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15-letter words containing a, s, r, i

  • guardian angels — an angel believed to protect a particular person, as from danger or error.
  • gulf of argolis — an inlet of the Aegean Sea, in the E Peloponnese
  • gyrostabilizers — Plural form of gyrostabilizer.
  • hair extensions — synthetic or human hair attached to the hair on someone's head to give the appearance of longer hair
  • hair specialist — an expert in the treatment and care of human hair
  • hair transplant — the surgical transfer of clumps of skin with hair or of viable hair follicles from one site of the body to another, usually performed to correct baldness.
  • hamiltonstovare — a large strong short-haired breed of hound with a black, brown, and white coat
  • harbour station — the part of a port where boats shelter or station
  • hard disk drive — (storage)   (HDD) A disk drive used to read and write hard disks.
  • hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
  • harlequin snake — the E American coral snake (Micrurus fulvius)
  • harmonic series — a series in which the reciprocals of the terms form an arithmetic progression.
  • harun al-rashid — a.d. 764?–809, caliph of Baghdad 786–809: one of the greatest Abbasids, he was made almost a legendary hero in the Arabian Nights.
  • harun ar-rashid — a.d. 764?-809; caliph of Baghdad (786-809): given popular fame as a hero of The Arabian Nights
  • have words with — to argue angrily with
  • haversian canal — a microscopic channel in bone, through which a blood vessel runs.
  • hazard analysis — risk assessment
  • heads will roll — If you say that heads will roll as a result of something bad that has happened, you mean that people will be punished for it, especially by losing their jobs.
  • health minister — a government minister who is responsible for health
  • heart-searching — a thorough examination of one's feelings and motives; a self-examination of one's conscience.
  • heaviside layer — E layer.
  • heliacal rising — rising of a celestial object at approximately the same time as the rising of the sun
  • hemangiosarcoma — A fast-growing, highly invasive variety of cancer, a sarcoma arising from the lining of blood vessels, occurring almost exclusively in dogs and rarely in cats.
  • hemochromatosis — a rare metabolic disorder characterized by a bronzed skin, cirrhosis, and severe diabetes, caused by the deposit in tissue, especially of the liver and pancreas, of hemosiderin and other pigments containing iron.
  • henry cavendish — Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
  • heralds' office — the official heraldic authority of Scotland.
  • hereditarianism — a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
  • hereditarianist — a person who believes in the doctrine of hereditarianism
  • hermaphroditism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
  • herpes labialis — oral herpes.
  • heteroscedastic — (of several distributions) having different variances
  • heterosexualism — Discrimination of non-heterosexual people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
  • heterosexuality — sexual feeling or behavior directed toward a person or persons of the opposite sex.
  • hierogrammatist — a writer of hierograms, hierogrammate
  • hip measurement — a measurement around the hips at the level of the buttocks used in clothing and assessing general health
  • historical cost — The historical cost of an asset is its original cost when it was first acquired by a company.
  • historicization — Act or process of historicizing.
  • historiographer — a historian, especially one appointed to write an official history of a group, period, or institution.
  • historiographic — the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.
  • holocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having only crystalline components and no glass
  • hoosier cabinet — a tall kitchen cabinet mass-produced during the early part of the 20th century, usually of oak, featuring an enameled work surface, storage bins, a flour sifter, etc.
  • horatius cocles — a legendary Roman hero of the 6th century bc, who defended a bridge over the Tiber against Lars Porsena
  • horse artillery — cavalry equipped with artillery
  • horse latitudes — the latitudes near 30°N or 30°S at sea, characterized by baffling winds, calms, and high barometric pressure
  • hospital corner — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
  • hospital doctor — a hospital doctor works in a hospital, rather than as a general practitioner, in the army, etc
  • human relations — the study of group behavior for the purpose of improving interpersonal relationships, as among employees.
  • humanitarianism — humanitarian principles or practices.
  • humanitarianist — humanitarian principles or practices.
  • hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
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