15-letter words containing e, i, t, h

give the lie to — a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
give them heaps — to contend strenuously with an opposing sporting team
gleichschaltung — the enforcement of standardization and the elimination of all opposition within the political, economic, and cultural institutions of a state
globe artichoke — artichoke (defs 1, 2).
globe lightning — ball lightning.
gloucestershire — a county in SW England. 1255 sq. mi. (2640 sq. km). County seat: Gloucester.
go the distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
go to the devil — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
golden starfish — an award given to a bathing beach that meets EU standards of cleanliness
gopher tortoise — any North American burrowing tortoise of the genus Gopherus, especially G. polyphemus, of the southeastern U.S.: several species are now reduced in number.
grain itch mite — a mite, Pyemotes ventricosus, that often occurs in straw and normally feeds on the larvae of insects but opportunistically bites humans, causing an itching dermatitis.
graph reduction — A technique invented by Chris Wadsworth where an expression is represented as a directed graph (usually drawn as an inverted tree). Each node represents a function call and its subtrees represent the arguments to that function. Subtrees are replaced by the expansion or value of the expression they represent. This is repeated until the tree has been reduced to a value with no more function calls (a normal form). In contrast to string reduction, graph reduction has the advantage that common subexpressions are represented as pointers to a single instance of the expression which is only reduced once. It is the most commonly used technique for implementing lazy evaluation.
graphic granite — a pegmatite that has crystals of gray quartz imbedded in white or pink microcline in such a manner that they resemble cuneiform writing.
graveyard shift — a work shift usually beginning at about midnight and continuing for about eight hours through the early morning hours.
great sanhedrin — Sanhedrin (def 1).
great white way — the theater district along Broadway, near Times Square in New York City.
great-sanhedrin — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
green lightning — [IBM] 1. Apparently random flashing streaks on the face of 3278-9 terminals while a new symbol set is being downloaded. This hardware bug was left deliberately unfixed, as some genius within IBM suggested it would let the user know that "something is happening". That, it certainly does. Later microprocessor-driven IBM colour graphics displays were actually *programmed* to produce green lightning! 2. [proposed] Any bug perverted into an alleged feature by adroit rationalisation or marketing. "Motorola calls the CISC cruft in the 88000 architecture "compatibility logic", but I call it green lightning". See also feature.
green with envy — If you say that someone is green with envy, you mean that they are very envious indeed.
gregorian chant — the plain song or cantus firmus used in the ritual of the Roman Catholic Church.
griffith-joyner — Florence, known as Flojo. 1959–98, US sprinter, winner of two gold medals at the 1988 Olympic Games
group therapist — a psychotherapist who conducts group therapy
haemagglutinate — to cause the clumping of red blood cells in (a blood sample)
hair extensions — synthetic or human hair attached to the hair on someone's head to give the appearance of longer hair
hair hygrometer — a hygrometer actuated by the changes in length of a strand of human hair brought about by changes in the relative humidity.
hair of the dog — an alcoholic drink taken as an antidote to a hangover
hair specialist — an expert in the treatment and care of human hair
half wellington — a loose boot extending to just above the ankle and usually worn under the trousers.
halting problem — The problem of determining in advance whether a particular program or algorithm will terminate or run forever. The halting problem is the canonical example of a provably unsolvable problem. Obviously any attempt to answer the question by actually executing the algorithm or simulating each step of its execution will only give an answer if the algorithm under consideration does terminate, otherwise the algorithm attempting to answer the question will itself run forever. Some special cases of the halting problem are partially solvable given sufficient resources. For example, if it is possible to record the complete state of the execution of the algorithm at each step and the current state is ever identical to some previous state then the algorithm is in a loop. This might require an arbitrary amount of storage however. Alternatively, if there are at most N possible different states then the algorithm can run for at most N steps without looping. A program analysis called termination analysis attempts to answer this question for limited kinds of input algorithm.
hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
hang in (there) — to hold steadfast; persevere
harlequin table — a writing or dressing table having a central set of compartments that rise when drop leaves are raised.
haute-normandie — a region of NW France, on the English Channel: generally fertile and flat
have a right to — be entitled to
have a way with — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
have got it bad — to be infatuated
have it so good — to have so many benefits, esp material benefits
have itchy feet — to be restless; have a desire to travel
have nothing on — be naked
have to do with — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
have to lump it — If you say that someone will have to lump it, you mean that they must accept a situation or decision whether they like it or not.
have words with — to argue angrily with
hay conditioner — either of two machines, one designed to crush stems of hay, the other to break and bend them, in order to cause more rapid and even drying
health benefits — positive effects on health
health minister — a government minister who is responsible for health
heart condition — cardiac disorder
heart operation — a surgical operation performed on the heart
heart-searching — a thorough examination of one's feelings and motives; a self-examination of one's conscience.
heartbreakingly — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
heat exhaustion — a condition characterized by faintness, rapid pulse, nausea, profuse sweating, cool skin, and collapse, caused by prolonged exposure to heat accompanied by loss of adequate fluid and salt from the body.

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