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17-letter words containing g, r, e, n, s, h

  • a sporting chance — If you have a sporting chance of doing something, it is quite likely that you will do that thing.
  • acanthopterygians — Plural form of acanthopterygian.
  • against the grain — contrary to one's feelings, nature, wishes, etc.; irritating or displeasing
  • all the trimmings — If you say that something comes with all the trimmings, you mean that it has many extra things added to it to make it more special.
  • allergic rhinitis — a condition characterized by head congestion, sneezing, tearing, and swelling of the nasal mucous membranes, caused by an allergic reaction.
  • american flagfish — flagfish (def 1).
  • american-flagfish — flagfish (def 1).
  • angra do heroismo — a port in the Azores, on Terceira Island. Pop: 35 581 (2001)
  • answering machine — An answering machine is the same as an answerphone.
  • arlington heights — village in NE Ill.: suburb of Chicago: pop. 76,000
  • baseboard heating — a heating system by pipes, through which steam or hot water circulates, near the base of the walls of rooms
  • bell-hanger's bit — a bit for drilling small holes through studs or the like.
  • belted kingfisher — a grayish-blue, North American kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, having a white breast marked with a grayish-blue band.
  • board-and-shingle — a small dwelling with wooden walls and a shingle roof
  • bursting strength — the capacity of a thing or substance to resist change when under pressure.
  • cardiogenic shock — a type of shock caused by decreased cardiac output despite adequate blood volume, owing to a disease of the heart itself, as myocardial infarction, or any other factor that interferes with the filling or emptying of the heart.
  • casting the runes — (jargon)   What a guru does when you ask him or her to run a particular program because it never works for anyone else; especially used when nobody can ever see what the guru is doing different from what J. Random Luser does. Compare incantation, runes, examining the entrails; also see the AI koan about Tom Knight.
  • charles lindbergh — Anne (Spencer) Morrow, 1906–2001, U.S. writer (wife of Charles Augustus Lindbergh).
  • chinese evergreen — a tropical Asian plant, Aglaonema modestum, of the arum family, often grown indoors, in water or soil, for its glossy green foliage.
  • chord progression — movement from chord to chord
  • circle the wagons — to take defensive action; prepare for an attack: from arranging a wagon train in a circular formation
  • come to handgrips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
  • congestion charge — Congestion charges refer to money motorists must pay in order to drive in some city centres. Congestion charges are intended to reduce traffic within those areas.
  • consumer watchdog — an organization or government agency that campaigns for consumers
  • counterchallenges — Plural form of counterchallenge.
  • debt rescheduling — the process of changing the time frame or deadline for the repayment of debt, usually to ease the burden on the debtor
  • descending rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by the succession of metrical feet each of which is composed of one accented syllable followed by one or more unaccented syllables.
  • designated hitter — In baseball, a designated hitter is a player who bats in place of the pitcher.
  • designer clothing — Designer clothing is fashionable or luxury clothing made by, or carrying the label of, a well-known fashion designer.
  • drive-by shooting — an incident in which a person, building, or vehicle is shot at by someone in a moving vehicle
  • edgar watson howe — E(dgar) W(atson) 1853–1937, U.S. novelist and editor.
  • electric strength — the maximum voltage sustainable by an insulating material, after which it loses its insulating properties
  • english breakfast — An English breakfast is a breakfast consisting of cooked food such as bacon, eggs, sausages, and tomatoes. It also includes toast and tea or coffee.
  • fire extinguisher — a portable container, usually filled with special chemicals for putting out a fire.
  • fire-extinguisher — a portable container, usually filled with special chemicals for putting out a fire.
  • flight instrument — any instrument used to indicate the altitude, attitude, airspeed, drift, or direction of an aircraft.
  • fluorescent light — a fluorescent lamp in domestic or commercial use; a fluorescent strip
  • freight insurance — insurance paid on goods in transport
  • general discharge — a discharge from military service of a person who has served honorably but who has not met all the conditions of an honorable discharge.
  • george washington — Booker T(aliaferro) [boo k-er tol-uh-ver] /ˈbʊk ər ˈtɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.
  • get in one's hair — to annoy one
  • glory-of-the-snow — any of several plants belonging to the genus Chionodoxa, of the lily family, native to the Old World, having showy, blue, white, or pink flowers that bloom early in the spring.
  • grande chartreuse — the Carthusian monastery at Grenoble, France: the chief monastery of the Carthusians until 1903.
  • greenhouse effect — an atmospheric heating phenomenon, caused by short-wave solar radiation being readily transmitted inward through the earth's atmosphere but longer-wavelength heat radiation less readily transmitted outward, owing to its absorption by atmospheric carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, and other gases; thus, the rising level of carbon dioxide is viewed with concern.
  • grid merchandiser — A grid merchandiser is a lightweight, free-standing, flexible fixture made up of moveable grids of wire and used by retailers can display large volumes of merchandise in a small space.
  • ground angle shot — a photograph or film shot in which the lens is near the ground, usually pointing up somewhat
  • handicap register — a list of the disabled people in its area that a local authority had a duty to compile under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
  • have feelings for — to be emotionally or sexually attracted to
  • heartbreakingness — The state or quality of being heartbreaking.
  • heating apparatus — an apparatus that heats something

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