15-letter words containing a, d, e, t, h
- kindheartedness — The quality of being kindhearted.
- landeshauptmann — the head of government in an Austrian state
- late in the day — in the evening
- lay of the land — the general state or condition of affairs under consideration; the facts of a situation: We asked a few questions to get the lay of the land.
- lead tetraethyl — tetraethyllead.
- leave the field — to back out of a competition, contest, etc
- left-hand drive — A left-hand drive vehicle has the steering wheel on the left side, and is designed to be used in countries where people drive on the right-hand side of the road.
- lie of the land — the topography of the land
- light and shade — If you say that there is light and shade in something such as a performance, you mean you like it because different parts of it are different in tone or mood.
- lightheadedness — Alternative spelling of light-headedness.
- like grim death — as if afraid for one's life
- look-say method — a method of teaching beginners to read by memorizing and recognizing whole words, rather than by associating letters with sounds
- lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
- lymphadenopathy — chronically swollen lymph nodes.
- mad as a hatter — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
- maidenhair tree — ginkgo.
- maidenhair-tree — ginkgo.
- make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- mashed potatoes — potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed into a soft pulpy mass
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- mental handicap — learning disability
- metamorphosised — Simple past tense and past participle of metamorphosise.
- methylphenidate — a central nervous system stimulant, C 1 4 H 1 9 NO 2 , used in the control of hyperkinetic syndromes and narcolepsy.
- mid-heavyweight — a professional wrestler weighing 199–209 pounds (91–95 kg)
- morphine addict — a person who is addicted to the drug morphine
- multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- neanderthal man — a member of an extinct subspecies of powerful, physically robust humans, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis, that inhabited Europe and western and central Asia c100,000–40,000 b.c.
- nearsightedness — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- ninth amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing that the rights enumerated in the Constitution would not be construed as denying or jeopardizing other rights of the people.
- nonhospitalized — not hospitalized
- norethandrolone — An anabolic steroid.
- northeastwardly — Towards the northeast.
- northwestwardly — Towards the northwest.
- old clothes man — a person who deals in second-hand clothes
- old father time — time personified
- old-established — established for a long time
- old-man-the-sea — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) an old man who clung to the shoulders of Sindbad the Sailor for many days and nights.
- on the decrease — decreasing
- on the one hand — You use on the one hand to introduce the first of two contrasting points, facts, or ways of looking at something. It is always followed later by on the other hand or 'on the other'.
- one-night stand — a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theatrical company, before moving on to the next engagement.
- ornithodelphian — of or relating to mammals of the class Ornithodelphia
- orthopaedic bed — a specially firm bed designed to help correct or ameliorate the discomfort of disorders of the spine and joints
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- oyster toadfish — See under toadfish (def 1).
- packet-switched — packet switching
- panhandle state — West Virginia (used as a nickname).
- paracetaldehyde — paraldehyde.
- passport holder — a person who has a passport
- payment holiday — a break taken from paying ( a debt etc) back