17-letter words containing h, o, v, e
- adventure holiday — a holiday that involves some physically challenging activity such as canoeing, rock climbing, etc
- aftershave lotion — a lotion, usually styptic and perfumed, for application to the face after shaving
- all over the occy — in every direction
- all over the shop — If something is happening all over the shop, it is happening in many different places or throughout a wide area.
- almost everywhere — everywhere in a given set except on a subset with measure zero. Abbreviation: a.e.
- archconservatives — Plural form of archconservative.
- at the service of — To be at the service of a person or organization means to be available to help or be used by that person or organization.
- authoritativeness — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
- be over sb's head — If something such as an idea, joke, or comment goes over someone's head, it is too difficult for them to understand.
- be over the limit — If someone is over the limit, they have drunk more alcohol than they are legally allowed to when driving a vehicle.
- behaviour therapy — any of various means of treating psychological disorders, such as desensitization, aversion therapy, and instrumental conditioning, that depend on the patient systematically learning new modes of behaviour
- blue-headed vireo — solitary vireo.
- brezhnev doctrine — the doctrine expounded by Leonid Brezhnev in November 1968 affirming the right of the Soviet Union to intervene in the affairs of Communist countries to strengthen Communism.
- brighton and hove — a city and unitary authority in S England, in East Sussex. Pop: 251 500 (2003 est). Area: 72 sq km (28 sq miles)
- broadview heights — a town in N Ohio.
- cellulose varnish — a varnish made from cellulose nitrate, used as a protective sealing film
- chancery division — (in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice
- child development — the biological and psychological developments in human beings between birth and the end of adolescence
- chinese vermilion — pimento (def 3).
- code of behaviour — the generally accepted rules governing how people behave
- cognitive therapy — a form of psychotherapy in which the patient is encouraged to change the way he or sees the world and himself or herself: used particularly to treat depression
- combine harvester — A combine harvester is a large machine which is used on farms to cut, sort, and clean grain.
- comprehensiveness — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- convection heater — A convection heater is a heater that heats a room by means of hot air.
- deliver the goods — to produce or perform something promised or expected
- dietrich von bern — Theodoric of Verona: the name of the eastern Gothic emperor Theodoric as it appears in German legends.
- drive to the wall — to force into an awkward situation
- drive-by shooting — an incident in which a person, building, or vehicle is shot at by someone in a moving vehicle
- for heaven's sake — expressing frustration
- french provincial — noting, pertaining to, or resembling a style of furnishings and decoration originating in the provinces of France in the 18th century, derived from but less ornate than styles then current in Paris and featuring simply carved wood furniture, often with decorative curved moldings.
- french revolution — the revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.
- front-wheel drive — a drive system in which engine power is transmitted through the front wheels only.
- give someone hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- give the go-ahead — authorize sb to do sth
- give to the world — to publish
- give up the ghost — the soul of a dead person, a disembodied spirit imagined, usually as a vague, shadowy or evanescent form, as wandering among or haunting living persons.
- great vowel shift — a series of changes in the quality of the long vowels between Middle and Modern English as a result of which all were raised, while the high vowels (ē) and (o̅o̅), already at the upper limit, underwent breaking to become the diphthongs (ī) and (ou).
- harmonic interval — an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.
- have a bearing on — If something has a bearing on a situation or event, it is relevant to it.
- have a reputation — to be known or notorious, esp for promiscuity, excessive drinking, or the like
- have a roving eye — to show a widespread amorous interest in the opposite sex
- have a short fuse — a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- have feelings for — to be emotionally or sexually attracted to
- have it both ways — to try to get the best of a situation, argument, etc, by chopping and changing between alternatives or opposites
- have it in for sb — If someone has it in for you, they dislike you and try to cause problems for you.
- have no words for — to be incapable of describing
- have on the brain — If someone has something on the brain, they keep thinking about it.
- have sth to offer — If you have something to offer, you have a quality or ability that makes you important, attractive, or useful.
- head of the river — any of various annual rowing regattas held on particular rivers
- heavy mineral oil — a colorless, oily, almost tasteless, water-insoluble liquid, usually of either a standard light density (light mineral oil) or a standard heavy density (heavy mineral oil) consisting of mixtures of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum by distillation: used chiefly as a lubricant, in the manufacture of cosmetics, and in medicine as a laxative.
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