19-letter words containing e, a, c, h, r

scare the pants off — to scare extremely
scattersite housing — public housing, especially for low-income families, built throughout an urban area rather than being concentrated in a single neighborhood.
scratch the surface — examine superficially
seleucia tracheotis — an ancient city in SE Asia Minor, on the River Calycadnus (modern Goksu Nehri): captured by the Turks in the 13th century; site of present-day Silifke (Turkey)
semidetached binary — a pair of stars that are so close together that mass transfer occurs from one to the other
sharp-focus realism — photorealism.
simple carbohydrate — a carbohydrate, as glucose, that consists of a single monosaccharide unit.
sissinghurst castle — a restored Elizabethan mansion near Cranbrook in Kent: noted for the gardens laid out in the 1930s by Victoria Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson
sleepy hollow chair — an armchair of the mid-19th century, sometimes on rockers, having a single piece forming a high upholstered back and a concave upholstered seat.
southern crab apple — a tree, Malus angustifolia, of the eastern U.S., having oblong leaves, fragrant, pink or rose-colored flowers, and small, round, yellow-green fruit.
spanish west africa — a former overseas territory of Spain in NW Africa: divided in 1958 into the overseas provinces of Ifni and Spanish Sahara
special partnership — limited partnership.
specific characters — the persistent features that distinguish one species from all others
spherical astronomy — the branch of astronomy dealing with the determination of the positions of celestial bodies on the celestial sphere.
stochastic variable — a random variable.
surface effect ship — a large, ship-size air cushion vehicle operated over water.
sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
sweetheart neckline — a neckline on a woman's garment, as a dress, with a high back and a low-cut front with two curved edges resembling the conventionalized shape of a heart.
synchromesh gearbox — A synchromesh gearbox is a usually manually operated transmission in which a change of gears takes place between gears that are already revolving at the same speed.
synchronous machine — an alternating-current machine in which the average speed of normal operation is exactly proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.
take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
take care to do sth — If you take care to do something, you make sure that you do it.
teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
teilhard de chardin — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, French Jesuit priest, paleontologist, and philosopher.
tetrachloroethylene — a colorless, nonflammable, nonexplosive liquid, C 2 Cl 4 , used as a solvent, especially in dry cleaning.
the channel country — an area of E central Australia, in SW Queensland: crossed by intermittent rivers and subject to both flooding and long periods of drought
the cultural cringe — subservience to overseas cultural standards
the disenfranchised — people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
the genuine article — If you describe something as the genuine article, you are emphasizing that it is genuine, and often that it is very good.
the little corporal — a nickname of Napoleon Bonaparte
the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
the patriotic front — a political party in Zimbabwe, founded in 2001 as a coalition of two communist parties, the Zimbabwe African Peoples Union (ZAPU) and the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU), which had worked together to fight against White minority rule in Rhodesia
the pickwick papers — a novel written by the English novelist Charles Dickens(1812--70)
the social register — a directory, now published annually, of the families who are considered to form the country's social élite
theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
three-martini lunch — an expensive lunch enjoyed by businessmen during the workday which is often accompanied by drinking
throw cold water on — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
to bury the hatchet — If two people bury the hatchet, they become friendly again after a quarrel or disagreement.
to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
to change your tune — If you say that someone has changed their tune, you are criticizing them because they have changed their opinion or way of doing things.
to ring the changes — If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.
trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
tricks of the trade — expert techniques
tuamotu archipelago — a group of about 80 coral islands in the S Pacific, in French Polynesia. Pop: 15 973 (2002; including the Gambier Islands). Area: 860 sq km (332 sq miles)
tubular steel chair — a chair with a frame made of tubular steel

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