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17-letter words that end in l

  • rom kernel manual — (publication)   (RKM) A series of books or files for developers for the Amiga computer, containing information about the operating system kernel stored in ROM.
  • roseate spoonbill — a tropical New World spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, having rose-colored plumage and a bare head.
  • san pedro channel — a strait between the mainland of SW California and Santa Catalina Island. About 20 miles (32 km) wide.
  • san quentin quail — jailbait.
  • sanitary landfill — landfill.
  • saved by the bell — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
  • scarlet pimpernel — a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, especially A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather.
  • scrape the barrel — to be forced to use one's last and weakest resource
  • secretary-general — the head or chief administrative officer of a secretariat.
  • semi-biographical — of or relating to a person's life: He's gathering biographical data for his book on Milton.
  • semi-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
  • semi-professional — actively engaged in some field or sport for pay but on a part-time basis: semiprofessional baseball players.
  • separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
  • set on a pedestal — an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
  • silver star medal — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a bronze star with a small silver star at the center, awarded for gallantry in action
  • six o'clock swill — a period of heavy drinking, esp during the years when hotels had to close their bars at 6.00 p.m.
  • solicitor general — a law officer who maintains the rights of the state in suits affecting the public interest, next in rank to the attorney general.
  • spore mother cell — a cell from which a spore is produced
  • sri international — (company)   One of the world's largest contract research firms. Founded in 1946 in conjuction with Stanford University as the Stanford Research Institute, they later became fully independent and were incorporated as a non-profit organisation under U.S. and California laws. SRI does research and development in many areas, independently and for hire. They produce and sell reports on the independent research. Address: Menlo Park, California, USA; Cambridge, UK.
  • stag's-horn coral — staghorn coral.
  • sting in the tail — an unexpected and unpleasant ending
  • subsistence level — low standard of living
  • super-terrestrial — pertaining to, consisting of, or representing the earth as distinct from other planets.
  • suppressor t cell — a T cell capable of inhibiting the activity of B cells and other T cells.
  • surrender to bail — to present oneself at court at the appointed time after having been on bail
  • take a chill pill — something that has a calming or relaxing effect.
  • teaching hospital — a hospital associated with a medical college and offering clinical and other facilities to those in various areas of medical study, as students, interns, and residents.
  • the life and soul — a person regarded as the main source of merriment and liveliness
  • the mother of all — something regarded as the biggest, most impressive, or most important of (its kind)
  • the sound of mull — the water that separates the island of Mull from the mainland of Scotland
  • three-course meal — A three-course meal is a meal that consists of three parts served one after the other.
  • three-dimensional — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
  • tiger swallowtail — a yellow swallowtail butterfly, Papilio glaucus, of eastern North America, having the forewings striped with black.
  • till eulenspiegel — a legendary German peasant of the 14th century whose practical jokes yielded many stories.
  • to know full well — If you say that a person knows full well that something is true, especially something unpleasant, you are emphasizing that they are definitely aware of it, although they may behave as if they are not.
  • too close to call — If something such as a competition or an election is too close to call, it is not possible to predict who will win because it seems likely to be won by only a very small margin.
  • vice-presidential — relating to a person who ranks immediately below the chief executive or head of state of a republic
  • vocational school — a school offering instruction in one or more skilled or semiskilled trades or occupations.
  • wage differential — the difference in wages between workers with different skills in the same industry or between those with comparable skills in different industries or localities
  • wage-price spiral — a situation in which wage and price increases drive each other upward and cause inflation
  • waitangi tribunal — (in New Zealand) a government tribunal empowered to examine and make recommendations on Māori claims under the Treaty of Waitangi
  • white-pine weevil — a brown beetle, Pissodes strobi, the larvae of which feed on the terminal buds and shoots of white pine and other conifers.
  • winchester bushel — a unit of dry measure containing 4 pecks, equivalent in the U.S. (and formerly in England) to 2150.42 cubic inches or 35.24 liters (Winchester bushel) and in Great Britain to 2219.36 cubic inches or 36.38 liters (Imperial bushel) Abbreviation: bu., bush.
  • windowglass shell — capiz.
  • wish someone well — to wish success or good fortune for someone
  • zebra swallowtail — a swallowtail butterfly, Papilio marcellus, having black and greenish-white stripes on the wings.
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