24-letter words containing h, e, i, m, s
- photomechanical transfer — a method of producing photographic prints or offset printing plates from paper negatives by a chemical transfer process rather than by exposure to light
- physiological atmosphere — ecosphere.
- pin something on someone — to lay the blame for something on someone
- rocky mountain whitefish — mountain whitefish.
- see someone hanged first — to refuse absolutely to do what one has been asked
- set the wheels in motion — If someone sets the wheels in motion, they take the necessary action to make something start happening.
- sodium hexametaphosphate — See under Calgon.
- stab someone in the back — If you say that someone has stabbed you in the back, you mean that they have done something very harmful to you when you thought that you could trust them. You can refer to an action of this kind as a stab in the back.
- take someone at his word — to assume that someone means, or will do, what he or she says
- the last of the mohicans — a historical novel (1826) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- the ravages of something — the destructive effects of something
- the realm of possibility — If you say that something is not beyond the realms of possibility, you mean that it is possible.
- the whole shooting match — everything; the whole lot
- thompson sub-machine-gun — a .45 calibre sub-machine-gun
- to keep something at bay — If you keep something or someone at bay, or hold them at bay, you prevent them from reaching, attacking, or affecting you.
- to lay something to rest — If you lay something such as fears or rumours to rest or if you put them to rest, you succeed in proving that they are not true.
- to set fire to something — If you set fire to something or if you set it on fire, you start it burning in order to damage or destroy it.
- trisodium orthophosphate — a sodium salt of orthophosphoric acid having the formula Na3PO4
- until the cows come home — the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
- when one's ship comes in — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- where one is coming from — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!