19-letter words containing h, o, r, n, s, w
- a slap on the wrist — A slap on the wrist is a warning or a punishment that is not very severe.
- aldridge-brownhills — a town in central England, in Walsall unitary authority, West Midlands: formed by the amalgamation of neighbouring towns in 1966. Pop: 35 525 (2001)
- answerphone message — a pre-recorded message that is left on an answering machine, usually inviting callers to leave a message
- blow one's own horn — If you blow your own horn, you boast about yourself.
- booker t washington — Booker T(aliaferro) [boo k-er tol-uh-ver] /ˈbʊk ər ˈtɒl ə vər/ (Show IPA), 1856–1915, U.S. reformer, educator, author, and lecturer.
- chinese tallow tree — tallow tree.
- credit someone with — to believe that someone has or is responsible for; ascribe to someone
- draw in one's horns — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- 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.
- giant silkworm moth — any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae.
- 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.
- greenhouse whitefly — See under whitefly.
- have a weakness for — be fond of
- horseshoe whipsnake — a long slender fast-moving nonvenomous snake, Coluber hippocrepis, of Eurasia
- let one's hair down — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- long-and-short work — an arrangement of rectangular quoins or jambstones set alternately vertically and horizontally.
- nordrhein-westfalen — German name of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- north-northwesterly — a wind or storm coming from the north-northwest
- north-west frontier — the area roughly equivalent to the present North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan, which is the days of the British Raj was regarded as one of the most remote and dangerous outposts of the British Empire
- northwest ordinance — the act of Congress in 1787 providing for the government of the Northwest Territory and setting forth the steps by which its subdivisions might become states.
- northwest territory — region north of the Ohio River, between Pa. & the Mississippi (established 1787): it now forms Ohio, Ind., Ill., Mich., Wis., & part of Minn.
- one's money's worth — full value for the money one has paid for something
- parting of the ways — When there is a parting of the ways, two or more people or groups of people stop working together or travelling together.
- pugwash conferences — international peace conferences of scientists held regularly to discuss world problems: Nobel peace prize 1995 awarded to Joseph Rotblat (1908–2005) , one of the founders of the conferences, secretary-general (1957–73), and president (1988–97)
- ralph waldo emerson — Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- sandwich generation — the generation of people still raising their children while having to care for their aging parents.
- 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.
- straight and narrow — the way of virtuous or proper conduct: After his release from prison, he resolved to follow the straight and narrow.
- straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
- taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
- the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
- the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
- the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
- there is no knowing — one cannot tell
- throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
- throw in the sponge — any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
- toot one's own horn — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
- want no part of sth — If you say that you want no part of something, you mean that you do not want to be involved in it at all.
- west dunbartonshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on Loch Lomond and the Clyde estuary: corresponds to part of the historical county of Dunbartonshire; part of Strathclyde Region from 1975 to 1996: engineering industries. Administrative centre: Dumbarton. Pop: 92 320 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)
- what's your poison? — what would you like to drink?
- white-fronted goose — a grayish-brown wild goose, Anser albifrons, of Eurasia and western North America, having a white patch on the front of the face.
- white-winged scoter — a blackish North American duck, Melanitta deglandi, having a white patch on each wing.
- whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
- with flying colours — If you pass a test with flying colours, you have done very well in the test.
- with your eyes open — If you say that you did something with your eyes open or with your eyes wide open, you mean that you knew about the problems and difficulties that you were likely to have.
- withdrawal syndrome — a spectrum of physical and behavioral symptoms following cessation from the continuous use of an addictive drug, the character and severity of the symptoms depending upon the particular drug and the daily dose.
- within one's rights — If you say that someone is within their rights to do something, you mean that they are morally or legally entitled to do it.
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