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16-letter words containing a, r, t, h, l, g

  • great horned owl — a large, brown-speckled owl, Bubo virginianus, common in the Western Hemisphere, having prominent ear tufts.
  • great-grandchild — a grandchild of one's son or daughter.
  • growth potential — capability of expanding
  • herpes genitalis — genital herpes.
  • high-pass filter — a filter that allows high-frequency electromagnetic signals to pass while rejecting or attenuating others below a specific value.
  • homeric laughter — loud, hearty laughter, as of the gods.
  • horary astrology — a method through which the answer to a question is sought by casting and interpreting a horoscope for the precise moment one learns of an event, problem, career opportunity, etc.
  • horsetail agaric — the shaggy-mane.
  • hyperventilating — Present participle of hyperventilate.
  • james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
  • javelin throwing — the sport of throwing the javelin
  • knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
  • larger than life — If you say that someone or something is larger than life, you mean that they appear or behave in a way that seems more exaggerated or important than usual.
  • larger-than-life — exceedingly imposing, impressive, or memorable, especially in appearance or forcefulness: a larger-than-life leader.
  • lateral thinking — unconventional or creative problem-solving
  • left-hand dagger — a dagger of the 16th and 17th centuries, held in the left hand in dueling and used to parry the sword of an opponent.
  • lettre de change — bill of exchange.
  • life-threatening — endangering life: a life-threatening illness.
  • lighter than air — (of an aircraft) weighing less than the air it displaces, hence obtaining lift from aerostatic buoyancy.
  • lighter-than-air — (of an aircraft) weighing less than the air it displaces, hence obtaining lift from aerostatic buoyancy.
  • lightheartedness — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
  • lithographically — In the manner of lithography.
  • mcnaughten rules — (in English law) a set of rules established by the case of Regina v. McNaughten (1843) by which legal proof of insanity in the commission of a crime depends upon whether or not the accused can show either that he did not know what he was doing or that he is incapable of realizing that what he was doing was wrong
  • molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
  • nathanael greene — Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.
  • natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
  • neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
  • neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
  • nightingale ward — a long hospital ward with beds on either side and the nurses' station in the middle
  • ornithologically — In terms of ornithology.
  • orthographically — In an orthographical manner; using proper spelling, capitalization and grammar.
  • osteoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the study of bones found at archaeological sites
  • parliament hinge — a butt hinge the knuckle of which protrudes from the door so that the door when fully opened stands away from the wall.
  • phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • photograph album — bound book for photos
  • photolithography — the technique or art of making photolithographs.
  • right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
  • rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
  • rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
  • run the gauntlet — a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed.
  • schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
  • shag pile carpet — a large piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor
  • shirring elastic — elastic used for shirring
  • shooting gallery — a place equipped with targets and used for practice in shooting.
  • shugart, alan f. — Alan F. Shugart
  • sleeping draught — any drink containing a drug or agent that induces sleep
  • social gathering — party, get-together
  • spectroheliogram — a photograph of the sun made with a spectroheliograph.
  • standard english — the English language in its most widely accepted form, as written and spoken by educated people in both formal and informal contexts, having universal currency while incorporating regional differences.
  • sth rings a bell — If you say that something rings a bell, you mean that it reminds you of something, but you cannot remember exactly what it is.
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