16-letter words containing h, y, a

spiny-rayed fish — any of various fishes, as basses and perches, that have sharp, often pointed and usually rigid fin spines.
spraying machine — a device for spraying large volumes of liquid, such as insecticide onto crops
stagedoor johnny — a man who often goes to a theater or waits at a stage door to court an actress.
statutory change — a change in the law
straight whiskey — pure, unblended whiskey of 80 to 110 proof.
strawberry shrub — Carolina allspice
superheavyweight — an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
synchronous dram — Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
system on a chip — A system on a chip combines most of a system's elements on a single integrated circuit or chip.
taft-hartley act — an act of the U.S. Congress (1947) that supersedes but continues most of the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act and that, in addition, provides for an eighty-day injunction against strikes that endanger public health and safety and bans closed shops, featherbedding, secondary boycotts, jurisdictional strikes, and certain other union practices.
take holy orders — to become ordained
take the liberty — do sth without permission
tea and sympathy — a caring attitude, esp to someone in trouble
tetrahydrozoline — a compound, C 13 H 16 N 2 , used in the treatment of nasal congestion and certain conditions of eye irritation.
thalidomide baby — a baby that has physical abnormalities due to the drug thalidomide being taken by the mother while the baby was still a developing fetus
thanksgiving day — a national holiday celebrated as a day of feasting and giving thanks for divine favors or goodness, observed on the fourth Thursday of November in the U.S. and in Canada on the second Monday of October.
that's as may be — even so
the caine mutiny — a novel by Herman Wouk, later made into a film
the devil to pay — Theology. (sometimes initial capital letter) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. a subordinate evil spirit at enmity with God, and having power to afflict humans both with bodily disease and with spiritual corruption.
the early church — the Christian church in the centuries immediately following Christ's death
the easter bunny — the rabbit that brings Easter eggs
the easy way out — least demanding solution
the eternal city — Rome
the first family — a President's family
the great gatsby — a novel (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
the human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
the moving party — a person who applies to a court or judge with the aim of obtaining a ruling in their favour
the one and only — incomparable and unique
the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
the years of sth — the period when sth happened or existed
the-card-players — a painting (1892) by Paul Cézanne.
there you are/go — You say 'there you are' or 'there you go' when you are offering something to someone.
thermal analysis — any analysis of materials in which properties relating to heat, such as freezing and boiling temperatures, the heat of fusion, the heat of vaporization, etc., are measured.
thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
thick-tailed ray — Ichthyology. any ray of the order Rajiformes, having a relatively thick, fleshy tail, including the guitarfishes and the skates.
three-point play — a play in which a player sinks the free throw that was awarded when the player was fouled while scoring a basket.
thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
to carry the can — If you have to carry the can, you have to take all the blame for something.
to carry the day — If someone carries the day, they are the winner in a contest such as a battle, debate, or sporting competition.
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 play the fool — If you play the fool or act the fool, you behave in a playful, childish, and foolish way, usually in order to make other people laugh.
to say the least — at the minimum
to try your hand — If you try your hand at an activity, you attempt to do it, usually for the first time.
transmethylation — the transfer of a methyl group from one compound to another.
triphenylmethane — a colorless, crystalline, solid compound containing three benzene rings, C 19 H 16 , from which many dyes are derived.
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.
uninhabitability — to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium

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