18-letter words containing g, a, t, e, h, o
- gestalt psychology — (sometimes lowercase) the theory or doctrine that physiological or psychological phenomena do not occur through the summation of individual elements, as reflexes or sensations, but through gestalts functioning separately or interrelatedly.
- get out of the way — move aside
- giant peacock moth — the largest European moth, an emperor, Saturnia pyri, reaching 15 cm (6 in.) in wingspan. It is mottled brown with a prominent ocellus on each wing and being night-flying can be mistaken for a bat
- go back to the mat — to abandon urban civilization
- go for the jugular — Anatomy. of or relating to the throat or neck. noting or pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck, especially one (external jugular vein) collecting blood from the superficial parts of the head or one (internal jugular vein) collecting blood from within the skull.
- go to the bathroom — use the toilet
- go with the stream — to conform to the accepted standards
- goods and chattels — personal property
- grease the palm of — to influence by giving money to; bribe
- greater pichiciego — an armadillo, Burmeisteria retusa, similar to, but larger than, a pichiciego
- haulage contractor — a person or firm that transports goods by lorry
- have (got) it made — to be assured of success
- have a thing about — If you have a thing about someone or something, you have very strong feelings about them.
- have got to do sth — You use have got to when you are saying that something is necessary or must happen in the way stated. In informal American English, the 'have' is sometimes omitted.
- hell or high water — whatever difficulties may arise
- hepatosplenomegaly — Enlargement of both the liver and spleen.
- hermaphrodite brig — a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the mainmast.
- highlight halftone — dropout (def 7).
- historical geology — the branch of geology dealing with the history of the earth.
- house of delegates — the lower house of the General Assembly in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.
- hypogastric artery — iliac artery (def 3).
- i'll give you that — You say I'll give you that to indicate that you admit that someone has a particular characteristic or ability.
- james-lange theory — a theory that emotions are caused by bodily sensations; for example, we are sad because we weep
- johannes gutenberg — Johannes [yoh-hahn-uh s] /yoʊˈhɑn əs/ (Show IPA), (Johann Gensfleisch) c1400–68, German printer: credited with invention of printing from movable type.
- junior heavyweight — a boxer weighing up to 190 pounds (85.5 kg), between light heavyweight and heavyweight.
- king of the castle — most powerful figure
- king-of-the-salmon — a ribbonfish, Trachypterus altivelis, of northern parts of the Pacific Ocean.
- knight of the bath — a member of a knightly order founded by George I of England in 1725.
- knight of the road — a tramp
- lactogenic hormone — prolactin.
- lagrange's theorem — the theorem that the order of each subgroup of a finite group is a factor of the order of the group.
- logical shift left — logical shift
- magnetorheological — (physics) describing a substance whose rheological properties are modified by a magnetic field.
- make a night of it — to cause an activity to last a night
- mathematical logic — symbolic logic.
- menthol cigarettes — cigarettes that are flavoured with menthol
- microsoft exchange — (messaging) Microsoft's messaging and enterprise collaboration server. Exchange's primary role is as an electronic mail message store but it can also store calendars, task lists, contact details, and other data.
- moccasin telegraph — the transmission of rumour or secret information; the grapevine
- move the goalposts — to change the aims of an activity to ensure the desired results
- negative cash flow — the situation when income is less than payments
- neighborhood watch — a neighborhood surveillance program or group in which residents keep watch over one another's houses, patrol the streets, etc., in an attempt to prevent crime.
- neo-pythagoreanism — a philosophical system, established in Alexandria and Rome in the second century b.c., consisting mainly of revived Pythagorean doctrines with elements of Platonism and Stoicism.
- neuroophthalmology — the branch of ophthalmology that deals with the optic nerve and other nervous system structures involved in vision.
- nightmare scenario — If you describe a situation or event as a nightmare scenario, you mean that it is the worst possible thing that could happen.
- no laughing matter — sth serious
- noninterchangeable — That cannot be interchanged with another.
- north attleborough — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- north polar region — the region of land and water surrounding the North Pole.
- 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.
- oath of allegiance — pledge to one's nation