20-letter words containing r, h, n, e

bring down the house — to receive enthusiastic applause from the audience
bring home the bacon — If you bring home the bacon, you achieve what you needed to achieve.
bring into the world — (of a midwife, doctor, etc) to deliver (a baby)
bring the house down — to win great applause
british north borneo — former name of Sabah.
british thermal unit — a unit of heat in the fps system equal to the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1°F. 1 British thermal unit is equivalent to 1055.06 joules or 251.997 calories
broaden o's/the mind — If an experience broadens your mind, it makes you more willing to accept other people's beliefs and customs.
bureau of the census — the division of the Department of Commerce that gathers, tabulates, and correlates census statistics.
by their own account — If you say that something concerning a particular person is true by his or her own account, you mean that you believe it because that person has said it is true.
carbohydrate loading — the practice of eating high amounts of carbohydrates, sometimes after a period of low carbohydrate intake, for several days immediately before competing in an athletic event, especially a marathon, in order to store glycogen in the body, thereby providing greater reserves of energy.
carbon tetrachloride — a colourless volatile nonflammable sparingly soluble liquid made from chlorine and carbon disulphide; tetrachloromethane. It is used as a solvent, cleaning fluid, and insecticide. Formula: CCl4
casing head pressure — The casing head pressure is the pressure on the casing, which is measured at the wellhead.
cast the first stone — the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
catastrophic illness — A catastrophic illness is a major health event that takes place during a particular period of time, such as a heart attack, stroke, or cancer.
catherine de medicis — (Caterina de' Medici) 1518–89, queen of Henry II of France (mother of Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III).
catherine de' medici — 1519–89, queen of Henry II of France; mother of Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III of France; regent of France (1560–74). She was largely responsible for the massacre of Protestants on Saint Bartholomew's Day (1572)
cavendish experiment — the experiment, conducted by Henry Cavendish, that determined the constant of gravitation by using a torsion balance and measuring the torsion produced by two masses placed at given distances from the masses on the balance.
central bedfordshire — a unitary authority of S central England. Pop: 252 100 (2007 est). Area: 712 sq km (275 sq miles)
centre three-quarter — either of two middle players on the three-quarter line
change a reservation — If you change a reservation, you move a booking to a different date because someone who has booked a room has informed you that they wish to stay there on a different date.
change-speed gearbox — A change-speed gearbox is a set of movable or constant gears which allows the speed ratio between input and output shafts to be changed either manually or automatically.
channel service unit — (communications) (CSU) A type of interface used to connect a terminal or computer to a digital medium in the same way that a modem is used for connection to an analogue medium. A CSU is provided by the communication carrier to customers who wish to use their own equipment to retime and regenerate the incoming signals. The customer must supply all of the transmit logic, receive logic and timing recovery in order to use the CSU, whereas a digital service unit DSU performs these functions.
chapter of accidents — a series of misfortunes
charismatic movement — any of various groups, within existing denominations, that emphasize communal prayer and the charismatic gifts of speaking in tongues, healing, etc
chartered accountant — (in Britain) an accountant who has passed the professional examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, or the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
chauffeur-driven car — a car driven by a chauffeur
checkbook journalism — the practice of paying for a news story or an interview, or for exclusive broadcasting or publishing rights.
checkerboard pattern — checked pattern that looks like a draughtboard
chemical engineering — Chemical engineering is the designing and constructing of machines that are needed for industrial chemical processes.
chemical fingerprint — a distinctive characteristic or pattern indicating the presence of a certain molecule, used to identify a chemical.
chevalier-montrachet — a white wine from Burgundy.
chief superintendent — an officer of senior rank in a British police force or other similarly organized force
child support agency — the British government agency concerned with the welfare of children
chinese scholar tree — a spreading, round-headed tree, Sophora japonica, of the legume family, native to China and Korea, having yellowish-white flowers in loose, showy clusters, grown widely as a street tree.
cholestyramine resin — a powdery synthetic resin that binds with and prevents the reabsorption of bile acids, used to reduce cholesterol levels, relieve itching associated with jaundice, etc.
chromatic aberration — a defect in a lens system in which different wavelengths of light are focused at different distances because they are refracted through different angles. It produces a blurred image with coloured fringes
chrono-logical order — the arrangement of things following one after another in time: Put these documents in chronological order.
church commissioners — a group of representatives of Church and State that administers the endowments and property of the Church of England
clinical thermometer — a finely calibrated thermometer for determining the temperature of the body, usually placed under the tongue, in the armpit, or in the rectum
clothes manufacturer — a business concern that manufactures clothes
cold-weather payment — (in Britain) a payment made by the government to people on low incomes when the temperature falls below a certain level for a specific number of days
collective ownership — ownership by a group for the benefit of members of that group
common yellow throat — a widely distributed wood warbler, Geothlypis trichas, of North America and Mexico, in the male having a black facial mask and yellow underparts.
communication theory — information theory.
comprehensive school — a secondary school for children of all abilities from the same district
contact metamorphism — localized metamorphism resulting from the heat of an igneous intrusion.
convective discharge — the repulsion of ions of a gas by a highly charged body, creating a discernible wind.
council of the reich — the Reichsrat.
craft apprenticeship — a period of training for a skilled trade in industry, such as for a plumber or electrician
craniosacral therapy — a form of therapy for various disorders in which the therapist manipulates the bones of the skull

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