18-letter words containing e, t, h, r, n

north truchas peak — a mountain in N New Mexico, near Santa Fe: one of the three Truchas Peaks. 13,110 feet (3999 meters).
northeast by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbN.
northeast corridor — the long, narrow strip of land between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., containing many adjacent urban areas.
northern cameroons — German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
northern territory — an administrative division of N central Australia, on the Timor and Arafura Seas: the Arunta Desert lies in the east, the Macdonnell Ranges in the south, and Arnhem Land in the north (containing Australia's largest Aboriginal reservation); the Ashmore and Cartier Islands constitute a separate Australian External Territory. Capital: Darwin. Pop: 233 300 (2012 est). Area: 1 347 525 sq km (520 280 sq miles)
northern transvaal — province of South Africa, in the N part: 47,599 sq mi (123,280 sq km); pop. 5,202,000; cap. Pietersburg
northwest by north — a point on the compass, 11°15′ north of northwest. Abbreviation: NWbN.
not a pretty sight — If you say that someone or something is not a pretty sight, you mean that it is not pleasant to look at.
not breathe a word — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
not have the heart — If you want to do something but do not have the heart to do it, you do not do it because you know it will make someone unhappy or disappointed.
octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
on that/this score — You can use on that score or on this score to refer to something that has just been mentioned, especially an area of difficulty or concern.
on the back burner — low priority
on the credit side — You say on the credit side in order to introduce one or more good things about a situation or person, usually when you have already mentioned the bad things about them.
on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
on the ragged edge — precariously close to loss of self-control, mental stability, etc.
on the strength of — the quality or state of being strong; bodily or muscular power; vigor.
one way or another — somehow, by some means
one's heart bleeds — used to express sympathetic grief, but often used ironically
open heart surgery — surgery performed on the exposed heart while a heart-lung machine pumps and oxygenates the blood and diverts it from the heart.
open-heart surgery — surgery performed on the exposed heart while a heart-lung machine pumps and oxygenates the blood and diverts it from the heart.
optical brightener — an additive that dyes and brightens fabric or paper
oriental cockroach — a dark-brown cockroach, Blatta orientalis, thought to have originated in Asia but now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution.
oriental shorthair — any of a breed of domestic cat, similar to the Siamese but with greenish eyes and often a coat of a solid color
out of the running — the act of a person, animal, or thing that runs.
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.
over the long term — in the future
overnight telegram — a type of domestic telegram sent at a reduced rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted until midnight for delivery the following day.
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.
palaeoanthropology — the branch of anthropology concerned with primitive man
parachute regiment — an airborne regiment of an army
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
pathname separator — (file system) The character used to separate elements of a path or pathname. Under Unix and POSIX.1 compliant systems the pathname separator is the (forward) slash, in MS-DOS backslash serves the same purpose. For obvious reasons the no directory or file name can contain this character.
patron of the arts — someone who acts as a patron to or supports charities, organizations, and individuals that work in or concern the arts
peppermint camphor — menthol.
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
phanerocrystalline — (of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
phosphatidylserine — any of a class of phospholipids occurring in biological membranes and fats
photoisomerization — isomerization induced by light.
photomorphogenesis — plant development that is controlled by light.
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.
physical inventory — To carry out a physical inventory is to count all the stock on hand.
pine tree shilling — a silver coin minted in Massachusetts in the mid to late 17th century, named for the pine tree within a circle shown on the obverse side.
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
plight one's troth — to make a promise of marriage
plumber's merchant — a shop or business that sells things needed for the job of installing and repairing pipes, fixtures, etc, for water, drainage, and gas
pollen mother cell — one of the mother cells that produce four microspores by meiosis.
prepare the ground — make conditions ready

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