just ended a relationship with a girlfriend or boyfriend. This often makes them do things they would not normally do.
  • be out of the way — When something is out of the way, it has finished or you have dealt with it, so that it is no longer a problem or needs no more time spent on it.
  • be over the limit — If someone is over the limit, they have drunk more alcohol than they are legally allowed to when driving a vehicle.
  • be that as it may — You say 'Be that as it may' when you want to move onto another subject or go further with the discussion, without deciding whether what has just been said is right or wrong.
  • beat the drum for — to attempt to arouse interest in
  • beat to the punch — to be quicker than (another) in doing something, as in striking a blow
  • behaviour therapy — any of various means of treating psychological disorders, such as desensitization, aversion therapy, and instrumental conditioning, that depend on the patient systematically learning new modes of behaviour
  • behind the scenes — happening or conducted out of view of the general public: The behind-the-scenes preparations made the convention a huge success.
  • behind-the-scenes — If something is done behind the scenes, it is done secretly rather than publicly.
  • biological father — the man whose semen fertilized the ovum from which a child was born
  • biological mother — the mother who gave birth to a child
  • biological rhythm — biorhythm.
  • birth certificate — Your birth certificate is an official document which gives details of your birth, such as the date and place of your birth, and the names of your parents.
  • birth of a nation — an American film (1915), directed by D. W. Griffith.
  • blood and thunder — A blood and thunder performer or performance is very loud and emotional.
  • blood-and-thunder — sensationalism, violence, or exaggerated melodrama: a movie full of blood and thunder.
  • blue-sky thinking — Blue-sky thinking is the activity of trying to find completely new ideas.
  • bohemian brethren — a Protestant Christian sect formed in the 15th century from various Hussite groups, which rejected oaths and military service and advocated a pure and disciplined spiritual life. It was reorganized in 1722 as the Moravian Church
  • boothia peninsula — a peninsula of N Canada: the northernmost part of the mainland of North America, lying west of the Gulf of Boothia, an arm of the Arctic Ocean
  • break the back of — to complete the greatest or hardest part of (a task)
  • breathe life into — revive, rejuvenate
  • bring up the rear — to be at the back in a procession, race, etc
  • british shorthair — a breed of large cat with a short dense coat
  • bull of the woods — the foreman of a logging operation.
  • bursting strength — the capacity of a thing or substance to resist change when under pressure.
  • bury the tomahawk — to stop fighting; make peace
  • by the same token — You use by the same token to introduce a statement that you think is true for the same reasons that were given for a previous statement.
  • caa the feet frae — to send (a person) sprawling
  • called to the bar — admitted to the practice of law as a barrister
  • can't be bothered — If you say that you can't be bothered to do something, you mean that you are not going to do it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
  • case-study method — Also called case-study method [keys-stuhd-ee] /ˈkeɪsˈstʌd i/ (Show IPA). the teaching or elucidation of a subject or issue through analysis and discussion of actual cases, as in business education.
  • casting the runes — (jargon)   What a guru does when you ask him or her to run a particular program because it never works for anyone else; especially used when nobody can ever see what the guru is doing different from what J. Random Luser does. Compare incantation, runes, examining the entrails; also see the AI koan about Tom Knight.
  • castle in the air — a hope or desire unlikely to be realized; daydream
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