16-letter words containing eat
- immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
- intake of breath — When someone takes an intake of breath, they breathe in quickly and noisily, usually because they are shocked at something.
- life after death — If you talk about life after death, you are discussing the possibility that people may continue to exist in some form after they die.
- life-threatening — endangering life: a life-threatening illness.
- mad as a meataxe — raving
- man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
- medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
- nubuck (leather) — tanned leather similar to suede, but with the nap on the grain side
- nucleating agent — a substance used to seed clouds to control rainfall and fog formation
- pancreatic juice — a thick, colorless, very alkaline fluid secreted by the pancreas, containing enzymes that break down protein, fat, and starch.
- parrot's-feather — a South American water milfoil, Myriophyllum aquaticum, having hairlike pinnate leaves, widely cultivated as an aquarium plant.
- phillis wheatley — Phillis [fil-is] /ˈfɪl ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1753?–84, American poet, born in Africa; probably Senegal.
- poor boy sweater — a snug-fitting, pullover sweater with ribbing on both the body and sleeves, worn by girls and women.
- pressure-treated — (of wood) treated with a chemical or chemicals applied under pressure to reduce such problems as insect infestation, decay, and rotting.
- prince's feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
- prince's-feather — a tall, showy plant, Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys, of the amaranth family, having reddish foliage and thick spikes of small, red flowers.
- recreational sex — sex for the purpose of pleasure rather than reproduction, without the commitment of a relationship
- seat of learning — People sometimes refer to a university or a similar institution as a seat of learning.
- seating capacity — the number of people a place can seat
- shit-eating grin — a sly, knowing, or self-satisfied grin
- silent treatment — an act or instance of maintaining silence or aloofness toward another person, especially as a means of indicating disapproval or rejection.
- skaneateles lake — a lake in central New York, SW of Syracuse: one of the Finger Lakes. 14 sq. mi. (35 sq. km).
- smooth breathing — a symbol (') used in the writing of Greek to indicate that the initial vowel over which it is placed is unaspirated.
- sunray treatment — treatment using a sunray lamp
- surround theater — a theater, concert hall, or the like, in which seats are arranged around or on all four sides of a central stage.
- take a back seat — a seat at the rear.
- the great escape — a film (1963) directed by John Sturges, written by James Clavell and W.R. Burnett, based on a book by Paul Brickhill, and starring Steve McQueen. It follows an attempt made by Allied prisoners of war to escape a German prisoner of war camp during World War II
- the great gatsby — a novel (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
- the great karroo — karroo in S South Africa: c. 350 mi (563 km) long & 2,000 to 3,000 ft (610 to 914 m) high
- the great powers — the states or nations of the world with the most economic, political and military strength
- theatre workshop — a theatre company that is noted for the unconventional theatrical performances it puts on, especially with reference to a company based in the East End of London from 1953 to 1973 that was founded in 1945 by Joan Littlewood
- theatre-francais — Comédie Française.
- theatrical agent — an intermediary who brings together actors who are seeking work and theatre producers who are offering parts
- to beat the band — a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop: a band of protesters.
- treaty of verdun — an agreement reached in 843 ad by three grandsons of Charlemagne, dividing his empire into an E kingdom (later Germany), a W kingdom (later France), and a middle kingdom (containing what became the Low Countries, Lorraine, Burgundy, and N Italy)
- trick-or-treater — a person, typically a child, who goes from door to door in costume on Halloween asking for candy or other treats
- turn up the heat — to increase the intensity of activity, coercion, etc
- weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
- weather forecast — meteorological prediction
- weatherstripping — A piece of weatherstrip material.