16-letter words containing h, o, n, e, d

northern ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast.
norwegian buhund — a slightly-built medium-sized dog of a breed with erect pointed ears and a short thick tail carried curled over its back
nusslein-volhard — Christiane [kris-tee-ah-nuh,, kris-tyah-] /ˌkrɪs tiˈɑ nə,, krɪsˈtyɑ-/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German biologist: Nobel prize 1995.
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
old north french — the dialect of Old French spoken in northern France. Abbreviation: ONF.
on her beam-ends — (of a vessel) heeled over through an angle of 90°
on the bandwagon — on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
on the beam-ends — tipping so far to the side as to be in danger of capsizing
on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
on the defensive — If someone is on the defensive, they are trying to protect themselves or their interests because they feel unsure or threatened.
on the downgrade — waning in importance, popularity, health, etc
on the safe side — as a precaution
on the sidelines — in the area along the sidelines
on the up and up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
on the up-and-up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
one and the same — When two or more people or things are thought to be separate and you say that they are one and the same, you mean that they are in fact one single person or thing.
one for the road — a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
otherworldliness — The quality of being otherworldly.
pantothenic acid — a hydroxy acid, C 9 H 1 7 O 5 N, found in plant and animal tissues, rice, bran, etc., that is part of the B complex of vitamins and is essential for cell growth.
pentothal sodium — thiopental sodium
phagocytic index — the average number of bacteria ingested per phagocyte in an incubated mixture of bacteria, phagocytes, and blood serum: used in determining the opsonic index.
phase modulation — radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its phase to transmit the amplitude and pitch of the signal.
phytoremediation — a process of decontaminating soil or water by using plants and trees to absorb or break down pollutants.
pithecanthropoid — of, relating to, or resembling the former genus Pithecanthropus or one of its members.
play a lone hand — to operate without assistance
point de hongrie — flame stitch.
poisoned chalice — If you refer to a job or an opportunity as a poisoned chalice, you mean that it seems to be very attractive but you believe it will lead to failure.
polyhedral angle — a configuration consisting of the lateral faces of a polyhedron around one of its vertices. The portion of a pyramid including one of its points is such a configuration.
prometheus bound — a tragedy (c457 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
pseudoparenchyma — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
radio microphone — a microphone incorporating a radio transmitter so that the user can move around freely
redbank whiteoak — a city in S Tennessee.
residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
rhode island red — one of an American breed of chickens having dark reddish-brown feathers and producing brown eggs.
richmond heights — a city in E Missouri, near St. Louis.
rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
round lake beach — a town in NE Illinois.
round the corner — close at hand
round the wrekin — the long way round
round-shouldered — having the shoulders bent forward, giving a rounded form to the upper part of the back.
run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
schlieren method — a method for detecting regions of differing densities in a clear fluid by photographing a beam of light passed obliquely through it.
schneider trophy — a trophy for air racing between seaplanes of any nation, first presented by Jacques Schneider (1879–1928) in 1913; won outright by Britain in 1931
schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
second childhood — senility; dotage.
secondary growth — an increase in the thickness of the shoots and roots of a vascular plant as a result of the formation of new cells in the cambium.
secondary phloem — phloem derived from the cambium during secondary growth.
secondary school — a high school or a school of corresponding grade, ranking between a primary school and a college or university.
secondhand smoke — smoke from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe that is involuntarily inhaled, especially by nonsmokers.

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