18-letter words containing h, o, n, r, l

rubbish collection — the collection of domestic refuse for disposal
school for scandal — a comedy of manners (1777) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
school of motoring — a centre where people pay for lessons to learn to drive
second-hand dealer — a person who deals in second-hand things, such as cars, or furniture
secondary syphilis — the second stage of syphilis, characterized by eruptions of the skin and mucous membrane.
self-comprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
sell oneself short — If you sell someone short, you do not point out their good qualities as much as you should or do as much for them as you should.
senior high school — a school attended after junior high school and usually consisting of grades 10 through 12.
shrubby cinquefoil — a small shrub, Potentilla fruticosa, of the rose family, native to the Northern temperate region, having pinnate leaves and numerous, showy, bright-yellow flowers.
shugart technology — Seagate Technology
sindbad the sailor — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments), a wealthy citizen of Baghdad who relates the adventures of his seven wonderful voyages.
slim hole drilling — Slim hole drilling is drilling a well in which at least 90 percent of the hole has a diameter of seven inches or less.
sling psychrometer — a psychrometer so designed that the wet-bulb thermometer can be ventilated, to expedite evaporation, by whirling in the air.
stockholm syndrome — an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival.
store launch event — A store launch event is a special event, which publicizes the opening of a new store and at which discounts and free samples may be offered.
strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
stretch one's legs — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
telephone receiver — a device, as in a telephone, that converts changes in an electric current into sound.
tetrachloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the internationale — a revolutionary socialist hymn, first sung in 1871 in France
the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
there's no telling — You use there's no telling to introduce a statement when you want to say that it is impossible to know what will happen in a situation.
thermogalvanometer — a thermoammeter for measuring small currents, consisting of a thermocouple connected to a direct-current galvanometer.
thermoluminescence — phosphorescence produced by the heating of a substance.
thermonuclear bomb — hydrogen bomb.
think the world of — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
thorfinn karlsefni — 980–after 1007, Icelandic navigator, explorer, and leader of early colonizing expedition to Vinland, in North America.
throw in the towel — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
throw oneself into — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
to a grinding halt — If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends.
to learn the ropes — If you are learning the ropes, you are learning how a particular task or job is done.
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
turn on one's heel — to turn around abruptly
vermilion rockfish — a scarlet-red rockfish, Sebastes miniatus, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America, important as a food fish.
wheelchair housing — housing designed or adapted for a chairbound person
wilson's phalarope — a phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor, that breeds in the prairie regions of North America and winters in Argentina and Chile.
wireless telephone — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
wireless telephony — Now Rare. radiotelephony.
with flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
woman of the world — a woman experienced and sophisticated in the ways and manners of the world, especially the world of society.
world championship — an international competition in a particular sport or activity for people all around the world
xenon hexafluoride — a colorless, crystalline compound, XeF 6 , that melts at 50°C to a yellow liquid, and boils at 75°C.

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