21-letter words containing h, i, g, e, r

portrait photographer — a photographer who specializes in portraits
profit-sharing scheme — a scheme employing profit-sharing; a system in which a portion of the net profit of a business is distributed to its employees, usually in proportion to their wages or their length of service
psychological warfare — the use of propaganda, threats, and other psychological techniques to mislead, intimidate, demoralize, or otherwise influence the thinking or behavior of an opponent.
psychoneuroimmunology — the study of the effects of psychological factors on the immune system
pulse height analyser — a multichannel analyser that sorts pulses into selected amplitude ranges
pulse height analyzer — an instrument that records or counts an electrical pulse if its amplitude falls within specified limits: used in nuclear physics research for the determination of energy spectra of nuclear radiations
purchasing department — the group of staff within an organization that is responsible for buying goods or products
purple-fringed orchid — either of two orchids, Habenaria fimbriata or H. psycodes, of eastern North America, having a cluster of fragrant purple flowers with a fringed lip.
purple-fringed orchis — either of two North American orchids (Habenaria psycodes and H. fimbriata) with purple-fringed flowers
put something over on — to deceive; trick
rayleigh distribution — (mathematics) A curve that yields a good approximation to the actual labour curves on software projects.
reading comprehension — a text that students use to help them improve their reading skills, by reading it and answering questions relating to the text. Sometimes used as a test or examination of reading skills. A reading comprehension can be in the student's own or another language
reconnaissance flight — a flight made by an aircraft in order to obtain military information about a particular place
replacement algorithm — The method used to determine which entry in an associative cache to flush to main memory when it is desired to cache a new block of data. The "least recently used" algorithm flushed the block which has not been accessed for the longest time. A random replacement algorithm picks any block with equal probability.
right-angled triangle — a triangle one angle of which is a right angle
ring down the curtain — to lower the curtain at the end of a theatrical performance
ring-around-the-rosey — a children's game in which the players sing while going around in a circle and squat when the lyrics “all fall down” are sung.
rolling in the aisles — (of an audience) overcome with laughter
rutherford scattering — the scattering of an alpha particle through a large angle with respect to the original direction of motion of the particle, caused by an atom (Rutherford atom) with most of the mass and all of the positive electric charge concentrated at a center or nucleus.
salam-weinberg theory — the electroweak theory.
satisficing behaviour — the form of behaviour demonstrated by firms who seek satisfactory profits and satisfactory growth rather than maximum profits
sb/sth reigns supreme — Someone or something that reigns supreme is the most important or powerful element in a situation or period of time.
schlieren photography — a type of photography which records schlieren
schoolgirl complexion — a smooth, clear complexion, such as schoolgirls are considered to have
secure hash algorithm —
seeing/hearing things — If you say that someone is seeing or hearing things, you mean that they believe they are seeing or hearing something that is not really there.
short message service — (messaging) (SMS) A message service offered by the GSM digital mobile telephone system. Using SMS, a short alphanumeric message (160 alphanumeric characters) can be sent to a mobile phone to be displayed there, much like in an alphanumeric pager system. The message is buffered by the GSM network until the phone becomes active.
single spanish burton — a tackle having a runner as well as the fall supporting the load, giving a mechanical advantage of three, neglecting friction.
something for nothing — If you say that someone is getting something for nothing, you disapprove of the fact that they are getting what they want without doing or giving anything in return.
south gloucestershire — a unitary authority of SW England, in Gloucestershire: formerly (1975–96) part of the county of Avon. Pop: 246 800 (2003 est). Area: 510 sq km (197 sq miles)
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
strike the right note — to behave appropriately
synchronized shifting — gear shifting in which the gears to be meshed are made to rotate at the same speed.
synchronized swimming — a sport growing out of water ballet in which swimmers, in solo, duet, and team efforts, complete various required figures by performing motions in relatively stationary positions, along with a freestyle competition, with the contestants synchronizing movements to music and being judged for body position, control, and the degree of difficulty of the moves.
the acting profession — actors considered as a group
the moral high ground — If you say that someone has taken the moral high ground, you mean that they consider that their policies and actions are morally superior to the policies and actions of their rivals.
the origin of species — (On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life) a treatise (1859) by Charles Darwin setting forth his theory of evolution.
the rock of gibraltar — a limestone promontory at the tip of S Spain
the shipping forecast — a radio broadcast made by the BBC of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the British Isles
the-ring-the-nibelung — Richard Wagner's tetralogy of music dramas: Das Rheingold (completed 1869), Die Walküre (completed 1870), Siegfried (completed 1876), and Götterdämmerung (completed 1876): the cycle was first performed at Bayreuth, 1876.
there's nothing to it — If you say 'There's nothing to it', 'There's not much to it', or 'That's all there is to it', you are emphasizing how simple you think something is.
threatening behaviour — intimidation or intentional behaviour that causes another person to fear injury or harm
three-quarter binding — a binding in which the material used for the back extends further over the covers than in half binding.
threshold wage policy — a policy whereby wages are increased in accordance with inflation
to be killed outright — If someone is killed outright, they die immediately, for example in an accident.
to get into high gear — if people or an activity go into high gear, moves into high gear, etc, people do what they were doing more intensely, or the activity becomes more intense
to have green fingers — If someone has green fingers, they are very good at gardening and their plants grow well.
to lay something bare — If you lay something bare, you uncover it completely so that it can then be seen.
to rear its ugly head — If something unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it becomes visible or noticeable.
to take the high road — to take the course of action which is safest and most familiar

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