20-letter words containing r, i, g, h, t, s

psychometric testing — the use of psychometric tests, often as a selection method
quaker meeting house — a place where Quakers gather for worship
ring-necked pheasant — a gallinaceous Asian bird, Phasianus colchicus, having a white band around its neck, introduced into Great Britain, North America, and the Hawaiian Islands.
royal british legion — an organization founded in 1921 to provide services and assistance for former members of the armed forces
sarcastic fringehead — any fish of the genus Neoclinus, characterized by a row of fleshy processes on the head, as N. blanchardi (sarcastic fringehead) of California coastal waters.
satellite photograph — a photograph taken by an artificial satellite from space
scatter site housing — public housing, especially for low-income families, built throughout an urban area rather than being concentrated in a single neighborhood.
schrodinger equation — the wave equation of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. Also called Schrödinger wave equation. Compare wave equation (def 2).
semiautobiographical — pertaining to or being a fictionalized account of an author's own life.
serve a person right — to pay a person back, esp for wrongful or foolish treatment or behaviour
set the ball rolling — to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
sex change operation — a surgical operation designed to change a person's physical sexual characteristics to those of the opposite sex
shoulder-length hair — hair that reaches a person's shoulders
slip through the net — If criminals slip through the net, they avoid being caught by the system or trap that was meant to catch them.
state highway patrol — a state's road traffic police
straight as an arrow — direct, unwavering
straight-cut tobacco — tobacco that is cut in such a way that it will lie flat.
synchronized skating — the art or sport of teams of up to twenty skaters holding onto each other and moving in patterns in time to music
tetrahydrogestrinone — a synthetic anabolic steroid. Formula: C21H28O2
the (great) pyramids — the three large pyramids at Gîza, Egypt: the largest is the Pyramid of Khufu
the founding fathers — any of the men who were members of the U.S. Constituional Convention of 1787
the garment industry — the manufacturing of items of clothing
the gnomes of zurich — Swiss bankers and financiers
the grass is greener — If you say the grass is greener somewhere else, you mean that other people's situations always seem better or more attractive than your own, but may not really be so.
the greater antilles — a group of islands in the Caribbean, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico
the high renaissance — the period from about the 1490s to the 1520s in painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe, esp in Italy, when the Renaissance ideals were considered to have been attained through the mastery of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael
the legal profession — the profession of law
the roaring twenties — a phrase used to describe the decade of the 1920s (esp in America), so called due to the social, artistic, and cultural dynamism of the period
the thinking process — thought; the activity of thinking
the toronto blessing — a variety of emotional reactions such as laughing, weeping, and fainting, experienced by participants in a form of charismatic Christian worship
there's no mistaking — You can say there is no mistaking something when you are emphasizing that you cannot fail to recognize or understand it.
there's nothing like — a general expression of praise
to be a warning shot — to be a warning
to give sb their due — You can say 'to give him his due', or 'giving him his due' when you are admitting that there are some good things about someone, even though there are things that you do not like about them.
to put sth to rights — to make something consistent with justice, correctness, or orderly arrangement
to reach new heights — to become higher than ever before
to reserve the right — If you say that you reserve the right to do something, you mean that you will do it if you feel that it is necessary.
tubing head pressure — The tubing head pressure is the pressure on the tubing, which is measured at the wellhead.
warrensville heights — a city in NE Ohio.
watering of the eyes — the formation of tears in the eyes
weights and measures — units or standards of measurement
with a grain of salt — to season with salt.
working relationship — a relationship with a colleague, boss or employee
writer to the signet — (in Scotland) a member of an ancient society of solicitors, now having the exclusive privilege of preparing crown writs

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