21-letter words containing i, n, t, h, e, d

french fried potatoes — a more formal name for chips
friends with benefits — friends who have a casual sexual relationship with no expectation of commitment
full faith and credit — the obligation under Article IV of the U.S. Constitution for each state to recognize the public acts, records, and judicial proceedings of every other state.
get down on something — to procure something, esp in advance of needs or in anticipation of someone else
get in under the wire — to accomplish something with little time to spare
give sb the runaround — If someone gives you the runaround, they deliberately do not give you all the information or help that you want, and send you to another person or place to get it.
give someone the bird — to tell someone rudely to depart; scoff at; hiss
ground-effect machine — ACV (def 2).
guaranteed scheduling — (algorithm) A scheduling algorithm used in multitasking operating systems that guarantees fairness by monitoring the amount of CPU time spent by each user and allocating resources accordingly.
have one's hands tied — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
have the inside track — If you say that someone has the inside track, you mean that they have an advantage, for example special knowledge about something.
higher-order function — (HOF) A function that can take one or more functions as argument and/or return a function as its value. E.g. map in (map f l) which returns the list of results of applying function f to each of the elements of list l. See also curried function.
hyperkinetic disorder — another name for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
indicated horse-power — the horsepower of a reciprocating engine as shown by an indicator record. Abbreviation: ihp, IHP.
law of thermodynamics — any of three principles variously stated in equivalent forms, being the principle that the change of energy of a thermodynamic system is equal to the heat transferred minus the work done (first law of thermodynamics) the principle that no cyclic process is possible in which heat is absorbed from a reservoir at a single temperature and converted completely into mechanical work (second law of thermodynamics) and the principle that it is impossible to reduce the temperature of a system to absolute zero in a finite number of operations (third law of thermodynamics)
leave holding the bag — a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
lost in the underflow — (jargon) Too small to be worth considering; more specifically, small beyond the limits of accuracy or measurement. This is a reference to "floating point underflow". The Hacker's Jargon File claimed that it is also a pun on "undertow" (a kind of fast, cold current that sometimes runs just offshore and can be dangerous to swimmers). "Well, sure, photon pressure from the stadium lights alters the path of a thrown baseball, but that effect gets lost in the underflow". Compare epsilon, epsilon squared; see also overflow bit.
maidenhair spleenwort — an evergreen fern, Asplenium trichomanes, abundant in woody areas of the North Temperate Zone, having thickly clustered fronds.
majority shareholding — a holding of more than half a company's shares
mechanical solidarity — social cohesiveness that is based on shared activities, beliefs, and experiences and is characteristic of simple traditional societies.
medium dry white wine — Medium dry white wine is white wine that is not very sweet.
member of the wedding — a novel (1946) and play (1950) by Carson McCullers.
metopon hydrochloride — a narcotic drug, C18H21O3N·HCl, derived from morphine, but slightly more potent: used in medicine to relieve pain
modern apprenticeship — an arrangement that allows a school leaver to gain vocational qualifications while being trained in a job
monochloroacetic acid — chloroacetic acid.
motherwell and wishaw — a burgh in the Motherwell district, in S Scotland.
near-death experience — A near-death experience is a strange experience that some people who have nearly died say they had when they were unconscious.
neither hide nor hair — nothing whatsoever
northumberland strait — the part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence that separates Prince Edward Island from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, in SE Canada. About 200 miles (320 km) long; 9–30 miles (15–48 km) wide.
of time and the river — a novel (1935) by Thomas Wolfe.
old spanish practices — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
one thing and another — You can use the expression 'one thing and another' to suggest that there are several reasons for something or several items on a list, but you are not going to explain or mention them all.
ortho-dichlorobenzene — a colorless liquid with a pleasant odor, C 6 H 4 Cl 2 , used as a solvent for a wide range of organic materials.
pathfinder prospectus — a prospectus regarding the flotation of a new company that contains only sufficient details to test the market reaction
pentamethylenediamine — cadaverine.
pipelined burst cache — Pipeline Burst Cache
propantheline bromide — a substance, C 2 3 H 3 0 BrNO 3 , used in the treatment of peptic ulcers.
purchasing department — the group of staff within an organization that is responsible for buying goods or products
put in the hard yards — to make a great effort to achieve an end
rayleigh distribution — (mathematics) A curve that yields a good approximation to the actual labour curves on software projects.
record of achievement — a statement of the personal and educational development of each pupil
right-angled triangle — a triangle one angle of which is a right angle
ring down the curtain — to lower the curtain at the end of a theatrical performance
ring-around-the-rosey — a children's game in which the players sing while going around in a circle and squat when the lyrics “all fall down” are sung.
rutherford scattering — the scattering of an alpha particle through a large angle with respect to the original direction of motion of the particle, caused by an atom (Rutherford atom) with most of the mass and all of the positive electric charge concentrated at a center or nucleus.
s-k reduction machine — An abstract machine defined by Professor David Turner to evaluate combinator expressions represented as binary graphs. Named after the two basic combinators, S and K.
safe in the knowledge — If you do something safe in the knowledge that something else is the case, you do the first thing confidently because you are sure of the second thing.
sail against the wind — to sail a course that slants slightly away from the true direction of the wind; sail closehauled
schema definition set — (SDS) Something in Portable Common Tool Environment.
school superintendent — an official whose job is to oversee school administration within a district

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