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15-letter words containing a, s, h, r, m

  • schola cantorum — an ecclesiastical choir or choir school.
  • schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
  • semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
  • semipornography — partial pornography; material that is almost pornographic
  • serum hepatitis — hepatitis B.
  • servo-mechanism — A servo-mechanism is a system or device that provides increased power to operate a control.
  • shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
  • shalmaneser iii — died 824? b.c, Assyrian ruler 859–824?.
  • sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
  • sharm al-sheikh — a village and military post in E Egypt, on the Sinai Peninsula, guarding the Gulf of Suez.
  • sharm el-sheikh — a city in Egypt on the southern point of the Sinai Peninsula on the Red Sea; a major holiday resort. Pop: 73 000 (2015 est)
  • shemini atseres — the festival which follows upon Sukkoth on Tishri 22 (and 23 outside Israel), and includes Simchat Torah
  • shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy
  • shot in the arm — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
  • shrimp cocktail — prawns and lettuce in Mary Rose sauce
  • socratic method — the use of questions, as employed by Socrates, to develop a latent idea, as in the mind of a pupil, or to elicit admissions, as from an opponent, tending to establish a proposition.
  • sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
  • software method — Software Methodology
  • somatic therapy — any of a group of treatments presumed to act on biological factors leading to mental illness.
  • south glamorgan — a county in SE Wales. 161 sq. mi. (416 sq. km).
  • spanish america — the Spanish-speaking countries south of the U.S.: Mexico, Central America (with the exception of Belize), South America (with the exceptions of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname), and most of the West Indies.
  • spanish morocco — French Maroc. Spanish Marruecos. a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone. 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Capital: Rabat. Compare Tangier Zone.
  • spectrochemical — of, relating to, or utilizing the techniques of spectrochemistry.
  • spirochaetaemia — the presence of spirochaetes in the blood
  • sri-vaishnavism — a Hindu sect advocating theistic devotion as a philosophically and scripturally valid way to achieve salvation.
  • start something — to cause a disturbance or trouble
  • straight matter — the body text of an article, story, etc., as distinguished from the title, subhead, and other display matter.
  • strephosymbolia — a condition of perceiving objects as their mirror image and, specifically, having difficulty in distinguishing letters in words
  • sumatra camphor — borneol.
  • summer diarrhea — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
  • summer holidays — the time when children do not go to school in the summer
  • sympathy strike — a strike by a body of workers, not because of grievances against their own employer, but by way of endorsing and aiding another group of workers who are on strike or have been locked out.
  • the first-named — something that is specified or named first
  • the paralympics — a sporting event, modelled on the Olympic Games, held solely for disabled competitors
  • the santa maria — the flagship of Columbus on his first voyage to America (1492)
  • the small hours — If something happens in the early hours or in the small hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
  • the smart money — If you say that the smart money is on a particular person or thing, you mean that people who know a lot about it think that this person will be successful, or this thing will happen.
  • the square mile — the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
  • the-ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
  • theory of games — game theory.
  • thermanesthesia — loss of ability to feel cold or heat; loss of the sense or feeling of temperature.
  • to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
  • training scheme — a scheme for teaching people skills in a particular field or profession
  • trans-himalayan — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
  • tristram shandy — a novel (1759–67) by Laurence Sterne.
  • trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
  • tsushima strait — a channel between the Tsushima islands and Kyushu island, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea: sometimes considered part of the Korea Strait. About 60 miles (97 km) long; 40 miles (64 km) wide.
  • vanishing cream — a cosmetic similar to cold cream but less oily, applied usually to the face and neck as a base, night cream, or moisturizer.
  • vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
  • walrus mustache — a thick, shaggy mustache hanging down loosely at both ends.
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