16-letter words that end in h

fast of gedaliah — Tzom Gedaliah.
federated church — a church whose membership includes two or more congregations of different denominational affiliation.
figure of speech — any expressive use of language, as a metaphor, simile, personification, or antithesis, in which words are used in other than their literal sense, or in other than their ordinary locutions, in order to suggest a picture or image or for other special effect. Compare trope (def 1).
find favour with — to be approved of by someone
fingertip search — When the police carry out a fingertip search of a place, they examine it for evidence in a very detailed way.
flathead catfish — a yellow and brown catfish, Pylodictus olivaris, common in the central U.S., having a flattened head and a projecting lower jaw.
floridean starch — the storage polysaccharide of red algae.
fool around with — have casual sex
fort leavenworth — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in E Kansas adjoining Leavenworth, one of the oldest (1827) military posts W of the Mississippi and site of federal penitentiary.
freeboard length — the length of a vessel, measured on the summer load line from the fore side of the stem to some part of the stern, usually the after side of the rudderpost.
furniture polish — product: shines wood
german cockroach — a common yellowish-brown cockroach, Blatta germanica, brought into the U.S. from Europe.
go to any length — the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
grind your teeth — If you grind your teeth, you rub your upper and lower teeth together as though you are chewing something.
grit one's teeth — abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
hamiltonian path — Hamiltonian problem
hang around with — to associate or socialize with
have a big mouth — to speak indiscreetly, loudly, or excessively
have a talk with — discuss
have a word with — discuss
have issues with — If someone has issues with a particular aspect of their life, they have problems connected with it.
herman hollerith — (person) The promulgator of the punched card. Hollerith was born on 1860-02-29 and died on 1929-11-17. He graduated from Columbia University, NewYork, NY, USA. He joined the US Census Bureau as a statistician where he used a punched card device to help analyse the 1880 US census data. This punched card system stored data in 80 columns. This "80-column" concept has carried forward in various forms into modern applications. In 1896, Hollerith founded the Tabulating Machine Company to exploit his invention and in 1924 his firm became part of IBM. The Hollerith system was used for the 1911 UK census. A correspondant writes: Wasn't Hollerith's original machine first used for the 1990 US census? And I think I am right in saying that the physical layout was a 20x12 grid of round holes. The one I have seen (picture only, unfortunately, not the real thing) did not use 'columns' as such but holes were grouped into irregularly-shaped fields, such that each hole had a more-or-less independent function.
himachal pradesh — a state in N India. 21,495 sq. mi. (55,673 sq. km). Capital: Shimla.
hippocratic oath — an oath embodying the duties and obligations of physicians, usually taken by those about to enter upon the practice of medicine.
hummingbird moth — hawk moth.
huntington beach — a city in SW California, SE of Los Angeles.
hygrothermograph — an instrument for recording temperature and relative humidity.
in at the finish — being present or taking part at the conclusion, as of a contest
in lockstep with — progressing at exactly the same speed and in the same direction as other people or things, esp as a matter of course rather than by choice
in plain english — in clear and simple language
indian meal moth — a small pyralid moth, Plodia interpunctella, whose larvae are an important pest of stored cereals.
intake of breath — When someone takes an intake of breath, they breathe in quickly and noisily, usually because they are shocked at something.
irrigation ditch — trench supplying land with water
it's all up with — there is no further hope for; the end is near for
italian vermouth — sweet vermouth
knuckle sandwich — a punch in the mouth with a clenched fist.
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.
lobe-finned fish — any fish that has rounded scales and lobed fins, as the coelacanth.
louisiana french — French as spoken in Louisiana; Cajun. Abbreviation: LaF.
make a go of sth — If you say that someone is making a go of something such as a business or relationship, you mean that they are having some success with it.
man of the cloth — a clergyman or other ecclesiastic.
man-of-the-earth — a morning glory, Ipomoea pandurata, of eastern North America, having white flowers and a very large, tuberous root.
many-plumed moth — a moth of the species, Alucita hexadactyla
medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
mönchen-gladbach — city in WC Germany, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia: pop. 266,000
multi-way branch — switch statement
munchen-gladbach — former name of Mönchengladbach.
nagorno-karabakh — a region in SW Azerbaijan: residents mostly Armenian. 1700 sq. mi. (4400 sq. km).
neapolitan sixth — (in musical harmony) a chord composed of the subdominant of the key, plus a minor third and a minor sixth. Harmonically it is equivalent to the first inversion of a major chord built upon the flattened supertonic

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