15-letter words containing a, d, n, h
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- thiocyanic acid — an unstable acid, HSCN, known chiefly in the form of its salts.
- third amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing that the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes would be prohibited in peacetime and allowed only by prescribed law during wartime.
- thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
- thought reading — mind reading.
- thousand island — of or relating to the Thousand Islands or their inhabitants
- three of a kind — a set of three cards of the same denomination.
- thursday island — an island in Torres Strait between NE Australia and New Guinea; part of Queensland: pearl fishing. 1½ sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- tie one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- time and a half — a rate of pay for overtime work equal to one and one half times the regular hourly wage.
- to change hands — When something changes hands, its ownership changes, usually because it is sold to someone else.
- toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
- tree-and-branch — denoting a cable television system in which all available programme channels are fed to each subscriber
- trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
- tristram shandy — a novel (1759–67) by Laurence Sterne.
- trithionic acid — a thionic acid, H2S3O6
- unanaesthetized — not anaesthetized
- unauthenticated — to establish as genuine.
- uncharacterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- under one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- under the table — of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
- under-the-table — transacted in secret or in an underhanded manner.
- underhandedness — underhand.
- underresearched — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- unnatural death — death resulting from an external cause, such as intentional injury (such as homicide or suicide) or unintentional injury (in an accident)
- unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- vending machine — a coin-operated machine for selling small articles, beverages, etc.
- vindhya pradesh — a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- w.h. richardson — Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- walking holiday — a holiday on which you walk a lot, esp in the countryside
- warmheartedness — The quality of being warmhearted.
- weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
- white zinfandel — a medium-sweet rosé wine made from zinfandel grapes.
- winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
- with one accord — If a number of people do something with one accord, they do it together or at the same time, because they agree about what should be done.
- withholding tax — that part of an employee's tax liability withheld by the employer from wages or salary and paid directly to the government.
- working holiday — trip combining vacation with job experience
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.
- wrongheadedness — The state of being wrongheaded.
- zenith distance — the angular distance from the zenith of a point on the celestial sphere to the sphere, measured along a great circle that is perpendicular to the horizon; the complement of the altitude.