20-letter words containing h, i, a

three-dimensionality — having, or seeming to have, the dimension of depth as well as width and height.
three-thorned acacia — honey locust.
to be a warning shot — to be a warning
to bring up the rear — If a person or vehicle is bringing up the rear, they are the last person or vehicle in a moving line of them.
to disturb the peace — If someone is accused of disturbing the peace, they are accused of behaving in a noisy and offensive way in public.
to go the extra mile — If you say that someone is willing to go the extra mile, you mean that they are willing to make a special effort to do or achieve something.
to have it in for sb — If someone has it in for you, they do not like you and they want to make life difficult for you.
to hit the headlines — Someone or something that hits the headlines or grabs the headlines gets a lot of publicity from the media.
to keep your hand in — If you do something to keep your hand in, you practise a skill or hobby occasionally in order to remain fairly good at it.
to look high and low — If you say that you looked high and low for something, you are emphasizing that you looked for it in every place that you could think of.
to put it to sb that — If you put it to someone that something is true, you suggest that it is true, especially when you think that they will be unwilling to admit this.
to reach new heights — to become higher than ever before
to shake like a leaf — If you say that someone is shaking like a leaf, you mean that their body is shaking a lot, for instance because they are very cold or frightened.
to stick in the craw — to be unacceptable or displeasing to someone
to use shock tactics — to attempt to influence people by shocking them
tom, dick, and harry — the ordinary person; people generally; everyone: They invited every Tom, Dick, and Harry to the party.
too much information — I don't want to hear any more
track-laying vehicle — A track-laying vehicle is a vehicle whose wheels run inside a continuous chain or track.
transposition cipher — a cipher that rearranges the letters of the plain text in a different sequence.
tribromoacetaldehyde — bromal.
trichloroacetic acid — a toxic, deliquescent, and colorless crystalline compound, C 2 HCl 3 O 2 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether: used in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, herbicides, and other chemicals, and as a reagent for the detection of albumin. Abbreviation: TCA.
triphenylmethane dye — any of a great number of dyes, as gentian violet, fuchsin, and rosaniline, produced from triphenylmethane by replacement of the ring hydrogen atoms with hydroxy, amino, sulfo, or other atoms or groups.
tropospheric scatter — transmission of radio frequency signals that have been scattered from irregularities in the troposphere to locations hundreds of kilometers distant.
tubing head pressure — The tubing head pressure is the pressure on the tubing, which is measured at the wellhead.
twisted stomach worm — stomach worm.
uncertificated share — a share of a mutual fund credited to the account of a shareholder without the physical issuance of a certificate evidencing ownership.
uncharacteristically — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
unified screw thread — a screw thread system introduced for defence equipment (1939–44), in which the thread form and pitch were a compromise between British Standard Whitworth and American Standard Sellers: adopted by the International Standards Organization
university of durham — (body, education) A busy research and teaching community in the historic cathedral city of Durham, UK (population 61000). Its work covers key branches of science and technology and traditional areas of scholarship. Durham graduates are in great demand among employers and the University helps to attract investment into the region. It provides training, short courses, and expertise for industry. Through its cultural events, conferences, tourist business and as a major employer, the University contributes in a wide social and economic sense to the community. Founded in 1832, the University developed in Durham and Newcastle until 1963 when the independent University of Newcastle upon Tyne came into being. Durham is a collegiate body, with 14 Colleges or Societies which are a social and domestic focus for students. In 1992, the Universities of Durham and Teesside launched University College, Stockton-on-Tees, which has 190 students in the first year.
university of hawaii — (body, education) A University spread over 10 campuses on 4 islands throughout the state. See also Aloha, Aloha Net.
uranium hexafluoride — a colorless, water-insoluble, crystalline, volatile solid, UF 6 , used in its gaseous state in separating uranium 235 from uranium.
valve-in-head engine — I-head engine.
video graphics array — (hardware) (VGA) A display standard for IBM PCs, with 640 x 480 pixels in 16 colours and a 4:3 aspect ratio. There is also a text mode with 720 x 400 pixels. IBM technical references define the *product name* of their original VGA display board as "Video Graphics Array", in contrast to the preceding boards, the "Color Graphics Adapter" (CGA) and "Enhanced Graphics Adapter" (EGA). See also Super Video Graphics Adapter.
visual merchandising — Visual merchandising is the use of attractive displays and floor plans to increase customer numbers and sales volumes.
visually handicapped — unable to carry out normal activities because of defects of vision, including blindness
voluntary euthanasia — the act of killing someone painlessly, esp to relieve suffering from an incurable illness, with their consent
waiting in the wings — standing offstage and ready to make an entrance
war of the rebellion — American Civil War.
warehouse facilities — places for storing goods
warrensville heights — a city in NE Ohio.
watch sb like a hawk — If you watch someone like a hawk, you observe them very carefully, usually to make sure that they do not make a mistake or do something you do not want them to do.
watering of the eyes — the formation of tears in the eyes
weights and measures — units or standards of measurement
western mountain ash — a mountain ash, Sorbus sitchensis, of western North America.
what did you do with — You can ask someone what they did with something as another way of asking them where they put it.
what-you-may-call-it — an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall.
wheeling and dealing — the use of different methods and contacts, often dishonestly, to achieve one's ends
white bush (scallop) — a variety of summer squash having a saucer-shaped white fruit, scalloped around the edges
white elephant stall — a stall, usually at a fete or fundraising event, where unwanted possessions are sold
white-lipped peccary — a piglike artiodactyl mammal, Tayassu albirostris, of forests of southern North America, Central and South America: family Tayassuidae

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