18-letter words containing he

leave in the lurch — a situation at the close of various games in which the loser scores nothing or is far behind the opponent.
lily of the valley — a plant, Convallaria majalis, having an elongated cluster of small, drooping, bell-shaped, fragrant white flowers.
limburger (cheese) — a semisoft cheese of whole milk, with a strong odor and flavor, made originally in Limburg, Belgium
list comprehension — (functional programming) An expression in a functional language denoting the results of some operation on (selected) elements of one or more lists. An example in Haskell: This returns all pairs of numbers (x,y) where x and y are elements of the list 1, 2, ..., 10, y <= x and their sum is less than 10. A list comprehension is simply "syntactic sugar" for a combination of applications of the functions, concat, map and filter. For instance the above example could be written: The term "list comprehension" appears in the references below. The earliest reference to the notation is in Rod Burstall and John Darlington's description of their language, NPL. David Turner subsequently adopted this notation in his languages SASL, KRC and Miranda, where he has called them "ZF expressions", set abstractions and list abstractions (in his 1985 FPCA paper [Miranda: A Non-Strict Functional Language with Polymorphic Types]).
lives of the poets — a collection (1779–81), by Samuel Johnson, of biographical and critical essays on 52 English poets.
lonely hearts club — a club for people who are trying to find a lover or a friend
look the other way — look in the opposite direction
magnetorheological — (physics) describing a substance whose rheological properties are modified by a magnetic field.
make heavy weather — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
manchester terrier — one of a breed of slender terriers having a short, glossy, black-and-tan coat, raised originally in Manchester, England.
mathematical error — a mistake in a mathematical calculation, etc
mathematical logic — symbolic logic.
mathematical model — a representation of a system, process, etc, in mathematical terms
mental health care — services devoted to the treatment of mental illnesses and the improvement of mental health in people with mental disorders or problems
metacentric height — the distance between the center of gravity and the metacenter of a floating body, as of a vessel.
methylcyclohexanol — a colorless, aromatic, viscous liquid mixture, chiefly of the ortho and para forms of CH 3 C 6 H 1 0 OH, derived from cresol by hydrogenation: used chiefly as a solvent for rubber, cellulose, esters, and phenols.
meurthe-et-moselle — a department in NE France. 2038 sq. mi. (5280 sq. km). Capital: Nancy.
middle-of-the-road — favoring, following, or characterized by an intermediate position between two extremes, especially in politics; moderate.
middleburg heights — a town in N Ohio.
miniature pinscher — one of a German breed of toy dogs resembling a smaller version of the Doberman pinscher, having a flat skull, a smooth coat, erect ears, and a docked tail, bred originally as a watchdog.
minister of health — a person appointed to head the government department of health
monochlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of three isomers of a chlorinated derivative of biphenyl containing one chlorine atom.
moog (synthesizer) — an early musical synthesizer
mop the floor with — that part of a room, hallway, or the like, that forms its lower enclosing surface and upon which one walks.
moscow art theater — a Russian theatrical company founded in 1898 principally by Konstantin Stanislavski and famous for its naturalistic acting.
mount saint helens — a city in Merseyside, in NW England, near Liverpool.
move the goalposts — to change the aims of an activity to ensure the desired results
naberezhnye chelny — a port in the Tatar Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Asia,e of Kazan, on the Kama River.
nailed to the wall — [like a trophy] Said of a bug finally eliminated after protracted, and even heroic, effort.
naked and the dead — a novel (1948) by Norman Mailer.
nebular hypothesis — the theory that the solar system evolved from a mass of nebular matter: prominent in the 19th century following its precise formulation by Laplace.
netherlands guiana — a former name of Suriname.
nonachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of three isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing nine chlorine atoms.
none the worse for — not harmed by (adverse events or circumstances)
north saskatchewan — a river in S central Canada, flowing E from the Rocky Mountains and joining the South Saskatchewan River to form the Saskatchewan River. 760 miles (1223 km) long.
northeast by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of northeast. Abbreviation: NEbN.
northeast corridor — the long, narrow strip of land between Boston, New York City, and Washington, D.C., containing many adjacent urban areas.
northern cameroons — German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
northern territory — an administrative division of N central Australia, on the Timor and Arafura Seas: the Arunta Desert lies in the east, the Macdonnell Ranges in the south, and Arnhem Land in the north (containing Australia's largest Aboriginal reservation); the Ashmore and Cartier Islands constitute a separate Australian External Territory. Capital: Darwin. Pop: 233 300 (2012 est). Area: 1 347 525 sq km (520 280 sq miles)
northern transvaal — province of South Africa, in the N part: 47,599 sq mi (123,280 sq km); pop. 5,202,000; cap. Pietersburg
not a hope in hell — If you say that someone has not got a hope in hell of doing something, you are emphasizing that they will not be able to do it.
not breathe a word — to take air, oxygen, etc., into the lungs and expel it; inhale and exhale; respire.
not have the heart — If you want to do something but do not have the heart to do it, you do not do it because you know it will make someone unhappy or disappointed.
octachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twelve isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing eight chlorine atoms.
officer of the day — an officer who has charge of the guard and prisoners on an assigned day at a military installation. Abbreviation: OD, O.D., O.O.D.
old man of the sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
on the back burner — low priority
on the credit side — You say on the credit side in order to introduce one or more good things about a situation or person, usually when you have already mentioned the bad things about them.
on the danger list — critically ill in hospital
on the ragged edge — precariously close to loss of self-control, mental stability, etc.

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