19-letter words containing u, n, h, a

revenue enhancement — a new tax or a tax increase.
rhetorical question — a question asked solely to produce an effect or to make an assertion and not to elicit a reply, as “What is so rare as a day in June?”.
right circular cone — a cone whose surface is generated by lines joining a fixed point to the points of a circle, the fixed point lying on a perpendicular through the center of the circle.
ring up the curtain — to begin a theatrical performance
saccharofarinaceous — pertaining to or consisting of sugar and meal.
saddharma-pundarika — a Mahayana sutra, forming with its references to Amida and the Bodhisattvas the basis for the doctrine that there is something of Buddha in everyone, so that salvation is universally available: a central text of Mahayana Buddhism.
samuel de champlain — Samuel de [sam-yoo-uh l duh;; French sa-my-el duh] /ˈsæm yu əl də;; French sa müˈɛl də/ (Show IPA), 1567–1635, French explorer in the Americas: founder of Quebec; first colonial governor 1633–35.
scattersite housing — public housing, especially for low-income families, built throughout an urban area rather than being concentrated in a single neighborhood.
set/put the seal on — If something sets or puts the seal on something, it makes it definite or confirms how it is going to be.
short-tail business — Short-tail business is insurance business where it is known that claims will be made and settled quickly.
shucking and jiving — misleading or deceptive talk or behavior, as to give a false impression.
sidereal hour angle — the angle, measured westward through 360°, between the hour circle passing through the vernal equinox and the hour circle of a celestial body.
sissinghurst castle — a restored Elizabethan mansion near Cranbrook in Kent: noted for the gardens laid out in the 1930s by Victoria Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson
south african dutch — the Boers.
south pacific ocean — the part of the Pacific Ocean extending S from the Equator to the Antarctic continent.
south san francisco — a city in central California.
southern crab apple — a tree, Malus angustifolia, of the eastern U.S., having oblong leaves, fragrant, pink or rose-colored flowers, and small, round, yellow-green fruit.
spanish inquisition — the Inquisition in Spain, under state control from 1480 to 1834, marked by the extreme severity and cruelty of its proceedings in the 16th century.
spider-hunting wasp — any solitary wasp of the superfamily Pompiloidea, having a slender elongated body: the fast-running female hunts spiders as a food store for her larvae
strangulated hernia — a hernia, especially of the intestine, that swells and constricts the blood supply of the herniated part, resulting in obstruction and gangrene.
synchronous machine — an alternating-current machine in which the average speed of normal operation is exactly proportional to the frequency of the system to which it is connected.
tanizaki jun-ichiro — 1886–1965, Japanese novelist, whose works, such as Some Prefer Nettles (1929) and The Makioka Sisters (1943–48), reflect the tension between Western values and Japanese traditions
tarnished plant bug — a bug, Lygus lineolaris, of the family Miridae, that is a common and widely distributed pest of alfalfa and other legumes and of peach and other fruit trees.
tear one's hair out — the act of tearing.
technical institute — a higher-education institution
tehachapi mountains — a transverse (E–W) mountain range in S central California. Highest peak, Double Mountain, 7982 feet (2433 meters).
tetrafluoroethylene — a colorless, water-insoluble, flammable gas, C 2 F 4 , used in the synthesis of certain polymeric resins, as Teflon.
the channel country — an area of E central Australia, in SW Queensland: crossed by intermittent rivers and subject to both flooding and long periods of drought
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
the cultural cringe — subservience to overseas cultural standards
the genuine article — If you describe something as the genuine article, you are emphasizing that it is genuine, and often that it is very good.
the labour movement — a movement campaigning for the interests of working people, for example for better working conditions, better treatment from employers, etc
the retail business — the business sector in which goods are sold individually or in small quantities to consumers
the varangian guard — the bodyguard of the Byzantine emperor in the late 10th and 11th centuries, consisting of Varangians
the vatican council — the second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, also known as Vatican II, which sat from 1962 to 1965, and among other things allowed the liturgy to be said in the local language, not Latin
the volunteer state — a nickname for Tennessee
theory of equations — the branch of mathematics dealing with methods of finding the solutions to algebraic equations.
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
three-martini lunch — an expensive lunch enjoyed by businessmen during the workday which is often accompanied by drinking
through and through — in at one end, side, or surface and out at the other: to pass through a tunnel; We drove through Denver without stopping. Sun came through the window.
thrust augmentation — an increase in the thrust of a jet or rocket engine, as by afterburning or reheating.
thumb one's nose at — to deride or mock, esp by placing the thumb on the nose with fingers extended
to change your mind — If you change your mind, or if someone or something changes your mind, you change a decision you have made or an opinion that you had.
to change your tune — If you say that someone has changed their tune, you are criticizing them because they have changed their opinion or way of doing things.
to run the gauntlet — If you run the gauntlet, you go through an unpleasant experience in which a lot of people criticize or attack you.
turn in their grave — If you say that someone who is dead would turn in their grave at something that is happening now, you mean that they would be very shocked or upset by it, if they were alive.
turn someone'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.
ultrahigh frequency — any frequency between 300 and 3000 megahertz. Abbreviation: UHF, uhf.
under the banner of — If someone does something under the banner of a particular cause, idea, or belief, they do it saying that they support that cause, idea, or belief.
under the shadow of — in danger of; apparently fated for

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