15-letter words containing a, s, h, o, u
- splanchnopleure — 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.
- staggered hours — a system of working in which the employees of an organization do not all arrive and leave at the same time, but have large periods of overlap
- stay the course — to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years.
- substratosphere — the upper troposphere.
- subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
- sulphinpyrazone — a uricosuric drug with molecular formula C23H20N2O3S, used in the treatment of chronic gout
- sulphurous acid — an unstable acid produced when sulphur dioxide dissolves in water: used as a preservative for food and a bleaching agent. Formula: H2SO3
- sumatra camphor — borneol.
- summer holidays — the time when children do not go to school in the summer
- susan b anthony — Antony, Mark.
- take one's hour — to do something in a leisurely manner
- the early hours — If something happens in the early hours, in the small hours, or in the wee hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
- the jos plateau — a plateau in Nigeria with an average altitude of 1280 metres
- the midas touch — ability to make money
- the small hours — If something happens in the early hours or in the small hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
- thousand island — of or relating to the Thousand Islands or their inhabitants
- to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
- touch base with — the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests: a metal base for the table.
- toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
- trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
- turkish tobacco — a strongly aromatic tobacco, grown chiefly in Turkey and Greece, used in cigarettes.
- ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
- under one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- unphilosophical — not adhering to philosophical theory or principles
- unseaworthiness — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- venus hairstone — a variety of rutilated quartz, used as a gemstone.
- vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
- washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes
- wee small hours — the hours just after midnight
- white mountains — a mountain range in the US, chiefly in N New Hampshire: part of the Appalachians. Highest peak: Mount Washington, 1917 m (6288 ft)
- youth orchestra — an orchestra that is made up of young musicians
- zygophyllaceous — belonging to the Zygophyllaceae, the caltrop family of plants.