18-letter words containing o, n, h

store launch event — A store launch event is a special event, which publicizes the opening of a new store and at which discounts and free samples may be offered.
strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
stretch one's legs — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
superstring theory — any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
swollen-headedness — the quality of being conceited
symphony orchestra — a large orchestra composed of wind, string, and percussion instruments and organized to perform symphonic compositions.
synthetic division — a simplified procedure for dividing a polynomial by a linear polynomial.
synthetic geometry — elementary geometry, as distinct from analytic geometry.
systematic phoneme — a phonological unit in generative phonology representing an underlying form that takes into account the relationship between phonological patterns and morphological variation, as the unit underlying the second vowel in both derive and derivative.
take a shine to sb — If you say that someone has taken a shine to another person, you mean that he or she liked them very much at their first meeting.
take it on the lam — a hasty escape; flight.
take one's chances — to accept the uncertain outcome as of a course of action
tan someone's hide — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
teacher evaluation — the process of vetting teachers to maintain teaching standards
technical knockout — the termination of a bout by the referee when it is the judgment of the attending physician, a boxer's seconds, or the referee that a boxer cannot continue fighting without sustaining severe or disabling injury. Abbreviation: TKO, T.K.O.
telephone exchange — a telecommunications facility to which subscribers' telephones connect, that switches calls among subscribers or to other exchanges for further routing.
telephone receiver — a device, as in a telephone, that converts changes in an electric current into sound.
telephone sex line — a telephone line operated by a phone-sex worker that offers phone sex to paying customers
temporary hardness — hardness of water due to the presence of magnesium and calcium hydrogencarbonates, which can be precipitated as carbonates by boiling
tetrachloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
the back of beyond — a very remote place
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the black mountain — a mountain range in S Wales, in E Carmarthenshire and W Powys. Highest peak: Carmarthen Van, 802 m (2632 ft)
the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
the dark continent — a term for Africa when it was relatively unexplored
the electronic age — the electronic age began when electronic equipment, including computers came into use
the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
the final solution — the code name used by the Nazis to refer to the plan of mass murder of the Jews
the grand national — an annual steeplechase run at Aintree, Liverpool, since 1839
the hand of fatima — a symbol of a hand used in some Arabic countries to protect against the evil eye, a magical power
the heavens opened — it started pouring with rain
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the internationale — a revolutionary socialist hymn, first sung in 1871 in France
the kinetic theory — a theory of gases postulating that they consist of particles of negligible size moving at random and undergoing elastic collisions
the magnolia state — a nickname referring to Mississippi
the major rogation — April 25, observed by Christians as a day of solemn supplication for the harvest and marked by processions, special prayers, and blessing of the crops
the mountain state — a nickname referring to West Virginia
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the nether regions — the genitals
the north atlantic — the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, especially the waters separating North America and Europe
the northern irish — the people who live in or come from Northern Ireland
the northern karoo — a high arid plateau in South Africa, north of the Central Karoo
the queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
the south atlantic — the part of the Atlantic Ocean that lies to the south of the equator
the sun also rises — a novel (1926) by Ernest Hemingway.
the uncircumcision — the gentiles
the-dark-continent — Africa: so called, especially during the 19th century, because little was known about it.
there you go again — Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past.
there's no telling — You use there's no telling to introduce a statement when you want to say that it is impossible to know what will happen in a situation.

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