22-letter words containing h, o, t, a, n, d

horn-rimmed spectacles — spectacles with rims made of material resembling horn
hospital administrator — a person who works in the management team of a hospital
hundreds and thousands — tiny beads of brightly coloured sugar, used in decorating cakes, sweets, etc
in one's birthday suit — naked; nude
in sackcloth and ashes — in a state of great mourning or penitence
in the lap of the gods — If you say that a situation is in the lap of the gods, you mean that its success or failure depends entirely on luck or on things that are outside your control.
industrial archaeology — the study of past industrial machines, works, etc
interactive whiteboard — a smooth, glossy sheet of white plastic that can be written on with a colored pen or marker in the manner of a blackboard.
islands of the blessed — lands where the souls of heroes and good men were taken after death
just around the corner — in the next street
kensington and chelsea — a borough of Greater London, England.
ketamine hydrochloride — a powerful anesthetic, C13H16ClNO·HCl, used in surgery
land of the rising sun — Japan.
left-handed compliment — an ambiguous compliment
lund software house ab — (company) The company who produced Lund Simula. Address: Box 7056, S-22007 Lund, Sweden.
manhattan clam chowder — a chowder made from clams, tomatoes, and other vegetables and seasoned with thyme.
mathematical induction — induction (def 5).
much ado about nothing — a comedy (1598?) by Shakespeare.
nitrohydrochloric acid — aqua regia.
nodal switching system — (NSS) Main routing nodes in the NSFnet backbone.
northern redbelly dace — any of the small, brightly colored North American freshwater cyprinids, especially Phoxinus oreas (northern redbelly dace) and P. erythrogaster (southern redbelly dace)
of the first magnitude — of the greatest importance
on a hiding to nothing — If you say that someone who is trying to achieve something is on a hiding to nothing, you are emphasizing that they have absolutely no chance of being successful.
on a shoestring budget — with very little money to spend
play into the hands of — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
play one's cards right — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
preestablished harmony — (in the philosophy of Leibnitz) synchronous operation of all monads, since their simultaneous creation, in accordance with the preexisting plan of God.
quantum chromodynamics — a quantum field theory that describes quarks and gluons and their interactions, with the color of the quarks playing a role analogous to that of electric charge. Abbreviation: QCD. Also called chromodynamics. Compare color (def 18).
rheumatoid spondylitis — ankylosing spondylitis.
sail close to the wind — air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast.
second consonant shift — the consonant shift by which High German became differentiated from other Germanic languages.
shaken but not stirred — If you say that someone has been shaken but not stirred by an experience, you mean that they have been slightly disturbed or emotionally affected by it, but not deeply enough to change their behaviour or way of thinking.
south sandwich islands — a group of volcanic islands, administered by England, in the South Atlantic Ocean: part of the Falkland Islands dependency. 120 sq. mi. (310 sq. km).
south shetland islands — a group of uninhabited islands in the S Atlantic, north of the Antarctic Peninsula: formerly a dependency of the Falkland Islands; part of British Antarctic Territory since 1962. (Claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty). Area: 4662 sq km (1800 sq miles)
southern redbelly dace — any of the small, brightly colored North American freshwater cyprinids, especially Phoxinus oreas (northern redbelly dace) and P. erythrogaster (southern redbelly dace)
stand the test of time — last, endure
standard scratch score — the number of strokes a scratch player would need to go round a particular course, based on the length of each hole to the green and allowing 36 putts for the round
take something as read — to take something for granted as a fact; understand or presume
the (great) depression — the period of economic depression which began in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s
the authorized version — an English translation of the Bible published in 1611 under James I
the end of the rainbow — If you say that something is at the end of the rainbow, you mean that people want it but it is almost impossible to obtain or achieve.
the golden gate bridge — a bridge crossing the strait between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay, with a central span of 1280 m (4200 ft)
the grand remonstrance — the document prepared by the Long Parliament in 1640 listing the evils of the king's government, the abuses already rectified, and the reforms Parliament advocated
the medical profession — the occupation of working as a doctor of medicine
thiamine-hydrochloride — a white, crystalline, water-soluble compound of the vitamin-B complex, containing a thiazole and a pyrimidine group, C 12 H 17 ClN 4 OS, essential for normal functioning of the nervous system, a deficiency of which results chiefly in beriberi and other nerve disorders: occurring in many natural sources, as green peas, liver, and especially the seed coats of cereal grains, the commercial product of which is chiefly synthesized in the form of its chloride (thiamine chloride or thiamine hydrochloride) for therapeutic administration, or in nitrate form (thiamine mononitrate) for enriching flour mixes.
through thick and thin — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
to be on the safe side — If you say you are doing something to be on the safe side, you mean that you are doing it in case something undesirable happens, even though this may be unnecessary.
to 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.
to overplay one's hand — If someone overplays their hand, they act more confidently than they should because they believe that they are in a stronger position than they actually are.
turn one's hand to sth — If you turn your hand to something such as a practical activity, you learn about it and do it for the first time.

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