18-letter words containing d, o, n, t, h

second only to sth — If you say that something is second only to something else, you mean that only that thing is better or greater than it.
shift one's ground — to change one's argument or defense
shipping documents — documents relating to the sending of a shipment of goods, for example containing details of contents, weight, value etc.
shorthand notebook — a notebook used by a shorthand writer
sign of the zodiac — one of the twelve constellations along the path of the ecliptic.
sindbad the sailor — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), a wealthy citizen of Baghdad who relates the adventures of his seven wonderful voyages.
sit on one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
sodium thiocyanate — a white powder or colorless, deliquescent crystals, NaSCN, used chiefly in organic synthesis and in medicine in the treatment of hypertension.
solid-fuel heating — heating that uses solid fuel, such as coal or coke
song without words — a song which only consists of a tune or melody and does not have any lyrics
sonic depth finder — a sonar instrument that uses echolocation to measure depths under water.
sound and the fury — a novel (1929) by William Faulkner.
sound spectrograph — an electronic device for recording a sound spectogram.
southampton island — an island in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories at the entrance to Hudson Bay. 19,100 sq. mi. (49,470 sq. km).
southern rhodesian — a former name (until 1964) of Zimbabwe (def 1).
sow dragon's teeth — to take some action that is intended to prevent strife or trouble but that actually brings it about
stockholm syndrome — an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival.
strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
synthetic division — a simplified procedure for dividing a polynomial by a linear polynomial.
tan someone's hide — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
temporary hardness — hardness of water due to the presence of magnesium and calcium hydrogencarbonates, which can be precipitated as carbonates by boiling
the back of beyond — a very remote place
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
the dark continent — a term for Africa when it was relatively unexplored
the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
the heavens opened — it started pouring with rain
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the-dark-continent — Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it.
thin on the ground — If people or things of a particular kind are thin on the ground, there are very few of them.
think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
thioantimonic acid — a hypothetical acid, H3SbS4, known only in the form of its salts
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
thirty-second note — a note having 1/32 of the time value of a whole note; demi-semiquaver.
thirty-second rest — a rest equal in value to a thirty-second note.
thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
three-cornered hat — a triangular shaped hat which was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries; its turned up brim formed a gutter for catching rain
to a grinding halt — If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends.
to be on the radar — to be noticed or important
to come unstitched — to go wrong or awry
to find fault with — If you find fault with something or someone, you look for mistakes and complain about them.
to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
to pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
turn one's hand to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.

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