19-letter words containing o, a, t, h, s

straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
street photographer — a paparazzo
sweetheart contract — a contract made through collusion between management and labor representatives containing terms beneficial to management and detrimental to union workers.
sympathetic contact — behavior toward an individual based on the individual's personal makeup rather than on his or her group membership.
symptomatic anthrax — blackleg.
take (the) occasion — to use the opportunity (to do something)
take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
take care to do sth — If you take care to do something, you make sure that you do it.
take sth personally — If you take someone's remarks personally, you are upset because you think that they are criticizing you in particular.
take to one's heels — the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
tear one's hair out — the act of tearing.
tehachapi mountains — a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7982 feet (2433 meters).
that's more like it — If you say that's more like it, you mean that the thing that you are referring to is more satisfactory than it was on earlier occasions.
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
the eroica symphony — Symphony No. 3 in E flat major by Ludwig van Beethoven
the grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
the hampshire downs — a range of low chalk hills that crosses Hampshire in S England
the london assembly — the devolved legislature of London, based in City Hall, Southwark
the lone star state — Texas
the mathworks, inc. — (company) The company marketing MATLAB. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Address: 3 Apple Hill Drive, Natick, Massachusetts 01760-2098 USA. Telephone: +1 (508) 647-7000. Fax: +1 (508) 647-7101.
the provisional ira — the unofficial faction of the IRA that became increasingly dominant following a split in 1969. The Provisional movement remained committed to a policy of terrorism until its ceasefires of the mid-1990s
the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
the social register — a directory, now published annually, of the families who are considered to form the country's social élite
the volunteer state — a nickname for Tennessee
the wolverine state — a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes area of the north central US
theological virtues — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.
theoretical physics — abstract use of physics
theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
thiophosphoric acid — an acid derived from phosphoric acid by substituting one or more sulfur atoms for oxygen atoms.
thomas of woodstock — Duke of Gloucester, 1355–97, English prince (son of Edward III).
threshold agreement — an agreement between an employer and employees or their union to increase wages by a specified sum if inflation exceeds a specified level in a specified time
throw in one's hand — (in cards) to concede defeat by putting one's cards down
throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
throw sth overboard — If you throw something overboard, for example an idea or suggestion, you reject it completely.
thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
thumb one's nose at — to deride or mock, esp by placing the thumb on the nose with fingers extended
time on one's hands — an interval with nothing to do
time sharing option — (operating system) (TSO) System software from IBM that provides time-sharing on an IBM mainframe running in an MVS environment.
to be a showstopper — to be very impressive; to be sensational
to be headline news — to attract a lot of attention from newspapers
to be in the charts — (of a record or pop group) to be popular
to clutch at straws — If you are clutching at straws or grasping at straws, you are trying unusual or extreme ideas or methods because other ideas or methods have failed.
to have sth in mind — If you ask someone what they have in mind, you want to know in more detail about an idea or wish they have.
to make like sth/sb — If you make like you are doing something, you act as if you are doing it, and if you make like someone, you act as if you are that person.
to ring the changes — If you say that someone rings the changes, you mean that they make changes or improvements to the way something is organized or done.
to take the biscuit — If someone has done something very stupid, rude, or selfish, you can say that they take the biscuit or that what they have done takes the biscuit, to emphasize your surprise at their behaviour.
to this/that effect — You use to this effect, to that effect, or to the effect that to indicate that you have given or are giving a summary of something that was said or written, and not the actual words used.
toshiba corporation — (company) A Japanese technology manufacturer with 364 subsidiaries worldwide. Toshiba makes and sells electronics for home, office, industry and health care including information and communication systems, electronic components, heavy electrical apparatus, consumer products and medical diagnostic imaging equipment. In FY 2003-4, Toshiba employed 161,286 people.

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