18-letter words containing th

feldenkrais method — a system of gentle movements that promote flexibility, coordination, and self-awareness
fifth monarchy men — (during the Commonwealth in the 17th century) a militant sect of Puritans who identified the fifth monarchy with the millennial reign of Christ and who believed they should help to inaugurate that reign by force.
fight to the death — If you say that you will fight to the death for something, you are emphasizing that you will do anything to achieve or protect it, even if you suffer as a consequence.
first things first — You say 'first things first' when you are talking about something that should be done or dealt with before anything else because it is the most important.
flame-of-the-woods — an Indian evergreen shrub, Ixora coccinea, of the madder family, having red, tubular flowers in dense clusters.
fly in the face of — to move through the air using wings.
fly off the handle — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
for the hell of it — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
for the life of me — If you say that you cannot for the life of you understand or remember something, you are emphasizing that you cannot understand or remember it, even if you try hard.
for the rest of us — (abuse) (From the Macintosh slogan "The computer for the rest of us") 1. Used to describe a spiffy product whose affordability shames other comparable products, or (more often) used sarcastically to describe spiffy but very overpriced products. 2. Describes a program with a limited interface, deliberately limited capabilities, non-orthogonality, inability to compose primitives, or any other limitation designed to not "confuse" a naïve user. This places an upper bound on how far that user can go before the program begins to get in the way of the task instead of helping accomplish it. Used in reference to Macintosh software which doesn't provide obvious capabilities because it is thought that the poor luser might not be able to handle them. Becomes "the rest of *them*" when used in third-party reference; thus, "Yes, it is an attractive program, but it's designed for The Rest Of Them" means a program that superficially looks neat but has no depth beyond the surface flash. See also point-and-drool interface, user-friendly.
for the time being — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
forethoughtfulness — The condition of being forethoughtful.
fourth commandment — “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy”: fourth of the Ten Commandments.
fourth normal form — database normalisation
from hand to mouth — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
from the ground up — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
from the housetops — publicly and widely
front of the house — façade of residential building, house front
general anesthesia — induced unconsciousness
genetic algorithms — genetic algorithm
get it in the neck — the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
get off the ground — project: start well
get out of the way — move aside
get the upper hand — gain advantage
giant peacock moth — the largest European moth, an emperor, Saturnia pyri, reaching 15 cm (6 in.) in wingspan. It is mottled brown with a prominent ocellus on each wing and being night-flying can be mistaken for a bat
give sb the creeps — If someone or something gives you the creeps, they make you feel very nervous or frightened.
give sb their head — If you give someone their head, you allow them to do what they want to do, without trying to advise or stop them.
give the game away — to reveal one's intentions or a secret
go back to the mat — to abandon urban civilization
go for the jugular — Anatomy. of or relating to the throat or neck. noting or pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck, especially one (external jugular vein) collecting blood from the superficial parts of the head or one (internal jugular vein) collecting blood from within the skull.
go to the bathroom — use the toilet
go with the stream — to conform to the accepted standards
gone with the wind — a novel (1936) by Margaret Mitchell.
grandfather clause — U.S. History. a clause in the constitutions of some Southern states after 1890 intended to permit whites to vote while disfranchising blacks: it exempted from new literacy and property qualifications for voting those men entitled to vote before 1867 and their lineal descendants.
grease the palm of — to influence by giving money to; bribe
great white father — the president of the U.S.
grist for the mill — If you say that something is grist for the mill, you mean that it is useful for a particular purpose or helps support someone's point of view.
have a hand in sth — If you have a hand in something such as an event or activity, you are involved in it.
have a thing about — If you have a thing about someone or something, you have very strong feelings about them.
have by the throat — to have compete control over (a person or thing)
have got to do sth — You use have got to when you are saying that something is necessary or must happen in the way stated. In informal American English, the 'have' is sometimes omitted.
have the better of — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
have words with sb — If one person has words with another, or if two or more people have words, they have a serious discussion or argument, especially because one has complained about the other's behaviour.
have/be to do with — If you say that one thing has something to do with or is something to do with another thing, you mean that the two things are connected or that the first thing is about the second thing.
health care worker — A health care worker is someone who works in a hospital or health centre.
higher mathematics — the advanced portions of mathematics, customarily considered as embracing all beyond ordinary arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and trigonometry.
hit the high spots — to stain or mark with spots: The grease spotted my dress.
hither and thither — to or toward this place: to come hither.
home of the hirsel — Baron, title of Sir Alec Douglas-Home, formerly 14th Earl of Home. 1903–95, British Conservative statesman: he renounced his earldom to become prime minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1963–64); foreign secretary (1970–74)
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.

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