16-letter words containing c, o, u, h, e

right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
round lake beach — a town in NE Illinois.
round the corner — close at hand
run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
shakedown cruise — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
shared resources — the sharing of peripherals among several terminals
show cause order — a court order issued to a party in a lawsuit, directing that party to appear to give reasons why a certain action should not be put into effect by the court.
situation ethics — a view of ethics that deprecates general moral principles while emphasizing the source of moral judgments in the distinctive characters of specific situations.
sounding machine — any of various machines for taking and recording soundings.
sour-milk cheese — cottage cheese made from sour milk.
south charleston — a city in W West Virginia.
speech community — the aggregate of all the people who use a given language or dialect.
splanchnopleural — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
statutory change — a change in the law
sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
summa theologica — a philosophical and theological work (1265–74) by St. Thomas Aquinas, consisting of an exposition of Christian doctrine.
surveyor's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
synchronous idle — (character) (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
the annunciation — the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:26–38)
the common touch — If you say that someone has the common touch, you mean that they have the natural ability to have a good relationship with ordinary people and be popular with them.
the constitution — the document containing the fundamental laws of the United States: it consists of the seven original articles, adopted in 1789, and twenty-seven amendments
the cuckoo's egg — A great book (and subsequent BBC TV series) telling the true story of Clifford Stoll, an astronomy professor at UCB's Lawrence Berkeley Lab. A 75-cent accounting error alerted him to the presence of an unauthorised user (a cracker) on his system. The cracker, code named "Hunter", was breaking into US computer systems and stealing sensitive military and security information. Hunter was part of a spy ring paid in cash and cocaine, and reporting to the KGB.
the first couple — the US president and their spouse
the high country — sheep pastures in the foothills of the Southern Alps, New Zealand
the human comedy — French La Comédie Humaine. a collected edition of tales and novels in 17 volumes (1842–48) by Honoré de Balzac.
the king country — an area in the centre of North Island, New Zealand: home of the King Movement, a nineteenth-century Māori separatist movement
the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
the resurrection — the rising of Jesus from the dead after his death and burial
the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
the second house — the second daily performance of a play or show
the subconscious — subconscious mental activity
the union school — a historic building located at 516-518 Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Built in 1773, the Union School was one of the earliest public schools in Pennsylvania, and the first that did not discriminate based on social position or religious preference
the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
the-constitution — an American 44-gun frigate, famous for its exploits in the War of 1812 and popularly called “Old Ironsides.”.
through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
to call the tune — If you say that a person or organization is calling the tune, you mean that they are in a position of power or control in a particular situation.
to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
tollhouse cookie — a crisp cookie containing bits of chocolate and sometimes chopped nuts.
touch of the sun — slight sunstroke
twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
uniformed branch — the branch of a police force in which officers wear a uniform
ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
vestibule school — a school in an industrial establishment where new employees are given specific training in the jobs they are to perform.
walrus moustache — a long thick moustache drooping at the ends
wheelchair-bound — unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relying on a wheelchair to move around
wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.

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