19-letter words containing h, i, g, e
- electronic graphics — (on television) the production of graphic designs and text by electronic means
- electrophotographic — Of or pertaining to electrophotography.
- electrophysiologist — A physiologist whose speciality is electrophysiology.
- enabling technology — technology that enables the user to perform a task or to improve his or her overall performance: e.g. the internet
- english toy spaniel — breed of dog
- euclidean algorithm — Euclid's Algorithm
- exophthalmic goiter — a disease of unknown cause characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, overproduction of the thyroid hormone, and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
- exophthalmic goitre — a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, increased basal metabolic rate, and weight loss
- feather-tail glider — pygmy glider.
- fight to the finish — A fight to the finish is one in which one of the people or groups fighting is killed or completely defeated.
- fighter-interceptor — a fighter plane used for the defense of a region against air attack, especially by attacking bombers.
- finger on the pulse — If you have your finger on the pulse of something, you know all the latest opinions or developments concerning it.
- fixed exchange rate — finance: set rate of exchange
- frederick the great — Frederick I (def 2).
- free alongside ship — (of a shipment of goods) delivered to the dock without charge to the buyer, but excluding the cost of loading onto the vessel
- from rags to riches — a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- frontier technology — innovative or new technology
- gas central heating — a system of central heating fuelled by combustible gas
- gel electrophoresis — a technique for separating protein molecules of varying sizes in a mixture by moving them through a block of gel, as of agarose or polyacrylamide, by means of an electric field, with smaller molecules moving faster and therefore farther than larger ones.
- general anaesthesia — the use of a general anaesthetic
- general anaesthetic — sth administered to induce unconsciousness
- general partnership — a partnership in which each of the partners is fully liable for the firm's debts.
- geothermal gradient — the increase in temperature with increasing depth within the earth.
- get (or be) hip to — to become (or be) informed or knowledgeable about
- give one's eyeteeth — Dentistry. a canine tooth of the upper jaw: so named from its position under the eye.
- give sb the willies — If someone or something gives you the willies, they make you feel nervous or frightened.
- give your eye teeth — If you say that you would give your eye teeth for something, you mean that you want it very much and you would do anything to get it.
- go jump in the lake — a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- go on the offensive — If you go on the offensive, go over to the offensive, or take the offensive, you begin to take strong action against people who have been attacking you.
- goes without saying — If something goes without saying, it is obvious.
- grand duke nicholas — of Cusa [kyoo-zuh] /ˈkyu zə/ (Show IPA), 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher. German Nikolaus von Cusa.
- grandfather's chair — wing chair.
- great idaean mother — Cybele.
- great wall of china — a system of fortified walls with a roadway along the top, constructed as a defense for China against the nomads of the regions that are now Mongolia and Manchuria: completed in the 3rd century b.c., but later repeatedly modified and rebuilt. 2000 miles (3220 km) long.
- great-grandchildren — a grandchild of one's son or daughter.
- greenhouse whitefly — See under whitefly.
- greenwich mean time — the time as measured on the prime meridian running through Greenwich, England: used in England and as a standard of calculation elsewhere.
- hang five (or ten) — to ride a surfboard with the toes of one (or both) feet draped over the front edge of the board
- hang in the balance — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hang on the lips of — to listen to with close attention
- hanging indentation — a style of text-setting in which the first line of a paragraph is set to the full measure and subsequent lines are indented at the left-hand side
- harbinger-of-spring — a North American umbelliferous herb, Erigenia bulbosa, having white flowers that bloom early in the spring.
- haute vulgarisation — vulgarization, or popularization, on a higher level, esp. as done by academics, scholars, etc.
- have a good mind to — (in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.: the processes of the human mind.
- have an ax to grind — an instrument with a bladed head on a handle or helve, used for hewing, cleaving, chopping, etc.
- have designs on sth — If someone has designs on something, they want it and are planning to get it, often in a dishonest way.
- have sth against sb — If you have something against someone or something, you dislike them.
- have the makings of — show potential as
- head-and-tail light — a small South American characin fish, Hemmigrammus ocellifer, having shiny red eyes and tail spots, often kept in aquariums.
- heavy goods vehicle — a large road vehicle for carrying goods