20-letter words containing o, n, s, h, e

join-the-dots puzzle — a puzzle requiring you to connect a series of dots by drawing lines between them. If the dots are correctly connected, the result is a picture
joule-thomson effect — the change of temperature that a gas exhibits during a throttling process, shown by passing the gas through a small aperture or porous plug into a region of low pressure.
kingston upon thames — a borough of Greater London, England.
kleene, stephen cole — Stephen Kleene
knights hospitallers — a military religious order founded about the time of the first crusade (1096–99) among European crusaders. It took its name from a hospital and hostel in Jerusalem
know all the answers — be opinionated
last of the mohicans — a historical novel (1826) by James Fenimore Cooper.
laugh one's head off — Phrases such as laugh your head off and scream your head off can be used to emphasize that someone is laughing or screaming a lot or very loudly.
lead with one's chin — to act so imprudently as to invite disaster
let someone off with — to give (a light punishment) to someone
life-support machine — A life-support machine is the equipment that is used to keep a person alive when they are very ill and cannot breathe without help.
like a house on fire — If two people get on like a house on fire, they quickly become close friends, for example because they have many interests in common.
linguistic geography — dialect geography.
lonely hearts column — the part of a newspaper or magazine where lonely hearts ads appear
lump in one's throat — the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
magnetohydrodynamics — the branch of physics that deals with the motion of electrically conductive fluids, especially plasmas, in magnetic fields. Abbreviation: MHD.
malpighian corpuscle — Also called kidney corpuscle, Malpighian body. the structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and its surrounding Bowman's capsule.
mean something to sb — If a name, word, or phrase means something to you, you have heard it before and you know what it refers to.
measure one's length — to fall, lie, or be thrown down at full length
membranous labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
methyl styryl ketone — benzylidene acetone.
mischaracterizations — Plural form of mischaracterization.
moreton bay chestnut — an Australian leguminous tree, Castanospermum australe, having thin smooth bark and yellow or reddish flowers: used in furniture manufacture
multistep hydroplane — a motorship having a flat bottom built as a series of planes inclined forward, the ship planing on each from stem to stern as its speed increases.
near someone's heart — dear or important to someone
nephroangiosclerosis — (pathology) sclerosis of the renal arterioles.
neurophysiologically — In terms of, or with regard to, neurophysiology.
neuropsychiatrically — In terms of neuropsychiatry.
neuropsychologically — In terms of or by means of neuropsychology.
night storage heater — a heater or radiator that stores heat at night-time because electricity is cheaper
no lack of something — If you say there is no lack of something, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of it.
north celestial pole — the point of intersection of the earth's extended axis and the northern half of the celestial sphere, lying about 1° from Polaris
northern territories — a territory in N Australia. 523,620 sq. mi. (1,356,175 sq. km). Capital: Darwin.
not have the stomach — If you have no stomach for something, you do not have the courage to do it.
not out of the woods — If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems.
occupation franchise — the right of a tenant to vote in national and local elections
ode to the west wind — a poem (1820) by Shelley.
old english sheepdog — one of an English breed of large working dogs having a long, shaggy, gray or blue-merle and white coat that hangs over the eyes, and a bobbed tail, originally developed to drive sheep and cattle.
old man of the woods — an edible, mild-tasting mushroom, Strobilomyces floccopus, occurring in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America.
olfactory anesthesia — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
on o's best behavior — If someone is on their best behavior, they are trying very hard to behave well.
on the shady side of — beyond (a given age); older than
on the starboard bow — within 45 degrees to the starboard of straight ahead
on the sunny side of — younger than (a specified age)
one's heart's desire — If you say that someone or something is your heart's desire, you mean that you want that person or thing very much.
one's misspent youth — the period when one is young and spend's one's time doing foolish, bad, or frivolous things
one's spiritual home — Your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there.
orthognathic surgery — the surgical correction of deformities or malpositions of the jaw.
overenthusiastically — With excessive enthusiasm.
owner-occupied house — a house that is owned by the person who lives in it

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