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14-letter words containing a, h, i, e

  • in case of sth — If you do something or have something in case of a particular thing, you do it or have it because that thing might happen or be true.
  • in high places — People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
  • in league with — along with, plotting with
  • in one's heart — secretly; fundamentally
  • in parenthesis — You say 'in parenthesis' to indicate that you are about to add something before going back to the main topic.
  • in the balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
  • in the bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
  • in the face of — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
  • in the name of — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
  • in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
  • in this regard — on this point
  • inapprehension — lack of apprehension.
  • inapprehensive — not apprehensive (often followed by of).
  • inapproachable — not approachable.
  • inauthenticity — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
  • indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
  • indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
  • inhabitiveness — the disposition to remain in one place; the inclination not to leave home
  • inheritability — capable of being inherited.
  • instead of sth — If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
  • interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
  • interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
  • internal rhyme — a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.
  • interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
  • interwreathing — Present participle of interwreathe.
  • into the black — into a profitable condition financially
  • invisible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
  • irreproachable — free from blame; not able to be reproached or censured.
  • irreproachably — In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.
  • isle of thanet — an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
  • isothiocyanate — a chemical compound containing the univalent radical –NCS.
  • isthmian games — one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held every two years on the Isthmus of Corinth.
  • jackknife-fish — a black and white, American drum, Equetus lanceolatus, found in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated dorsal fin that is held erect.
  • jugurthine war — an unsuccessful war waged against the Romans (112–105 bc) by Jugurtha, king of Numidia (died 104)
  • just like that — suddenly
  • keep pace with — to proceed at the same speed as
  • keep the faith — stay true to beliefs
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • khaki election — a general election held during or immediately after a war, esp one in which the war has an effect on how people vote
  • khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
  • kick the habit — quit smoking
  • kidney machine — artificial kidney.
  • king's weather — fine weather; weather fit for a king.
  • kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
  • kitchen scales — a set of scales used in cooking
  • knight templar — Templar.
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • lady's-thistle — a composite plant, Silybum marianum, of the Mediterranean region, having glossy, spiny leaves and purplish-red flower heads.
  • lake champlain — a lake in the northeastern US, between the Green Mountains and the Adirondack Mountains: linked by the Champlain Canal to the Hudson River and by the Richelieu River to the St Lawrence; a major communications route in colonial times
  • lake whitefish — a whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska, used for food.
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