16-letter words containing n, e, a, t, h

flash eliminator — a device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to reduce the flash made by the ignited propellant gases
flash in the pan — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
flight attendant — an airline employee who serves meals, attends to passengers' comfort, etc., during a flight.
floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
for the duration — If you say that something will happen for the duration, you mean that it will happen for as long as a particular situation continues.
for the meantime — For the meantime means for a period of time from now until something else happens.
forbid the banns — to raise an objection to a marriage announced in this way
fort leavenworth — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in E Kansas adjoining Leavenworth, one of the oldest (1827) military posts W of the Mississippi and site of federal penitentiary.
fourth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, prohibiting unlawful search and seizure of personal property.
fraternity house — a house occupied by a college or university fraternity.
freeboard length — the length of a vessel, measured on the summer load line from the fore side of the stem to some part of the stern, usually the after side of the rudderpost.
freight terminal — (on a rail network) a place where freight is stored while awaiting onward transport
from one's heart — very sincerely or deeply
ft share indexes — any of a number of share indexes published by the Financial Times to reflect various aspects of stock exchange prices
general hospital — A general hospital is a hospital that does not specialize in the treatment of particular illnesses or patients.
glendale heights — a city in NE Illinois.
glove anesthesia — loss of sensation in the hand
gnu archive site — (body) The main GNU FTP archive is on gnu.org but copies ("mirrors") of some or all of the files there are also held on many other computers around the world. To avoid overloading gnu.org and the Internet you should FTP files from the machine closest to yours. Look for a directory like /pub/gnu, /mirrors/gnu, /systems/gnu or /archives/gnu.
go into the tank — a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas: tanks for storing oil.
go to any length — the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
go to one's head — If alcoholic drink goes to your head, it makes you feel drunk.
golden parachute — an employment contract or agreement guaranteeing a key executive of a company substantial severance pay and other financial benefits in the event of job loss caused by the company's being sold or merged.
good-heartedness — the quality of being good-hearted
granted (that) … — even assuming that
grasp the nettle — If you grasp the nettle, you deal with a problem, or do something that is unpleasant, quickly and in a determined way.
great blue heron — a large American heron, Ardea herodias, having bluish-gray plumage.
great horned owl — a large, brown-speckled owl, Bubo virginianus, common in the Western Hemisphere, having prominent ear tufts.
great-grandchild — a grandchild of one's son or daughter.
growth potential — capability of expanding
growth substance — any substance, produced naturally by a plant or manufactured commercially, that, in very low concentrations, affects plant growth; a plant hormone
guy fawkes night — In Britain, Guy Fawkes Night is the evening of 5th November, when many people have parties with bonfires and fireworks. It began as a way of remembering the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Guy Fawkes Night is often referred to as 'Bonfire Night'.
hacienda heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
hailing distance — the distance within which the human voice can be heard: They sailed within hailing distance of the island.
hair conditioner — a substance used, often after shampooing, to detangle and improve the condition of the hair. Like shampoo, it is applied to wet hair and then rinsed out after applying.
hammer and tongs — with great vigor, determination, or vehemence: When he starts a job he goes at it hammer and tongs.
hammerstein (ii) — Oscar1895-1960; U.S. librettist & lyricist of musical comedies
hamming distance — (data) The minimum number of bits that must be changed in order to convert one bit string into another. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming.
hanseatic league — a medieval league of towns of northern Germany and adjacent countries for the promotion and protection of commerce.
happenstantially — (rare) By happenstance; occurring due to random chance.
haptic interface — (interface, hardware) A touch interface to a computer that provides feedback, such as a data glove.
hard times token — any of a series of U.S. copper tokens, issued 1834–41, bearing a political inscription or advertising message and serving as currency during coin shortages.
hare's-foot fern — a fern, Polypodium aureum, of tropical America, having a brown, scaly rootstock and green or deep bluish-green fronds.
harvey firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
has the x nature — (From Zen Buddhist koans of the form "Does an X have the Buddha-nature?") Common hacker construction for "is an X", used for humorous emphasis. "Anyone who can't even use a program with on-screen help embedded in it truly has the loser nature!" See also the X that can be Y is not the true X.
have in the wind — to be in the act of following (quarry) by scent
have no time for — not tolerate
have sb to thank — If you say that you have someone to thank for something, you mean that you are grateful to them because they caused it to happen.
have the decency — If you say that someone did not have the decency to do something, you are criticizing them because there was a particular action which they did not do but which you believe they ought to have done.
have the drop on — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
have the edge on — to have a slight advantage or superiority over

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