16-letter words containing hea
- hydrostatic head — The hydrostatic head is the vertical height of a column of fluid.
- immersion heater — a small electric coil used to heat a liquid, as a cup of water, in which it is immersed.
- in heaven's name — You can use in heaven's name in questions beginning with 'what', 'when', 'who', 'why', 'when', and 'how' to add emphasis in a way that shows that you are very angry or surprised.
- lightheartedness — carefree; cheerful; merry: a lighthearted laugh.
- lonely hearts ad — an advertisement placed by someone who is trying to find a lover or a friend
- medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
- muddleheadedness — The state of being muddle-headed.
- on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
- overhead railway — elevated railroad.
- phillis wheatley — Phillis [fil-is] /ˈfɪl ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1753?–84, American poet, born in Africa; probably Senegal.
- seleucia trachea — an ancient city in SE Asia Minor, on the River Calycadnus (modern Goksu Nehri): captured by the Turks in the 13th century; site of present-day Silifke (Turkey)
- shake one's head — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- soft in the head — stupid or foolish
- sooty shearwater — any of several long-winged seabirds, often used as food, especially Puffinus tenuirostris (short-tailed shearwater) of Australia and Puffinus griseus (sooty shearwater) which breeds in the Southern Hemisphere and winters in the Northern Hemisphere.
- spear-head spoon — diamond-point spoon.
- spiritual healer — a faith healer
- streets ahead of — superior to, more advanced than, etc
- superheavyweight — an amateur boxer weighing more than 91 kg
- surround theater — a theater, concert hall, or the like, in which seats are arranged around or on all four sides of a central stage.
- tension headache — a headache caused by muscle tension resulting from stress or overwork
- the heavens open — If the heavens open, it suddenly starts raining very heavily.
- 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
- true-heartedness — the quality of being true-hearted
- turn up the heat — to increase the intensity of activity, coercion, etc
- wholeheartedness — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.