16-letter words containing h, e, u, g

make the running — If someone is making the running in a situation, they are more active than the other people involved.
manhood suffrage — the right of adult male citizens to vote
mcnaughten rules — (in English law) a set of rules established by the case of Regina v. McNaughten (1843) by which legal proof of insanity in the commission of a crime depends upon whether or not the accused can show either that he did not know what he was doing or that he is incapable of realizing that what he was doing was wrong
molecular weight — the average weight of a molecule of an element or compound measured in units once based on the weight of one hydrogen atom taken as the standard or on 1/16 (0.0625) the weight of an oxygen atom, but after 1961 based on 1/12 (0.083) the weight of the carbon-12 atom; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule. Abbreviation: mol. wt.
mothering sunday — Laetare Sunday.
moulding machine — a machine for pressing sand into a mould
mourning clothes — clothes worn as a symbol of grief at a bereavement, esp black clothes
munchen-gladbach — former name of Mönchengladbach.
munching squares — A display hack dating back to the PDP-1 (ca. 1962, reportedly discovered by Jackson Wright), which employs a trivial computation (repeatedly plotting the graph Y = X XOR T for successive values of T - see HAKMEM items 146--148) to produce an impressive display of moving and growing squares that devour the screen. The initial value of T is treated as a parameter, which, when well-chosen, can produce amazing effects. Some of these, later (re)discovered on the LISP Machine, have been christened "munching triangles" (try AND for XOR and toggling points instead of plotting them), "munching w's", and "munching mazes". More generally, suppose a graphics program produces an impressive and ever-changing display of some basic form, foo, on a display terminal, and does it using a relatively simple program; then the program (or the resulting display) is likely to be referred to as "munching foos". [This is a good example of the use of the word foo as a metasyntactic variable.]
muskegon heights — a city in W Michigan, on Lake Michigan.
natural theology — theology based on knowledge of the natural world and on human reason, apart from revelation.
neuropathologies — the pathology of the nervous system.
neuropathologist — A specialist who practices neuropathology.
nguyen van thieu — Nguyen Van [ngoo-yen vahn,, noo-] /ˈŋuˈyɛn vɑn,, ˈnu-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2001, South Vietnamese political leader: president 1967–75.
niche publishing — publishing books that are intended for a very specialized market
norwegian buhund — a slightly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect pointed ears and a short thick tail carried curled over its back
number crunching — a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
number-crunching — a person or thing that performs a great many numerical calculations, as a financial analyst, statistician, computer, or computer program.
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
out like a light — If someone goes out like a light, they fall asleep or become unconscious very quickly or immediately.
parachute rigger — a person who inspects, repairs, and packs or folds parachutes.
phosphor fatigue — screen saver
pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
prosthetic group — the nonprotein acid constituent of a conjugate protein, as the heme group of hemoglobin.
publishing house — a company that publishes books, pamphlets, engravings, or the like: a venerable publishing house in Boston.
pull the plug on — a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
pull the strings — be in control
purchasing agent — a person who buys materials, supplies, equipment, etc., for a company.
purchasing power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
queen's shilling — king's shilling.
riau archipelago — a group of islands belonging to Indonesia, off the SE coast of the Malay Peninsula, at the entrance to the Strait of Malacca. 36,510 sq. mi. (94,561 sq. km).
right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
right outer join — outer join
rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
run the gauntlet — a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed.
schaumburg-lippe — a former state in NW Germany.
sheltering trust — a trust that provides a fund for a beneficiary, as a minor, with the title vested so that the fund or its income cannot be claimed by others, as creditors of the beneficiary.
shotgun marriage — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
shoulder surfing — a form of credit-card fraud in which the perpetrator stands behind and looks over the shoulder of the victim as he or she withdraws money from an automated teller machine, memorizes the card details, and later steals the card
sleeping draught — any drink containing a drug or agent that induces sleep
sounding machine — any of various machines for taking and recording soundings.
spaghetti squash — a variety of a widely cultivated squash, Cucurbita pepo, having edible flesh in the form of spaghettilike strands.
squatter's right — a claim to real property, especially public land, that may be granted to a person who has openly possessed and continuously occupied it without legal authority for a prescribed period of years.
statutory change — a change in the law
student teaching — the act of teaching in a school for a limited period under supervision as part of a course to qualify as a teacher
sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
summer lightning — distant sheet lightning without audible thunder, which typically occurs on a summer evening

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