17-letter words that end in d

russell, bertrand — Bertrand Russell
russian wolfhound — borzoi.
salt-rising bread — a kind of bread leavened with a fermented mixture of salted milk, cornmeal, flour, sugar, and soda.
sandwich compound — any of a class of organometallic compounds whose molecules have a metal atom or ion bound between two plane parallel organic rings
santa rosa island — an island off the coast of California, in the Santa Barbara (Channel Islands) of California. 17 miles (27 km) long.
scentless mayweed — a similar and related plant, Matricaria maritima, with scentless leaves
school playground — school's outdoor recreation area
scientific method — a method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant data are gathered, a hypothesis is formulated from these data, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.
second-in-command — A second-in-command is someone who is next in rank to the leader of a group, and who has authority to give orders when the leader is not there.
self-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
self-administered — to manage (affairs, a government, etc.); have executive charge of: to administer the law.
semi-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
semisophisticated — somewhat sophisticated.
shutter-preferred — of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture.
signed and sealed — If you say that an agreement is signed and sealed, or signed, sealed and delivered, you mean that it is absolutely definite because everyone involved has signed all the legal documents.
single-sheet feed — a mechanism for feeding or taking single sheets of paper into a printer
single-track road — a road that is only wide enough for one vehicle
socially excluded — suffering from social exclusion
socially included — benefiting from social inclusion
spruce gall aphid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
square-shouldered — having the shoulders held back, giving a straight form to the upper part of the back.
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.
store and forward — to store (information) in a computer for later forward transmission through a telecommunication network
straw in the wind — If you say that an incident or piece of news is a straw in the wind, you mean that it gives an indication of what might happen in the future.
supervisory board — a board of management of which nonmanagerial workers are members, having supervisory powers over some aspects of management decision-making
supply and demand — economy: basic market theory
sustentation fund — a fund, esp in the Church of Scotland, to augment the support of ministers
synchronous speed — the speed at which an alternating-current machine must operate to generate electromotive force at a given frequency.
take to one's bed — to remain in bed, esp because of illness
terephthalic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the para isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and textile fibers.
the bulldog breed — people who fought in either of the World Wars
the faint-hearted — people of a nervous disposition
the last sb heard — You can use expressions such as the last I heard and the last she heard to introduce a piece of information that is the most recent that you have on a particular subject.
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.
the penny dropped — If you say the penny dropped, you mean that someone suddenly understood or realized something.
the underemployed — underemployed people
thiosulfuric acid — an acid, H 2 S 2 O 3 , that may be regarded as sulfuric acid with one oxygen atom replaced by sulfur.
three mile island — an island in the Susquehanna River, near Middletown, Pennsylvania, SE of Harrisburg: scene of a near-disastrous accident at a nuclear plant in 1979 that raised the issue of nuclear-energy safety.
throat sweetbread — sweetbread (def 2).
to come to an end — If something comes to an end, it stops.
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 lose your mind — If you say that someone is losing their mind, you mean that they are becoming mad.
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 play the field — If someone plays the field, they have a number of different romantic or sexual relationships.
to read sb's mind — If you can read someone's mind, you know what they are thinking without them saying anything.
to slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget it.
to strike a chord — If something strikes a chord with you, it makes you feel sympathy or enthusiasm.
to the bitter end — If you say that you will continue doing something to the bitter end, especially something difficult or unpleasant, you are emphasizing that you will continue doing it until it is completely finished.
tuberculin-tested — (of milk) produced by cows that have been certified as free of tuberculosis
unclassified road — a road that has not been given a grade because it is of a basic standard

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