20-letter words containing h, e, a, t, g, r

scatter site housing — public housing, especially for low-income families, built throughout an urban area rather than being concentrated in a single neighborhood.
scavenger's daughter — an instrument of torture that doubled over and squeezed the body so strongly and violently that blood was brought forth from the ears and nose: invented in 16th-century England.
schrodinger equation — the wave equation of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. Also called Schrödinger wave equation. Compare wave equation (def 2).
semiautobiographical — pertaining to or being a fictionalized account of an author's own life.
serve a person right — to pay a person back, esp for wrongful or foolish treatment or behaviour
set the ball rolling — to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
sex change operation — a surgical operation designed to change a person's physical sexual characteristics to those of the opposite sex
short message system — A short message system is a way of sending short written messages from one mobile phone to another. The abbreviation SMS is also used.
shoulder-length hair — hair that reaches a person's shoulders
software methodology — (programming) The study of how to navigate through each phase of the software process model (determining data, control, or uses hierarchies, partitioning functions, and allocating requirements) and how to represent phase products (structure charts, stimulus-response threads, and state transition diagrams).
st. george's channel — a channel between Wales and Ireland, connecting the Irish Sea and the Atlantic. 100 miles (160 km) long; 50–90 miles (81–145 km) wide.
state highway patrol — a state's road traffic police
sweetheart agreement — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
synchronized skating — the art or sport of teams of up to twenty skaters holding onto each other and moving in patterns in time to music
technology agreement — a framework designed by trade unions for negotiating changes in employment caused by the introduction of new technology
tetrahydrogestrinone — a synthetic anabolic steroid. Formula: C21H28O2
the (great) pyramids — the three large pyramids at Gîza, Egypt: the largest is the Pyramid of Khufu
the (great) unwashed — The unwashed or the great unwashed is a way of referring to poor or ordinary people.
the founding fathers — any of the men who were members of the U.S. Constituional Convention of 1787
the garment industry — the manufacturing of items of clothing
the grass is greener — If you say the grass is greener somewhere else, you mean that other people's situations always seem better or more attractive than your own, but may not really be so.
the greater antilles — a group of islands in the Caribbean, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico
the grove of academe — the academic world
the hearing impaired — people whose hearing is partially defective
the high renaissance — the period from about the 1490s to the 1520s in painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe, esp in Italy, when the Renaissance ideals were considered to have been attained through the mastery of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael
the legal profession — the profession of law
the roaring twenties — a phrase used to describe the decade of the 1920s (esp in America), so called due to the social, artistic, and cultural dynamism of the period
there's no mistaking — You can say there is no mistaking something when you are emphasizing that you cannot fail to recognize or understand it.
thought transference — transference of thought by extrasensory means from the mind of one individual to another; telepathy.
thread language zero — (language) (TL0) The instruction set of the TAM (Threaded Abstract Machine), used to implement Id.
to be a warning shot — to be a warning
to be at loggerheads — to be in conflict
to bring up the rear — If a person or vehicle is bringing up the rear, they are the last person or vehicle in a moving line of them.
to flog a dead horse — If you say that someone is flogging a dead horse, you mean that they are trying to achieve something impossible.
to go the extra mile — If you say that someone is willing to go the extra mile, you mean that they are willing to make a special effort to do or achieve something.
to reach new heights — to become higher than ever before
track-laying vehicle — A track-laying vehicle is a vehicle whose wheels run inside a continuous chain or track.
tubing head pressure — The tubing head pressure is the pressure on the tubing, which is measured at the wellhead.
warrensville heights — a city in NE Ohio.
watering of the eyes — the formation of tears in the eyes
weights and measures — units or standards of measurement
working relationship — a relationship with a colleague, boss or employee

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