16-letter words containing n, t, h

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-for-nothing — worthless; of no use.
good-heartedness — the quality of being good-hearted
government house — the official residence of a colonial governor, as in a British Commonwealth country.
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.
grind your teeth — If you grind your teeth, you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something.
grit one's teeth — abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
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
gulf of thailand — an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina
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.
half-blind joint — a corner dovetail joint visible on one face only.
hamiltonian path — Hamiltonian problem
hamiltonian tour — Hamiltonian problem
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.
hamstring injury — an instance of physical damage to a person's hamstring
hang around with — to associate or socialize with
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.
haussmannization — Georges Eugène [zhawrzh œ-zhen] /ʒɔrʒ œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1809–91, French administrator who improved the landscaping, street designs, and utilities systems of Paris.
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
have the wood on — to have an advantage over
haversian system — a Haversian canal and the series of concentric bony plates surrounding it.
hawthorne effect — a positive change in the performance of a group of persons taking part in an experiment or study due to their perception of being singled out for special consideration.
hay-scented fern — a fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, of eastern North America, having brittle, yellow-green fronds.
head arrangement — a roughly outlined musical arrangement that is played from memory and is often learned by ear.
headed notepaper — notepaper headed with the name and address of a person or organization
headhunting firm — a recruiting agency
health education — education that aims to give people the information they need to live healthily

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