25-letter words containing s, h

homothetic transformation — similarity transformation (def 1).
homothetic-transformation — Also called homothetic transformation. a mapping of a set by which each element in the set is mapped into a positive constant multiple of itself, the same constant being used for all elements.
honi soit qui mal y pense — shamed be he who thinks evil of it: the motto of the Order of the Garter
hope to hell/wish to hell — If you say you hope to hell or wish to hell that something is true, you are emphasizing that you strongly hope or wish it is true.
hospitalization insurance — insurance to cover, in whole or in part, the hospital bills of a subscriber or of his or her dependents.
house of the seven gables — a novel (1851) by Hawthorne.
human embryonic stem cell — a stem cell obtained from the blastocyst of a human embryo
human resource management — the management of the workforce of an organization
human-factors engineering — an applied science that coordinates the design of devices, systems, and physical working conditions with the capacities and requirements of the worker.
hydrogen sulfide scrubber — A hydrogen sulfide scrubber is a device for the chemical removal of hydrogen sulfide.
in (or out of) mothballs — put into (or taken from) a condition of being stored or in reserve
in the foreseeable future — If you say that something will happen in the foreseeable future you mean that you think it will happen fairly soon.
in the palm of one's hand — If you have someone or something in the palm of your hand, you have control over them.
industrial rehabilitation — the treatment of people who have acquired a disability or disease during the course of their work, with the aim of allowing them to return to work or to a new job
interstate highway system — a network of U.S. highways connecting the 48 contiguous states and most of the cities with populations above 50,000, begun in the 1950s and estimated to carry about a fifth of the nation's traffic.
it is a good/bad thing to — You say it is a good thing to do something to introduce a piece of advice or a comment on a situation or activity.
it's not simply/just that — You use it in expressions such as it's not that or it's not simply that when you are giving a reason for something and are suggesting that there are several other reasons.
japanese flowering cherry — any of various ornamental hybrid cherry trees developed in Japan, having white or pink blossoms and inedible fruit.
johnniac open shop system — (language) (JOSS) An early, simple, interactive calculator language developed by Charles L. Baker at Rand in 1964. There were two versions: JOSS I and JOSS II.
keeper of the privy purse — an official of the royal household responsible for dealing with the monarch's private expenses
khakass autonomous region — an autonomous region in the Russian Federation, in S Siberia. 19,161 sq. mi. (49,627 sq. km). Capital: Abakan.
know something inside out — to know something thoroughly or perfectly
land of the little sticks — the part of the north of Canada that lies south of the tree line but contains only stunted evergreens or dwarf deciduous trees.
maintenance of membership — an arrangement or agreement between an employer and a labor union by which employees who are members of the union at the time the agreement is made, or who subsequently join, must either remain members until the agreement expires, or be discharged.
make bricks without straw — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
make short work of sb/sth — If you make short work of someone or something, you deal with them or defeat them very quickly.
massachusetts bay company — a company, chartered in England in 1629 to establish a colony on Massachusetts Bay, that founded Boston in 1630.
massacre of the innocents — the slaughter of all the young male children of Bethlehem at Herod's command in an attempt to destroy Jesus (Matthew 2:16–18)
melanesian pidgin english — Neo-Melanesian.
methylrosaniline chloride — gentian violet.
miguel hidalgo y costilla — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1753–1811, Mexican priest, patriot, and revolutionist.
mohorovicic discontinuity — the discontinuity between the crust and the mantle of the earth, occurring at depths that average about 22 miles (35 km) beneath the continents and about 6 miles (10 km) beneath the ocean floor.
murders in the rue morgue — a short story (1841) by Edgar Allan Poe.
nail in the coffin of sth — If you say that one thing is a nail in the coffin of another thing, you mean that it will help bring about its end or failure.
net positive suction head — The net positive suction head is a measure of a pump's performance.
neurocirculatory asthenia — cardiac neurosis.
never do things by halves — If you say that someone never does things by halves, you mean that they always do things very thoroughly.
no disrespect (to sb/sth) — You can say 'no disrespect to someone or something' when you are just about to criticize them, in order to indicate that you are not hostile towards them or admire them for other things.
not know what has hit one — to be completely taken by surprise
nothing to choose between — (of two people or objects) almost equal
occupational psychologist — a person who makes a study of human behaviour at work, including ergonomics, selection procedures, and the effects of stress
off the top of one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
off-balance sheet reserve — a sum of money or an asset that should appear on a company's balance but does not; hidden reserve
on the big/small etc side — If you say that something is on the small side, you are saying politely that you think it is slightly too small. If you say that someone is on the young side, you are saying politely that you think they are slightly too young.
on the edge of one's seat — If you say that someone is on the edge of their seat or chair, you mean that they are very interested in what is happening or what is going to happen.
on the horns of a dilemma — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
on the side of the angels — If you say that someone is on the side of the angels, you believe very strongly that what they are doing is right.
on the spur of the moment — a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
on the understanding that — with the condition that; providing
organizational psychology — the study of the structure of an organization and of the ways in which the people in it interact, usually undertaken in order to improve the organization

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