20-letter words containing n, a, p, h
- splice the mainbrace — to issue and partake of an extra allocation of alcoholic spirits
- step into the breach — If you step into the breach, you do a job or task which someone else was supposed to do or has done in the past, because they are suddenly unable to do it.
- take up the gauntlet — to accept a challenge
- the hearing impaired — people whose hearing is partially defective
- the legal profession — the profession of law
- the metadata company — (company) A company founded by Jack E. Myers, originally known as Metadata Information Partners. Myers trademarked the word "Metadata" (unhyphenated with initial capital, as opposed to the general term metadata) to represent implementations of his MetaModel and to designate his company. Myers claims that a data and publication search in the summer of 1969 failed to discover any use either of the word "metadata" or "meta data". E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 444 West Ocean Blvd, Suite 1600, Long Beach CA 90802, USA.
- therapeutic abortion — abortion performed when a woman's pregnancy endangers her health.
- throw up one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- to bring up the rear — If a person or vehicle is bringing up the rear, they are the last person or vehicle in a moving line of them.
- to keep your hand in — If you do something to keep your hand in, you practise a skill or hobby occasionally in order to remain fairly good at it.
- to put an end to sth — To put an end to something means to cause it to stop.
- transposition cipher — a cipher that rearranges the letters of the plain text in a different sequence.
- triphenylmethane dye — any of a great number of dyes, as gentian violet, fuchsin, and rosaniline, produced from triphenylmethane by replacement of the ring hydrogen atoms with hydroxy, amino, sulfo, or other atoms or groups.
- tubing head pressure — The tubing head pressure is the pressure on the tubing, which is measured at the wellhead.
- turn an honest penny — to earn money fairly and honestly
- visually handicapped — unable to carry out normal activities because of defects of vision, including blindness
- white elephant stall — a stall, usually at a fete or fundraising event, where unwanted possessions are sold
- wipe the slate clean — begin afresh
- with a pinch of salt — without wholly believing; sceptically
- working relationship — a relationship with a colleague, boss or employee