20-letter words containing th

like death warmed up — very ill
liturgy of the hours — a revision (promulgated in 1970) of the arrangement and texts of the Divine Office
live and breathe sth — be passionately interested in sth
live high on the hog — a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
llywelyn ap iorwerth — called Llywelyn the Great. died 1240, prince of Gwynedd, N Wales (1194–1238), who extended his rule over most of Wales
logarithmic function — a function defined by y = log bx, especially when the base, b, is equal to e, the base of natural logarithms.
lump in one's throat — the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
lutherville-timonium — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
make the most of sth — take advantage
maria theresa thaler — a former silver coin of Austria, issued between 1740 and 1780 and used for trade with Ethiopia and other countries; Levant dollar.
master of the revels — an English court official from the late 15th to early 18th centuries responsible to the Lord Chamberlain for overseeing and paying for court entertainments.
maternal health care — care for the health of a pregnant woman provided by a hospital or health centre
mean something to sb — If a name, word, or phrase means something to you, you have heard it before and you know what it refers to.
measure one's length — to fall, lie, or be thrown down at full length
member of the public — a member of the general population
membranous labyrinth — an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit. Synonyms: maze, network, web.
methyl chloroformate — a colorless liquid, C 2 H 3 ClO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
methyl propyl ketone — a colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 5 H 1 0 O, used chiefly as a solvent, especially in lacquers.
methyl styryl ketone — benzylidene acetone.
methylbenzyl acetate — methylphenylcarbinyl acetate.
mother of the chapel — (in British trade unions in the publishing and printing industries) a woman shop steward
mother-of-pearl moth — a pyralid moth, Pleuroptya ruralis, having a pale sheen, that is often seen around nettles, on which its green larvae feed
music of the spheres — a music, imperceptible to human ears, formerly supposed to be produced by the movements of the spheres or heavenly bodies.
netherlands antilles — a Netherlands overseas territory in the Caribbean Sea, N and NE of Venezuela; includes the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, and St. Eustatius, and the S part of St. Martin: considered an integral part of the Dutch realm. 366 sq. mi. (948 sq. km). Capital: Willemstad.
new england theology — Calvinism as modified and interpreted by the descendants of the Puritans in New England, especially Jonathan Edwards, becoming the dominant theology there from about 1730 to 1880.
nineteenth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, guaranteeing women the right to vote.
no lack of something — If you say there is no lack of something, you are emphasizing that there is a great deal of it.
nondirective therapy — client-centered therapy.
north american plate — a major tectonic division of the earth's crust, comprising Greenland and the continent of North America and the suboceanic Labrador and North American Basins, and bounded on the east by the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, on the south by the Caribbean and South American Plates, and on the west by the San Andreas fault and Aleutian Trench.
north atlantic drift — an ocean current flowing NE toward the British Isles, formed by the convergence of the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current SE of Newfoundland.
north canadian river — a river in NE New Mexico, E Texas, and E Oklahoma, flowing SE to the Canadian River. 760 miles (1223 km) long.
north celestial pole — the point of intersection of the earth's extended axis and the northern half of the celestial sphere, lying about 1° from Polaris
north richland hills — a town in N Texas.
north temperate zone — the part of the earth's surface between the tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle.
northern leaf blight — a disease of corn caused by the fungus Exsherohilum turcicum, characterized by elongate tan-gray elliptical spots with subsequent blighting and necrosis of leaves.
northern territories — a territory in N Australia. 523,620 sq. mi. (1,356,175 sq. km). Capital: Darwin.
northern white cedar — any of several chiefly coniferous trees valued for their wood, especially Chamaecyparis thyoides, of the eastern U.S., or Thuja occidentalis (northern white cedar) of northeastern North America.
not have the stomach — If you have no stomach for something, you do not have the courage to do it.
not out of the woods — If something or someone is not out of the woods yet, they are still having difficulties or problems.
not worth the candle — not worth the price or trouble entailed (esp in the phrase the game's not worth the candle)
occupational therapy — a form of therapy in which patients are encouraged to engage in vocational tasks or expressive activities, as art or dance, usually in a social setting.
ode to the west wind — a poem (1820) by Shelley.
of (the) deepest dye — of the most marked, esp. the worst, sort
off the beaten track — formed or shaped by blows; hammered: a dish of beaten brass.
off-the-job training — training which is carried out away from your normal place of work
officer of the guard — an officer, acting under the officer of the day, who is responsible for the instruction, discipline, and performance of duty of the guard in a post, camp, or station. Abbreviation: OG, O.G.
officer of the watch — the officer primarily responsible for the navigation of a ship, in the absence of the captain, during a certain watch.
old man of the woods — an edible, mild-tasting mushroom, Strobilomyces floccopus, occurring in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America.
olfactory anesthesia — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
on (or off) the air — that is (or is not) broadcasting or being broadcast

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