19-letter words containing g, e, s, t

hate someone's guts — to hate someone intensely
haute vulgarisation — vulgarization, or popularization, on a higher level, esp. as done by academics, scholars, etc.
have designs on sth — If someone has designs on something, they want it and are planning to get it, often in a dishonest way.
have sth against sb — If you have something against someone or something, you dislike them.
have the last laugh — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
have the makings of — show potential as
hermes trismegistus — a name variously ascribed by Neoplatonists and others to an Egyptian priest or to the Egyptian god Thoth, to some extent identified with the Grecian Hermes: various mystical, religious, philosophical, astrological, and alchemical writings were ascribed to him.
high-pressure steam — High-pressure steam is steam which is at or above 75 pounds per square inch gauge pressure.
highways department — the department of a state, council, etc, responsible for the upkeep of roads and highways
housing development — a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.
human rights abuses — acts that contravene human rights
human rights record — the facts that are known about the tendency of a country, regime, etc, to observe and protect human rights
humanist technology — (philosophy) Technology centered around the interests, needs, and well-being of humans.
huntington's chorea — a hereditary disease of the central nervous system characterized by brain deterioration and loss of control over voluntary movements, the symptoms usually appearing in the fourth decade of life.
hypersuggestibility — subject to or easily influenced by suggestion.
hysterosalpingogram — An X-ray image taken during hysterosalpingography.
in one's right mind — sane
in the driving seat — If you say that someone is in the driving seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
in the light of sth — If something is possible in the light of particular information, it is only possible because you have this information.
in this day and age — these days
in this/that regard — You can use in this regard or in that regard to refer back to something that you have just said.
in-service training — training that is given to employees during the course of employment
index expurgatorius — a list of books now included in the Index Librorum Prohibitorum, forbidden to be read except from expurgated editions.
indirect addressing — indirect address
industrial-strength — unusually strong, potent, or the like: heavy-duty: an industrial-strength soap.
inorganic chemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with inorganic compounds.
insulating material — anything that is used as insulation
integration testing — (testing) A type of testing in which software and/or hardware components are combined and tested to confirm that they interact according to their requirements. Integration testing can continue progressively until the entire system has been integrated.
interchangeableness — Quality of being interchangeable.
intergalactic space — the region of physical space that exists between galaxies. The density is negligible, and close to an almost total vacuum
interlaced scanning — a system of scanning a television picture, first along the even-numbered lines, then along the odd-numbered lines, in one complete scan
intersecting arcade — interlacing arcade.
inver grove heights — a town in SE Minnesota.
iphigenia in tauris — a drama (413? b.c.) by Euripides.
islet of langerhans — any of several masses of endocrine cells in the pancreas that secrete insulin, somatostatin, and glucagon.
it serves you right — If you say it serves someone right when something unpleasant happens to them, you mean that it is their own fault and you have no sympathy for them.
jacques montgolfier — Jacques Étienne [zhahk ey-tyen] /ʒɑk eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1745–99, and his brother Joseph Michel [zhaw-zef mee-shel] /ʒɔˈzɛf miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1740–1810, French aeronauts: inventors of the first practical balloon 1783.
jumping bristletail — any of several thysanuran insects that live in dark, warm, moist places, as under leaves, bark, and dead tree trunks and along rocky seacoasts, and are active jumpers, making erratic leaps when disturbed.
jumping plant louse — any of numerous lice, of the family Psyllidae, that feed on plant juices and are sometimes pests of fruits and vegetables.
knights hospitalers — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
ladies-of-the-night — plural of lady-of-the-night.
large munsterlander — a strongly built gun dog with a long dense black-and-white coat
late-night shopping — later opening hours of shops than usual, esp as a regular occurrence on a particular night of the week
learning disability — a disorder, as dyslexia, usually affecting school-age children of normal or above-normal intelligence, characterized by difficulty in understanding or using spoken or written language, and thought to be related to impairment or slowed development of perceptual motor skills.
legislative council — the upper house of a bicameral legislature.
leveling instrument — an instrument used to establish a horizontal line of sight, usually by means of a spirit level.
licensing agreement — an agreement that sets out the fees and terms of use for something available only under licence
lighten sb's burden — If someone or something lightens your burden or your load, they make a bad or difficult situation better for you.
lose your virginity — When you lose your virginity, you have sex for the first time.
love at first sight — instant romantic attraction to sb

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