18-letter words containing t, o, d, s, h

sound and the fury — a novel (1929) by William Faulkner.
sound spectrograph — an electronic device for recording a sound spectogram.
southampton island — an island in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories at the entrance to Hudson Bay. 19,100 sq. mi. (49,470 sq. km).
southern rhodesian — a former name (until 1964) of Zimbabwe (def 1).
sow dragon's teeth — to take some action that is intended to prevent strife or trouble but that actually brings it about
spotted flycatcher — a European woodland songbird, Muscicapa striata, with a greyish-brown streaked plumage: family Muscicapidae (Old World flycatchers)
stockholm syndrome — an emotional attachment to a captor formed by a hostage as a result of continuous stress, dependence, and a need to cooperate for survival.
stomach sweetbread — sweetbread (def 1).
strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
sutton-in-ashfield — a market town in N central England, in W Nottinghamshire. Pop: 41 951 (2001)
synthetic division — a simplified procedure for dividing a polynomial by a linear polynomial.
tan someone's hide — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
temporary hardness — hardness of water due to the presence of magnesium and calcium hydrogencarbonates, which can be precipitated as carbonates by boiling
the bird has flown — the person in question has fled or escaped
the damage is done — If you say 'the damage is done', you mean that it is too late now to prevent the harmful effects of something that has already happened.
the encyclopedists — the writers of the French Encyclopedia (1751-72) edited by Diderot and d'Alembert, which contained the advanced ideas of the period
the first sea lord — the senior of the two serving naval officers who sits on the admiralty board of the Ministry of Defence
the heavens opened — it started pouring with rain
the hotel industry — the branch of the services industry which provides hotels
the lords temporal — (in Britain) peers other than bishops in their capacity as members of the House of Lords
the movie industry — the industry that makes entertainment films or movies
the same old story — the familiar or regular course of events
theodore roosevelt — (Anna) Eleanor, 1884–1962, U.S. diplomat, author, and lecturer (wife of Franklin Delano Roosevelt).
thioarsenious acid — any of a group of hypothetical acids, H3AsS3, HAsS2, and H4As2S5, known only in the forms of their salts
thiosulphuric acid — an unstable acid known only in solutions and in the form of its salts. Formula: H2S2O3
thirty-second note — a note having 1/32 of the time value of a whole note; demi-semiquaver.
thirty-second rest — a rest equal in value to a thirty-second note.
thomas alva edison — Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
to be said for sth — If you say there is a lot to be said for something, you mean you think it has a lot of good qualities or aspects.
to clear the decks — If you clear the decks, you get ready to start something new by finishing any work that has to be done or getting rid of any problems that are in the way.
to come unstitched — to go wrong or awry
to cut the mustard — If someone does not cut the mustard, their work or their performance is not as good as it should be or as good as it is expected to be.
to get wind of sth — If you get wind of something, you hear about it, especially when someone else did not want you to know about it.
to pick and choose — If you pick and choose, you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
to sweep the board — If someone sweeps the board in a competition or election, they win nearly everything that it is possible to win.
townsend avalanche — avalanche (def 3).
toyotomi hideyoshi — Toyotomi [taw-yaw-taw-mee] /ˈtɔ yɔˈtɔ mi/ (Show IPA), 1536–98, Japanese general and statesman: prime minister and dictator of Japan 1585–98.
transit theodolite — a theodolite having a telescope that can be transited.
triphosphoric acid — the hypothetical acid H 5 P 3 O 10 , known chiefly by its salts.
turn one's hand to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
under one's breath — the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
under the aegis of — guided or protected by
ur of the chaldees — the city where Abraham was born, sometimes identified with the Sumerian city of Ur. Gen. 11:28, 31; 15:7; Neh. 9:7.
urban homesteading — homesteading (def 2).
wesleyan methodist — a member of any of the churches founded on the evangelical principles of John Wesley.
west-northwestward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west-northwest.
west-southwestward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the west-southwest.
white-footed mouse — any of several North American woodland mice of the genus Peromyscus, especially P. leucopus, having white feet and undersides.
white-spotted hyla — a type of tree frog (H. leucophyllata) of tropical America
withdrawal symptom — effects of stopping a drug

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