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19-letter words containing h, o, d, l, g

  • sharp-tailed grouse — a grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, of prairies and open forests of western North America, similar in size to the prairie chicken but with a more pointed tail.
  • sidereal hour angle — the angle, measured westward through 360°, between the hour circle passing through the vernal equinox and the hour circle of a celestial body.
  • sulfureted hydrogen — hydrogen sulfide.
  • the almighty dollar — money regarded figuratively as a god, or source of great power
  • the golden triangle — an opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand
  • three-point landing — an aircraft landing in which the two wheels of the main landing gear and the tail or nose wheel touch the ground simultaneously.
  • threshold agreement — an agreement between an employer and employees or their union to increase wages by a specified sum if inflation exceeds a specified level in a specified time
  • to hold your tongue — If you hold your tongue, you do not say anything even though you might want to or be expected to, because it is the wrong time to say it.
  • to play hard to get — If someone plays hard to get, they pretend not to be interested in another person or in what someone is trying to persuade them to do.
  • under the spotlight — If someone or something comes under the spotlight, they are thoroughly examined, especially by journalists and the public.
  • world heritage site — a natural or manmade area or structure which is recognized as being of international importance and therefore deserving special protection
  • yourdon methodology — (programming)   The software engineering methodology developed by Edward Yourdon and colleagues in the 1970s and 1980s. "Yourdon methodology" is a generic term for all of the following methodologies: Yourdon/Demarco, Yourdon/Constantine, Coad/Yourdon.
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