20-letter words containing n, e, u, p, h, a
- pseudoparenchymatous — (in certain fungi and red algae) a compact mass of tissue, made up of interwoven hyphae or filaments, that superficially resembles plant tissue.
- punch a (time) clock — to insert a timecard into a time clock when coming to or going from work
- put the hard word on — to ask or demand something from
- pyroligneous alcohol — methyl alcohol.
- queen of the prairie — a tall plant, Filipendula rubra, of the rose family, having branching clusters of pink flowers, growing in meadows and prairies.
- raynaud's phenomenon — a secondary circulatory disorder, often associated with a primary vascular disease, characterized by changes of blood flow resulting in white, bluish, or red hands and feet
- repurchase agreement — a contract between a dealer, as a bank, and an investor, whereby the investor purchases securities with the promise that they will be bought back by the dealer on a designated date, for which the investor receives a fixed return.
- rocky mountain sheep — bighorn.
- rub up the wrong way — to arouse anger (in); annoy
- south american plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising the continent of South America and several ocean basins and bounded on the north by the Caribbean Plate, on the east by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, on the west by a submarine trench that borders the western coast of the continent, and on the south by the Antarctic Plate.
- south temperate zone — the part of the earth's surface between the tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle.
- take up the gauntlet — to accept a challenge
- 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.
- 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