16-letter words containing h, u, y, t, o
- out of the money — If an investment is out of the money, it would be a loss if it was sold.
- oxycalcium light — calcium light.
- part way through — mid-way; before the end
- pay-as-you-throw — denoting a system for waste collection in which households are charged according to the amount of refuse they leave
- phytosuccivorous — feeding on sap, as certain sucking insects.
- plymouth company — a company, formed in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America and that founded a colony in Maine in 1607.
- propylthiouracil — a white crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 0 N 2 OS, that interferes with the synthesis of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland: used in the treatment of hyperthyroidism.
- recursion theory — (theory) The study of problems that, in principle, cannot be solved by either computers or humans.
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- shutter priority — of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture.
- shutter-priority — of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture.
- sodium methylate — a white, free-flowing, flammable powder, CH 3 ONa, decomposed by water to sodium hydroxide and methyl alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- southerly buster — a sudden violent cold wind on the SE coast of Australia causing a rapid drop in temperature
- speech community — the aggregate of all the people who use a given language or dialect.
- statutory change — a change in the law
- the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
- the easy way out — least demanding solution
- the high country — sheep pastures in the foothills of the Southern Alps, New Zealand
- the hitler youth — a Nazi paramilitary youth organization (1922-45)
- the human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
- the king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
- the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
- the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
- there you are/go — You say 'there you are' or 'there you go' when you are offering something to someone.
- there's no hurry — If you say to someone 'There's no hurry' or 'I'm in no hurry' you are telling them that there is no need for them to do something immediately.
- to cut both ways — If you say that something cuts both ways, you mean that it can have two opposite effects, or can have both good and bad effects.
- to hold your own — If you hold your own, you are able to resist someone who is attacking or opposing you.
- to try your hand — If you try your hand at an activity, you attempt to do it, usually for the first time.
- twenty-four-hour — lasting for twenty-four hours
- two-family house — a house designed for occupation by two families in contiguous apartments, as on separate floors.
- typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
- ureterolithotomy — incision of a ureter for removal of a calculus.
- ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
- voluntary helper — a person who aids or assists in a specified function of one's own accord and without compulsion or promise of remuneration
- voluntary school — a school that promotes specific religious beliefs and which is funded by a local education authority but was not established by the authority
- what do you know — People sometimes say 'What do you know!' when they are very surprised about something.
- without ceremony — in a casual or informal manner
- worth your while — If an action or activity is worth someone's while, it will be helpful, useful, or enjoyable for them if they do it, even though it requires some effort.
- your better half — If you talk about your better half or your other half you mean your wife, your husband, or the person of the opposite sex that you live with.