18-letter words that end in s
- house of delegates — the lower house of the General Assembly in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.
- housing conditions — the physical state of houses or dwellings
- how the wind blows — air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface: A gentle wind blew through the valley. High winds were forecast.
- hungry programmers — (body) A group of programmers producing free software.
- hydrofluorocarbons — Plural form of hydrofluorocarbon.
- hydroxytryptamines — Plural form of hydroxytryptamine.
- hypersensitiveness — The state of being hypersensitive.
- hysterical reasons — (Or "hysterical raisins") A variant on the stock phrase "for historical reasons", indicating specifically that something must be done in some stupid way for backward compatibility, and moreover that the feature it must be compatible with was the result of a bad design in the first place. "All IBM PC video adaptors have to support MDA text mode for hysterical reasons." Compare bug-for-bug compatible.
- ifs, ands, or buts — a supposition; uncertain possibility: The future is full of ifs.
- immunodeficiencies — Plural form of immunodeficiency.
- impressionableness — The quality of being impressionable.
- in another's shoes — in another's position
- in dribs and drabs — a little at a time
- in fits and starts — Something that happens in fits and starts or by fits and starts keeps happening and then stopping again.
- in inverted commas — If you say in inverted commas after a word or phrase, you are indicating that it is inaccurate or unacceptable in some way, or that you are quoting someone else.
- in one's own words — If you say something in your own words, you express it in your own way, without copying or repeating someone else's description.
- in someone's shoes — an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- incidental charges — Incidental charges are costs of items and services that are not part of the main bill.
- incidental damages — law: incurred by contract breach
- inconsiderableness — Quality of being inconsiderable.
- indestructibleness — The quality of being indestructible.
- indiscriminateness — The state of being indiscriminate.
- inspector of taxes — an official of HMRC whose work is to assess individuals' income tax liability
- integrated studies — a course that includes a number of subjects and is organized by theme
- intelligence corps — a military department that gathers and analyzes information
- intercartilaginous — (anatomy) Within cartilage.
- interconnectedness — the quality or condition of being interconnected; interrelatedness: the interconnectedness of all nations working toward world peace.
- interface analysis — (testing) A software test which checks the interfaces between program elements for consistency and adherence to predefined rules or axioms.
- internet of things — a network of everyday devices, appliances, and other objects equipped with computer chips and sensors that can collect and transmit data through the Internet. Abbreviation: IoT.
- interrelationships — Plural form of interrelationship.
- invisible earnings — earnings from services provided rather than goods
- iphigenia in aulis — a tragedy (408? b.c.) by Euripides.
- irreconcilableness — The quality of being irreconcilable; irreconcilability; incompatibility; incongruity.
- irreproachableness — The quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity; innocence.
- irresponsibilities — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- isothermal process — a process that takes place without change in temperature.
- jack of all trades — a person who is adept at many different kinds of work.
- jack-of-all-trades — a person who is adept at many different kinds of work.
- jump through hoops — If someone makes you jump through hoops, they make you do lots of difficult or boring things in order to please them or achieve something.
- just (plain) folks — simple and unassuming; not snobbish
- kentucky bluegrass — a grass, Poa pratensis, of the Mississippi valley, used for pasturage and lawns.
- kill with kindness — to deprive of life in any manner; cause the death of; slay. Synonyms: slaughter, massacre, butcher; hang, electrocute, behead, guillotine, strangle, garrote; assassinate.
- king's regulations — (in Britain and the Commonwealth when the sovereign is male) the code of conduct for members of the armed forces that deals with discipline, aspects of military law, etc
- knights of pythias — a fraternal order founded in Washington, D.C., in 1864.
- lay down your arms — If soldiers lay down their arms, they stop fighting and give up their weapons.
- laying on of hands — Theology. a rite in which the cleric's hands are placed on the head of a person being confirmed, ordained, or the like.
- lenticular process — a method for producing images with a three-dimensional effect by photographing on lenticulated film.
- lifecycle analysis — Lifecycle analysis is the consideration of all the energy and materials that are needed to make a product and to dispose of it.
- lifestyle business — a small business in which the owner is more anxious to pursue interests that reflect his or her lifestyle than to make more than a comfortable living
- line one's pockets — to put into one's pocket: to pocket one's keys.