16-letter words containing s, e, t, h, o

household knight — bachelor (def 5).
household troops — the infantry and cavalry regiments that carry out escort and guard duties for a head of state
household-knight — an unmarried man.
housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
hubble telescope — a telescope launched into orbit around the earth in 1990 to provide information about the universe in the visible, infrared, and ultraviolet ranges
hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
hyper-patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
hypercorrections — Plural form of hypercorrection.
hypercorrectness — The state or condition of being hypercorrect.
hyperstimulation — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
hypervitaminosis — an abnormal condition caused by an excessive intake of vitamins.
hypnagogic state — the drowsy period between wakefulness and sleep, during which fantasies and hallucinations often occur.
hypophosphatemia — (medicine) An electrolyte disturbance in which there is an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, most commonly seen when malnourished patients are given large amounts of carbohydrates, creating a high phosphorus demand in the cells of the body.
hypophysectomies — Plural form of hypophysectomy.
icositetrahedron — a solid figure having 24 faces.
immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
in lockstep with — progressing at exactly the same speed and in the same direction as other people or things, esp as a matter of course rather than by choice
in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
in the course of — If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
in the same boat — a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
in the short run — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
in the spotlight — prominently featured
in the throes of — If you are in the throes of doing or experiencing something, especially something difficult, you are busy doing it or are deeply involved in it.
in the worst way — bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person.
inhospitableness — The quality of being inhospitable.
james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
john the baptist — the forerunner and baptizer of Jesus. Matt. 3.
josephson effect — a high-speed switch, used in experimental computers, that operates on the basis of a radiative phenomenon (Jo·sephson effect) exhibited by a pair of superconductors separated by a thin insulator.
judaeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
jude the obscure — a novel (1895) by Thomas Hardy.
keratoacanthomas — Plural form of keratoacanthoma.
kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
lead by the nose — the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
let loose (with) — to set free or give out; release
light microscope — microscope (def 1).
lighthouse clock — an American mantel clock of the early 19th century, having the dial and works exposed beneath a glass dome on a tapered, cylindrical body.
lighthouse point — a city in NW Florida.
lightning stroke — a discharge of lightning between a cloud and the earth, esp one that causes damage
lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
long-established — having a long history; old
lose one's shirt — a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
macpherson strut — an automobile suspension-system component that consists of a strut combined with a spring and shock absorber and connects the wheel to the frame of the vehicle.
magnesiochromite — (mineral) A chromite species with the formula MgCr2O4.
magnetochemistry — the study of magnetic and chemical phenomena in their relation to one another.
make a go of sth — If you say that someone is making a go of something such as a business or relationship, you mean that they are having some success with it.
make the best of — do what you can
make the most of — in the greatest quantity, amount, measure, degree, or number: to win the most votes.

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