19-letter words containing h, e, r, s, i, o
- thorn in one's side — a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
- throw in the sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- 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 be running short — If you are running short of something or running low on something, you do not have much of it left. If a supply of something is running short or running low, there is not much of it left.
- to be up shit creek — to be in an extremely bad situation
- to click your heels — If someone such as a soldier clicks their heels, they make a sound by knocking the heels of their shoes together when saluting or greeting someone.
- to get short shrift — If someone or something gets short shrift, they are paid very little attention.
- 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.
- to shudder to think — If you say that you shudder to think what would happen in a particular situation, you mean that you expect it to be so bad that you do not really want to think about it.
- to wet your whistle — To wet your whistle means to have a drink.
- trahison des clercs — a compromising of intellectual integrity, esp. for political reasons
- tricks of the trade — expert techniques
- trisodium phosphate — sodium phosphate (def 3).
- trusteeship council — a United Nations body that supervises the government of a territory by a foreign country
- turn sth inside out — If someone turns a place inside out or upside down, they search it very thoroughly and usually make it very untidy.
- ultramicrochemistry — the branch of microchemistry dealing with minute quantities of material weighing one microgram or less.
- under the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
- 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
- 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)
- white-fronted goose — a grayish-brown wild goose, Anser albifrons, of Eurasia and western North America, having a white patch on the front of the face.
- white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.
- whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
- whorled loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
- with your eyes open — If you say that you did something with your eyes open or with your eyes wide open, you mean that you knew about the problems and difficulties that you were likely to have.
- 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.
- within one's rights — If you say that someone is within their rights to do something, you mean that they are morally or legally entitled to do it.
- woman in the street — the average woman: a new magazine for the woman in the street.
- world heritage site — a natural or manmade area or structure which is recognized as being of international importance and therefore deserving special protection
- your hands are tied — If you say that your hands are tied, you mean that something is preventing you from acting in the way that you want to.