19-letter words containing h, o, n, g

don't make me laugh — Some people reply to other people's comments or opinions by saying 'Don't make me laugh' when they disagree with them and think they are foolish or inaccurate.
dwight d eisenhower — Dwight David ("Ike") 1890–1969, U.S. general and statesman: Chief of Staff 1945–48; 34th president of the U.S. 1953–61.
echoencephalography — a device that employs reflected ultrasonic waves to examine the position of brain structures.
electron micrograph — a photograph or image of a specimen taken using an electron microscope
electronic graphics — (on television) the production of graphic designs and text by electronic means
emergency telephone — a public telephone intended for use in emergencies: for example, at the side of a motorway
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
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.
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
frontier technology — innovative or new technology
general of the army — the highest ranking military officer; the next rank above general.
geothermal gradient — the increase in temperature with increasing depth within the earth.
get off one's chest — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
get the hang of sth — If you get the hang of something such as a skill or activity, you begin to understand or realize how to do it.
giant silkworm moth — any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae.
give one's eyeteeth — Dentistry. a canine tooth of the upper jaw: so named from its position under the eye.
glottochronological — Of or pertaining to glottochronology.
go down the tube(s) — If a business, economy, or institution goes down the tubes or goes down the tube, it fails or collapses completely.
go jump in the lake — a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
go off the deep end — final or ultimate: the end result.
go on a/the rampage — If people go on a rampage, they rush around in a wild or violent way, causing damage or destruction.
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.
go to great lengths — If you say that someone goes to great lengths to achieve something, you mean that they try very hard and perhaps do extreme things in order to achieve it.
go under the hammer — to be offered for sale by an auctioneer
goes without saying — If something goes without saying, it is obvious.
goldbach conjecture — an unproved theorem that every even integer greater than 2 can be written as the sum of two prime numbers.
grand duke nicholas — of Cusa [kyoo-zuh] /ˈkyu zə/ (Show IPA), 1401–1464, German cardinal, mathematician, and philosopher. German Nikolaus von Cusa.
grandfather's clock — a pendulum floor clock having a case as tall as or taller than a person; tall-case clock; long-case clock.
grandmother's clock — a pendulum clock similar to a grandfather's clock but shorter.
graphic workstation — (graphics, computer) A workstation specifically configured for graphics works such as image manipulation, bitmap graphics ("paint"), and vector graphics ("draw") type applications. Such work requires a powerful CPU and a high resolution display. A graphic workstation is very similar to a CAD workstation and, given the typical specifications of personal computers currently available in 1999, the distinctions are very blurred and are more likely to depend on availability of specific software than any detailed hardware requirements.
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.
greenhouse whitefly — See under whitefly.
gulf of tehuantepec — an inlet of the Pacific on the south coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in S Mexico
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 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.
hate someone's guts — to hate someone intensely
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 the makings of — show potential as
heel-and-toe racing — race walking.
henry the navigator — Prince, 1394–1460, prince of Portugal.

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