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19-letter words containing h, a, r, s, e, n

  • standard atmosphere — an arbitrarily determined vertical distribution of atmospheric pressure, temperature, and density, assumed to have physical constants and conforming to parametric equations, used for calculations in ballistics, the design of pressure altimeters, etc.
  • straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
  • strain at the leash — to be impatient to have freedom from restraint
  • strangulated hernia — a hernia, especially of the intestine, that swells and constricts the blood supply of the herniated part, resulting in obstruction and gangrene.
  • sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
  • sweetheart neckline — a neckline on a woman's garment, as a dress, with a high back and a low-cut front with two curved edges resembling the conventionalized shape of a heart.
  • synchromesh gearbox — A synchromesh gearbox is a usually manually operated transmission in which a change of gears takes place between gears that are already revolving at the same speed.
  • synchronous machine — an alternating-current machine in which the average speed of normal operation is exactly proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.
  • take sth personally — If you take someone's remarks personally, you are upset because you think that they are criticizing you in particular.
  • taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
  • tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
  • tear one's hair out — the act of tearing.
  • tetramethyldiarsine — an oily slightly water-soluble poisonous liquid with garlic-like odour. Its derivatives are used as accelerators for rubber
  • the disenfranchised — people who are deprived of the right to vote or other rights of citizenship
  • the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
  • the evergreen state — Washington State
  • the first amendment — in the US the part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion" or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, infringe the freedom of speech, infringe the freedom of the press, limit the right to peaceably assemble, or limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
  • the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
  • the lesser antilles — a group of islands in the Caribbean, including the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, Barbados, and the Netherlands Antilles
  • the lone star state — Texas
  • the mathworks, inc. — (company)   The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
  • the pine tree state — a nickname for the state of Maine in the U.S.
  • the provisional ira — the unofficial faction of the IRA that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s
  • the retail business — the business sector in which goods are sold individually or in small quantities to consumers
  • the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
  • the volunteer state — a nickname for Tennessee
  • the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
  • theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
  • thread-line fishing — spinning (def 3).
  • threadneedle street — a street in the City of London famous for its banks, including the Bank of England, known as The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
  • threshold agreement — an agreement between an employer and employees or their union to increase wages by a specified sum if inflation exceeds a specified level in a specified time
  • throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
  • throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
  • thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
  • time sharing option — (operating system)   (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
  • to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
  • to ring the changes — If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.
  • trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
  • turn someone's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
  • under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
  • university hospital — a hospital that is affiliated with a university. University hospitals provide clinical education and training to future and current doctors, nurses, and other health professionals, in addition to delivering medical care to patients
  • vesicular exanthema — an infectious viral disease of swine, characterized by blisters on the snout, mucous membranes, and feet.
  • watch night service — a service held on the night of December 24, or of December 31
  • west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)
  • wet behind the ears — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
  • whispering campaign — the organized spreading of insinuations or rumors to destroy the reputation of a person, organization, etc.
  • whistle in the dark — to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
  • whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
  • withdrawal syndrome — a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose.
  • woman in the street — the average woman: a new magazine for the woman in the street.
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