17-letter words containing h, g, e
- a change of heart — If someone has a change of heart, their attitude towards something changes.
- a change of scene — If you have a change of scene, you go somewhere different after being in a particular place for a long time.
- a fighting chance — If you have a fighting chance of doing or achieving something, it is possible that you will do or achieve it, but only if you make a great effort or are very lucky.
- a sporting chance — If you have a sporting chance of doing something, it is quite likely that you will do that thing.
- acanthopterygians — Plural form of acanthopterygian.
- aerial photograph — a photograph taken from the air
- against the clock — If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time.
- against the grain — contrary to one's feelings, nature, wishes, etc.; irritating or displeasing
- ahead of the game — in the position of winning, esp. in gambling
- algorithmic model — (programming) A method of estimating software cost using mathematical algorithms based on the parameters which are considered to be the major cost drivers. These estimate of effort or cost are based primarily on the size of the software or Delivered Source Instructions (DSI)s, and other productivity factors known as Cost Driver Attributes. See also Parametric Model.
- all the trimmings — If you say that something comes with all the trimmings, you mean that it has many extra things added to it to make it more special.
- allergic rhinitis — a condition characterized by head congestion, sneezing, tearing, and swelling of the nasal mucous membranes, caused by an allergic reaction.
- almanach de gotha — a publication giving statistical information on European royalty.
- alternating light — a beacon showing different colors in succession.
- american flagfish — flagfish (def 1).
- american highland — a region in Antarctica, W of Enderby Land and E of Wilkes Land: discovered 1939.
- american-flagfish — flagfish (def 1).
- aminoglutethimide — a hormone antagonist, C 13 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome and breast cancer.
- anaesthesiologist — anesthesiology.
- aneroid barograph — an aneroid barometer equipped with an automatic recording mechanism.
- anesthesiologists — Plural form of anesthesiologist.
- angra do heroismo — a port in the Azores, on Terceira Island. Pop: 35 581 (2001)
- answering machine — An answering machine is the same as an answerphone.
- anthropogenically — In an anthropogenic way.
- anthropogeography — a branch of anthropology dealing with the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment.
- antihyperglycemic — (of a medication or treatment) Tending to reduce hyperglycemia (high blood sugar, characteristic of diabetes).
- anytime algorithm — (algorithm) An algorithm that returns a sequence of approximations to the correct answer such that each approximation is no worse than the previous one, i.e. the algorithm can be stopped at _any time_. x = (x + b / x) / 2 Each new x is closer to the square root than the previous one. Applications might include a real-time control system or a chess program that is allowed a fixed thinking time.
- arlington heights — village in NE Ill.: suburb of Chicago: pop. 76,000
- as high as a kite — If you say that someone is as high as a kite, you mean that they are very excited or that they are greatly affected by alcohol or drugs.
- astrophotographer — A person, especially an astronomer, who takes photographs of the stars.
- at their own game — If you beat someone at their own game, you use the same methods that they have used, but more successfully, so that you gain an advantage over them.
- athlete's village — an area of accommodation for competitors taking part in a sports event
- baby doll nightie — a short, frilly nightdress
- bachelor's degree — A bachelor's degree is a first degree awarded by universities.
- baggage checkroom — a left luggage office; a place at, for example, a railway station where baggage can be left
- baseboard heating — a heating system by pipes, through which steam or hot water circulates, near the base of the walls of rooms
- bell-hanger's bit — a bit for drilling small holes through studs or the like.
- belted kingfisher — a grayish-blue, North American kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon, having a white breast marked with a grayish-blue band.
- bergisch gladbach — city in W Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 105,000
- bergisch-gladbach — an industrial city in W Germany, near Cologne.
- biological father — the man whose semen fertilized the ovum from which a child was born
- biological mother — the mother who gave birth to a child
- biological shield — a protective shield impervious to radiation, esp the thick concrete wall surrounding the core of a nuclear reactor
- black-headed gull — a small gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, that breeds in much of Europe and Asia, and often scavenges in towns
- blue-sky thinking — Blue-sky thinking is the activity of trying to find completely new ideas.
- board-and-shingle — a small dwelling with wooden walls and a shingle roof
- bottlebrush grass — a North American grass, Hystrix patula, having loose flower spikes with long awns.
- brain haemorrhage — bleeding into the brain
- brightening agent — a compound applied to a textile to increase its brightness by the conversion of ultraviolet radiation to visible (blue) light, used in detergents
- brighton and hove — a city and unitary authority in S England, in East Sussex. Pop: 251 500 (2003 est). Area: 72 sq km (28 sq miles)
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