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27-letter words containing a, n, h, e, d

  • mechanically recovered meat — an amalgamation of the gristle, cartilage, and fat removed from animal carcasses, sometimes used in the manufacture of meat products such as sausages and hamburgers
  • monoamine oxidase inhibitor — any of various substances, as isocarboxazid and phenelzine, that block enzymatic breakdown of certain monoamine neurotransmitters: used to treat severe depression. Abbreviation: MAOI.
  • old chestnut/hoary chestnut — If you refer to a statement, a story, or a joke as an old chestnut or a hoary chestnut, you mean that it has been repeated so often that it is no longer interesting.
  • on the understanding (that) — If you agree to do something on the understanding that something else will be done, you do it because you have been told that the other thing will definitely be done.
  • on the up, on the up and up — If something is on the up or on the up and up, it is becoming more successful.
  • one's (own) flesh and blood — one's close relatives
  • plain old telephone service — (communications)   (POTS) The traditional voice service provided by phone companies, especially when opposed to data services. Note that the acronym POTS is sometimes expanded as "Plain Old Telephone System" in which sense it is synonymous to Public Switched Telephone Network but used somewhat derogatively.
  • potassium hydrogen tartrate — a colourless or white soluble crystalline salt used in baking powders, soldering fluxes, and laxatives. Formula: KHC4H4O6
  • rough endoplasmic reticulum — a network of tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell, occurring either with a smooth surface (smooth endoplasmic reticulum) or studded with ribosomes (rough endoplasmic reticulum) involved in the transport of materials.
  • sea-launched cruise missile — a cruise missile launched by surface ships or submarines against land or sea targets and equipped with nuclear or conventional warheads, with a range of 2210 miles (3556 km). Abbreviation: SLCM, S.L.C.M.
  • second-class honours degree — an honours degree of the second class, usually further divided into an upper and lower designation
  • soft-coated wheaten terrier — one of an Irish breed of medium-sized sporting terriers having an abundant, soft, medium-length coat, any shade of wheat in color, with its head and face profusely covered with coat.
  • stand/turn sth on it's head — If you stand an idea or argument on its head or turn it on its head, you think about it or treat it in a completely new and different way.
  • stanford research institute — Former name of SRI International.
  • sudden adult death syndrome — the unexpected death of a young adult, usually due to undetected inherited heart disease
  • take advantage of something — If you take advantage of something, you make good use of it while you can.
  • take sth into consideration — If you take something into consideration, you think about it because it is relevant to what you are doing.
  • teach an old dog new tricks — to induce a person of settled habits to adopt new methods or ideas
  • the devil take the hindmost — You can say the devil take the hindmost to describe or comment on a situation you disapprove of because people do only what is best for themselves without thinking about other people.
  • the hunchback of notre dame — French Notre Dame de Paris. a novel (1831) by Victor Hugo.
  • the long and (the) short of — the whole story of in a few words; gist or point of
  • the odds are in sb's favour — If you say that the odds are in someone's favour, you mean that they are likely to succeed in what they are doing.
  • the tail is wagging the dog — If you say that the tail is wagging the dog, you mean that a small or unimportant part of something is becoming too important and is controlling the whole thing.
  • third law of thermodynamics — any of three principles variously stated in equivalent forms, being the principle that the change of energy of a thermodynamic system is equal to the heat transferred minus the work done (first law of thermodynamics) the principle that no cyclic process is possible in which heat is absorbed from a reservoir at a single temperature and converted completely into mechanical work (second law of thermodynamics) and the principle that it is impossible to reduce the temperature of a system to absolute zero in a finite number of operations (third law of thermodynamics)
  • third party, fire and theft — insurance, esp car insurance, which provides protection against fire and theft as well as protection against liability caused by accidental injury or death of other persons or damage to their property
  • thyroid stimulating hormone — thyrotropin. Abbreviation: TSH.
  • thyroid-stimulating hormone — thyrotropin. Abbreviation: TSH.
  • to fight a rearguard action — if someone is fighting a rearguard action or mounting a rearguard action, they are trying very hard to prevent something from happening, even though it is probably too late for them to succeed
  • to give someone a free hand — If someone gives you a free hand, they give you the freedom to use your own judgment and to do exactly as you wish.
  • to hit the nail on the head — If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something.
  • to know something backwards — In British English, if you say that someone knows something backwards, you are emphasizing that they know it very well. In American English, you say that someone knows something backward and forward.
  • to rule sb with a high hand — to behave imperiously towards someone
  • trichlorophenoxyacetic acid — an insoluble crystalline solid; 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid. It is a plant hormone and is used as a weedkiller. Formula: C8H5Cl3O3
  • west highland white terrier — one of a Scottish breed of small compact terriers having a white coat, erect ears and tail, originally developed as a hunting dog for small game.
  • wirehaired pointing griffon — griffon2 (def 2).
  • yeoman of the (royal) guard — a member of a ceremonial guard for the British royal family, made up traditionally of 100 men
  • you wouldn't/won't catch me — You can say things such as 'You wouldn't catch me doing that' to emphasize that you would never do a particular thing.
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