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28-letter words containing e, n, s, h, r

  • turn (or put) one's hand to — to undertake; work at
  • turn the screw(s) on someone — If you turn or tighten the screw on someone, you increase the pressure which is already on them, for example by using threats, in order to force them to do a particular thing.
  • walden, or life in the woods — a book of philosophical observations (1854) by Thoreau.
  • where someone is coming from — You can use expressions like I know where you're coming from or you can see where she's coming from to say that you understand someone's attitude or point of view.
  • zeroth law of thermodynamics — the principle that any two systems in thermal equilibrium with a third system are in thermal equilibrium with each other. Compare law of thermodynamics (def 2).
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