17-letter words containing h, g, e

northwest passage — a ship route along the Arctic coast of Canada and Alaska, joining the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
nothing less than — You can use nothing less than to emphasize your next words, often indicating that something seems very surprising or important.
nothing more than — merely, solely
number eight iron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a pitcher but less slope than a niblick.
number eight wire — a standard gauge of fencing wire
numbering machine — a handheld device for stamping numbers onto objects
oceanographically — In terms of oceanography.
on second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
on the pig's back — successful; established
on the right foot — in an auspicious manner
on the wrong foot — in an inauspicious manner
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
once over lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
once-over-lightly — a hasty or superficial treatment, look, examination, etc.; once-over: The maid gave the room the once-over-lightly.
one-stop shopping — the provision of everything that a customer or client might require in one place
operating theatre — An operating theatre is a special room in a hospital where surgeons carry out medical operations.
organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
orifice discharge — Orifice discharge is a model for calculating how quickly a fluid will come out of a punctured vessel or pipe.
overhead lighting — lighting which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
overnight success — sth or sb suddenly popular
palaeoarchaeology — the branch of archaeology concerned with the earliest fossil remains
paleoanthropology — the study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species, using fossils and other remains.
paleobiogeography — the study of the distribution of ancient plants and animals and their relation to ancient geographic features.
partially sighted — unable to see properly so that even with corrective aids normal activities are prevented or seriously hindered
pastoral theology — the branch of theology dealing with the responsibilities of members of the clergy to the people under their care.
phantom pregnancy — the occurrence of signs of pregnancy, such as enlarged abdomen and absence of menstruation, when no embryo is present, due to hormonal imbalance
philosopher kings — the Platonic ideal of a ruler, philosophically trained and enlightened.
phonological rule — an operation in generative phonology that substitutes one sound or class of sounds for another in a phonological derivation.
pile on the agony — to exaggerate one's distress for sympathy or greater effect
plug and feathers — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
positive theology — a theological approach or tradition in which the nature of God is thought to be knowable and is understood through positive statements. See also cataphasis (def 2).
positive thinking — an optimistic attitude
pre-enlightenment — the act of enlightening.
pre-technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
pseudepigraphical — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
psychic energizer — Pharmacology. antidepressant (def 2).
pull one's weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
put on the gloves — to box
put the finger on — to inform on or identify, esp for the police
pythagorean scale — the major scale as derived acoustically by Pythagoras from the perfect fifth.
radiometeorograph — a device for the automatic transmission by radio of the data from a set of meteorological instruments
receding forehead — a forehead which slopes backwards
receding hairline — hair that is thinning at the front
regent honeyeater — a large brightly-coloured Australian honeyeater, Zanthomiza phrygia
revealed theology — theology based on the doctrine that all religious truth is derived exclusively from the revelations of God to humans.
reverse lightning — a faint discharge of blue light from the top of a thunderstorm cloud that propagates upward: extends approximately from the bottom to the top of the stratosphere and is not detectable from the ground.
right in the head — sane
right off the bat — Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
right parenthesis — (character) ")". ASCII character 41. Common names: right paren; right parenthesis; right; close; thesis ("(" = paren); close paren; close parenthesis; right parenthesis; right banana. Rare: already ("(" = so); rparen; ITU-T: closing parenthesis; close round bracket, right round bracket, INTERCAL: wane ("(" = wax); unparenthisey ("(" = parenthisey); right ear. Paired with left parenthesis.
rocket technology — the technology of the design, operation, maintenance, and launching of rockets

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