19-letter words containing s, h, o, r, t, f
- reflux oesophagitis — inflammation of the gullet caused by regurgitation of stomach acids, producing heartburn: may be associated with a hiatus hernia
- scare the pants off — to scare extremely
- sheet flood erosion — Geology. erosion by sheets of running water, rather than by streams.
- shortness of breath — respiratory difficulty
- sodium hydrosulfite — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, Na 2 S 2 O 4 , used as a reducing agent, especially in dyeing, and as a bleach.
- soft-shelled turtle — any of numerous aquatic turtles of the family Trionychidae, inhabiting North America, Asia, and Africa, having the shell covered with flexible, leathery skin instead of horny plates.
- south african dutch — the Boers.
- south san francisco — a city in central California.
- spare a thought for — If you spare a thought for an unfortunate person, you make an effort to think sympathetically about them and their bad luck.
- spirit of hartshorn — a colorless, pungent, suffocating, aqueous solution of about 28.5 percent ammonia gas: used chiefly as a detergent, for removing stains and extracting certain vegetable coloring agents, and in the manufacture of ammonium salts.
- spread oneself thin — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- store refurbishment — Store refurbishment happens when a store needs to be redecorated, modernized or the layout changed. The store will often be closed to customers during this time.
- straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- strike off the roll — to expel from membership
- sulfureted hydrogen — hydrogen sulfide.
- take care of sth/sb — If you take care of someone or something, you look after them and prevent them from being harmed or damaged.
- taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
- the best of friends — If two people are the best of friends, they are close friends, especially when they have had a disagreement or fight in the past.
- the four corners of — You can use expressions such as the four corners of the world to refer to places that are a long way from each other.
- the grapes of wrath — a novel (1939) by John Steinbeck.
- the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
- theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
- throw oneself at sb — If someone throws themselves at you, they make it very obvious that they want to begin a relationship with you, by behaving as though they are sexually attracted to you.
- to get short shrift — If someone or something gets short shrift, they are paid very little attention.
- tricks of the trade — expert techniques
- under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for
- want no part of sth — If you say that you want no part of something, you mean that you do not want to be involved in it at all.
- white-fronted goose — a grayish-brown wild goose, Anser albifrons, of Eurasia and western North America, having a white patch on the front of the face.
- whorfian hypothesis — Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
- whorled loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
- with flying colours — If you pass a test with flying colours, you have done very well in the test.