19-letter words containing h, o, l, d, n, e

hyperfocal distance — the distance, at a given f number, between a camera lens and the nearest point (hyperfocal point) having satisfactory definition when focused at infinity.
hypomixolydian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from D to D, with the final on G.
in the line of duty — If you do something or if it happens to you in the line of duty, you do it or it happens as part of your regular work or as a result of it.
in the second place — secondly
intermediate school — a school for pupils in grades 4 through 6.
internal hemorrhoid — Usually, hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid)
junior middleweight — a boxer weighing up to 154 pounds (69.3 kg), between welterweight and middleweight.
kill sth stone-dead — If you kill something such as an idea or emotion stone-dead, you completely destroy it.
ladies-of-the-night — plural of lady-of-the-night.
lady of the evening — a prostitute.
land of enchantment — New Mexico (used as a nickname).
leave the door open — a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
let one's hair down — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
lie down on the job — to put forth less than one's best efforts
mary mcleod bethune — Mary McLeod [muh-kloud] /məˈklaʊd/ (Show IPA), 1875–1955, U.S. educator and civil-rights leader.
midnight regulation — a rule or directive approved by the federal government near the end of a president’s term of office
mohammed ali jinnah — Mohammed Ali ("Quaid-i-Azam") 1876–1948, Muslim leader in India: first governor general of Pakistan 1947–48.
moses-in-the-cradle — a plant, Rhoeo spathacea, native to the West Indies and Central America, having leaves with purple undersides and white flowers enclosed in a boat-shaped envelope formed by two bracts.
non-distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
old man and the sea — a novel (1952) by Ernest Hemingway.
on the threshold of — If you are on the threshold of something exciting or new, you are about to experience it.
on top of the world — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
open the floodgates — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before.
overplay one's hand — If you say that someone is overplaying something such as a problem, you mean that they are making it seem more important than it really is.
own flesh and blood — If you say that someone is your own flesh and blood, you are emphasizing that they are a member of your family.
paradichlorobenzene — a white, crystalline, volatile, water-insoluble solid, C 6 H 4 Cl 2 , of the benzene series, having a penetrating odor: used chiefly as a moth repellent.
phenylthiocarbamide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 6 H 5 NHCSNH 2 , that is either tasteless or bitter, depending upon the heredity of the taster, and is used in medical genetics and as a diagnostic.
pistol-handle knife — a table knife, especially of the 18th century, having a slightly curved handle resembling the grip of a flintlock pistol.
priority scheduling — (operating system) Processes scheduling in which the scheduler selects tasks to run based on their priority as opposed to, say, a simple round-robin. Priorities may be static or dynamic. Static priorities are assigned at the time of creation, while dynamic priorities are based on the processes' behaviour while in the system. For example, the scheduler may favour I/O-intensive tasks so that expensive requests can be issued as early as possible. A danger of priority scheduling is starvation, in which processes with lower priorities are not given the opportunity to run. In order to avoid starvation, in preemptive scheduling, the priority of a process is gradually reduced while it is running. Eventually, the priority of the running process will no longer be the highest, and the next process will start running. This method is called aging.
psychoendocrinology — the study of the relationship between the endocrine system and various symptoms or types of mental illness.
ralph waldo emerson — Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
rancho palos verdes — a town in SW California.
regular icosahedron — an icosahedron in which each of the faces is an equilateral triangle
reticuloendothelial — pertaining to, resembling, or involving cells of the reticuloendothelial system.
right-eyed flounder — any of several flatfishes of the family Pleuronectidae, having both eyes on the right side of the head.
run-length encoding — A kind of compression algorithm which replaces sequences ("runs") of consecutive repeated characters (or other units of data) with a single character and the length of the run. This can either be applied to all input characters, including runs of length one, or a special character can be used to introduce a run-length encoded group. The longer and more frequent the runs are, the greater the compression that will be achieved. This technique is particularly useful for encoding black and white images where the data units would be single bit pixels.
sackcloth and ashes — a public display of extreme grief, remorse, or repentance
sell down the river — a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
sheet flood erosion — Geology. erosion by sheets of running water, rather than by streams.
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.
spread oneself thin — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
stakeholder pension — In Britain, a stakeholder pension is a flexible pension scheme with low charges. Both employees and the state contribute to the scheme, which is optional, and is in addition to the basic state pension.
stanislavski method — method (def 5).
sulfureted hydrogen — hydrogen sulfide.
telephone directory — a book, directory, or the like, usually containing an alphabetical list of telephone subscribers in a city or other area, together with their addresses and telephone numbers.
the fat of the land — the best that is obtainable
the golden triangle — an opium-producing area of SE Asia, comprising parts of Myanmar, Laos, and Thailand
the london assembly — the devolved legislature of London, based in City Hall, Southwark

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