17-letter words containing tl
- abstract of title — a summary of the ownership of land, showing the original grant, conveyances, and any incumbrances
- battle of britain — (in World War II) the series of aerial combats that took place between British and German aircraft during the autumn of 1940 and that included the severe bombardment of British cities.
- battle-ax culture — a late Neolithic to Copper Age culture of northern Europe marked especially by the production of pottery bearing the imprint of cord and by the use of battle-axes as burial accouterments.
- beer and skittles — enjoyment or pleasure
- bombardier beetle — any of various small carabid beetles of the genus Brachinus, esp B. crepitans of Europe, which defend themselves by ejecting a jet of volatile fluid
- bottlebrush grass — a North American grass, Hystrix patula, having loose flower spikes with long awns.
- castle in the air — a hope or desire unlikely to be realized; daydream
- catholic epistles — the epistles of James, I and II Peter, I John, and Jude, which were addressed to the universal Church rather than to an individual or a particular church
- cattle tick fever — Texas fever
- churchyard beetle — a blackish nocturnal ground beetle, Blaps mucronata, found in cellars and similar places
- classical nahuatl — Aztec (def 2).
- classical-nahuatl — a member of a Nahuatl-speaking state in central Mexico that was conquered by Cortés in 1521.
- country gentleman — a rich man with an estate in the country
- deathwatch beetle — a beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum, whose woodboring larvae are a serious pest. The adult produces a rapid tapping sound with its head that was once popularly supposed to presage death
- gentleman-at-arms — (in England) one of a guard of 40 gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions.
- green june beetle — a large, greenish scarab beetle, Cotinis nitida, of the southern U.S.
- ladybird (beetle) — ladybug
- little black book — an address book, esp. one kept by a man, with the names of women companions considered available for dating
- little blue heron — a small heron, Egretta caerulea, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere, having bluish-gray plumage.
- little fork river — a river in N Minnesota, flowing N to the Rainy River on the Canadian border. 132 miles (212 km) long.
- loggerhead turtle — a sea turtle, Caretta caretta, having a large head: now greatly reduced in number.
- new scotland yard — See under Scotland Yard (def 1).
- newcastle disease — a rapidly spreading virus-induced disease of birds and domestic fowl, as chickens, marked by respiratory difficulty, reduced egg production and, in chicks, paralysis.
- north little rock — a city in central Arkansas, on the Arkansas River.
- once over lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
- once-over-lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
- outline agreement — a contract, etc, setting out the preliminary terms or guidelines for an agreement; a preliminary agreement
- peach bark beetle — a bark beetle, Phloeotribus liminaris, that feeds on and nests in peach and other drupaceous trees.
- pocket battleship — a small heavily armed and armored warship serving as a battleship because of limitations imposed by treaty.
- rattle one's dags — to hurry up
- rhinoceros beetle — any of several scarabaeid beetles, especially of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax.
- scentless mayweed — a similar and related plant, Matricaria maritima, with scentless leaves
- settlement houses — the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
- settlement option — any of the options, other than immediate payment in a lump sum, by which the policyholder or beneficiary may choose to have the benefits of a policy paid.
- settlement worker — a person who works with underprivileged people in a settlement house.
- shetland pullover — a thick woollen sweater made from Shetland wool
- shetland sheepdog — one of a breed of small sheepdogs resembling a miniature collie, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shuttle diplomacy — diplomatic negotiations carried out by a mediator who travels back and forth between the negotiating parties.
- social settlement — settlement (def 14).
- thabana-ntlenyana — a mountain in Lesotho: the highest peak of the Drakensberg Mountains. Height: 3482 m (11 425 ft)
- the final whistle — a blast on a referee's whistle to indicate that a game is over
- the little dipper — a small faint constellation, the brightest star of which is the Pole Star, lying 1° from the true celestial pole
- the old gentleman — a jocular name for Satan
- thistle butterfly — any nymphalid butterfly of the genus Vanessa, as the red admiral or painted lady.
- to hit the bottle — If someone hits the bottle, they drink a lot of alcohol.
- to little purpose — with little (or no) result or effect; pointlessly
- to settle a score — If you settle a score or settle an old score with someone, you take revenge on them for something they have done in the past.
- transatlantically — crossing or reaching across the Atlantic: a transatlantic liner.
- wet one's whistle — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- whistler's mother — (formal name, Arrangement in Gray and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother) a painting (1871) by James McNeill Whistler.
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