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18-letter words containing d, e, a, r, h

  • ice cream headache — Also called ice-cream headache. a pain in the temples and forehead brought on by quickly consuming very cold food or drink.
  • in accordance with — conforming to
  • incidental charges — Incidental charges are costs of items and services that are not part of the main bill.
  • indecent behaviour — the offence of committing indecent acts
  • industrial hygiene — the science that assesses, controls, and prevents occupational factors or sources of stress in the workplace that may significantly affect the health and well-being of employees or of the community in general
  • industrial vehicle — a vehicle designed for use in industry
  • kitchen-sink drama — a type of drama of the 1950s depicting the sordid aspects of domestic reality
  • knight of the road — a tramp
  • laugh like a drain — to laugh loudly and coarsely
  • lay at the door of — to blame (a person) for
  • lipopolysaccharide — any of a class of polysaccharides to which lipids are attached.
  • materials handling — the loading, unloading, and movement of goods, as within a factory or warehouse, especially by the aid of mechanical devices.
  • mechanical drawing — drawing, as of machinery, done with the aid of rulers, scales, compasses, etc.
  • methylated spirits — ethyl alcohol denatured with methyl alcohol for the purpose of preventing its use as an alcoholic beverage.
  • middle high german — the High German language of the period 1100–1500. Abbreviation: MHG.
  • middle-of-the-road — favoring, following, or characterized by an intermediate position between two extremes, especially in politics; moderate.
  • modular arithmetic — arithmetic in which numbers that are congruent modulo a given number are treated as the same. Compare congruence (def 2), modulo, modulus (def 2b).
  • monophosphorylated — (biochemistry) phosphorylated with a single unit of phosphoric acid.
  • monte carlo method — a technique for numerically approximating the solution of a mathematical problem by studying the distribution of some random variable, often generated by a computer.
  • morphine addiction — the fact or condition of being addicted to morphine
  • movers and shakers — a person or thing that moves.
  • mucopolysaccharide — (formerly) glycosaminoglycan.
  • neighborhood watch — a neighborhood surveillance program or group in which residents keep watch over one another's houses, patrol the streets, etc., in an attempt to prevent crime.
  • netherlands guiana — a former name of Suriname.
  • neuropsychodynamic — Of or pertaining to neuropsychodynamics.
  • northeast corridor — the long, narrow strip of land between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., containing many adjacent urban areas.
  • norwegian elkhound — one of a breed of dogs having a short, compact body, short, pointed ears, and a thick, gray coat, raised originally in Norway for hunting elk and other game.
  • not breathe a word — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
  • oak-leaf hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea quercifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having lobed leaves and pyramidal clusters of white flowers.
  • officer of the day — an officer who has charge of the guard and prisoners on an assigned day at a military installation. Abbreviation: OD, O.D., O.O.D.
  • on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
  • on the ragged edge — precariously close to loss of self-control, mental stability, etc.
  • one's heart bleeds — used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
  • over and done with — If you say that something is over and done with, you mean that it is completely finished and you do not have to think about it any more.
  • overhead projector — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
  • paint the town red — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
  • palm beach gardens — a city in SE Florida, near North Palm Beach.
  • paper handkerchief — a handkerchief made from tissue paper
  • paraurethral gland — any of a group of vestigial glands located in the posterior wall of the urethra in women.
  • pass the hat round — to collect money, as for a cause
  • permanent hardness — hardness of water that cannot be removed by boiling as it results mainly from the presence of calcium and magnesium chlorides and sulphates
  • peter and the wolf — a composition by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936. It is a children's story with both music and text, spoken by a narrator accompanied by the orchestra
  • phosphatidylserine — any of a class of phospholipids occurring in biological membranes and fats
  • phthalic anhydride — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 8 H 4 O 3 , used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, alkyd resins, and plasticizers.
  • planned parenthood — an organization that gives out information on the planning of the number and spacing of the births of one's children, as through the use of birth-control measures
  • play the race card — to introduce the subject of race into a public discussion, esp to gain a strategic advantage
  • positively charged — having a positive charge
  • potassium chloride — a white or colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KCl, used chiefly in the manufacture of fertilizers and mineral water, and as a source of other potassium compounds.
  • prepare the ground — make conditions ready
  • price on sb's head — If there is a price on someone 's head, an amount of money has been offered for the capture or killing of that person.
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