15-letter words containing a, t, h, e, s
- crush-resistant — not being easily creased
- cryoanaesthesia — Alternative spelling of cryoanesthesia.
- crystal healing — (in alternative therapy) the use of the supposed power of crystals to affect the human energy field
- curate's-eggish — good in parts
- curtain shutter — a focal-plane shutter consisting of a curtain on two rollers, moved at a constant speed past the lens opening so as to expose the film to one of several slots in the curtain, the width of which determines the length of exposure.
- cut the mustard — to come up to expectations
- delsarte method — a theory or system devised by François Delsarte for improving musical and dramatic expression through the mastery of various bodily attitudes and gestures.
- delta hepatitis — a severe form of hepatitis caused by an incomplete virus (delta virus) that links to the hepatitis B virus for its replication.
- dephlogisticate — to reduce or remove inflammation from
- dephosphorylate — to remove a phosphate group from (an organic compound)
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
- dermatographism — a condition in which touching or lightly scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks.
- dermatophytosis — a fungal infection of the skin, esp the feet
- detachable lens — a lens on a digital camera that can be separated from the camera itself, making it easier for the photographer to take certain types of shot. A cable usually connects the disconnected lens and camera
- diaheliotropism — the tendency among plants to respond to the light of the sun by orienting their leaves perpendicular to the sun's rays, such that the upper surface of the leaves receives maximum light
- disenchantingly — In a disenchanting manner.
- disestablishing — Present participle of disestablish.
- dishearteningly — In a disheartening manner.
- distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- doctoral thesis — a thesis written as part of a doctorate
- dorsibranchiate — having branchiae or gills along the back
- downheartedness — The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
- dutchman's-pipe — a climbing vine, Aristolochia durior, of the birthwort family, having large, heart-shaped leaves and brownish-purple flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe.
- early christian — denoting or relating to the style of architecture that started in Italy in the 3rd century ad and spread through the Roman empire until the 5th century
- ease the rudder — to reduce the angle the rudder makes with the fore-and-aft line so that the vessel will turn more gradually
- easy on the eye — pleasant to look at; attractive, esp sexually
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- electric shaver — razor powered by electricity
- elephant's-foot — a monocotyledonous plant, Testudinaria elephantipes, of southern Africa, with a very large starchy tuberous stem, covered in corky scales: family Dioscoreaceae
- enantiomorphism — (chemistry) The relationship exhibited by a pair of enantiomorphs.
- enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
- enfranchisement — The act of enfranchising.
- enterohepatitis — dual inflammation of the intestine and liver
- erythema solare — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun
- estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- eustachian tube — part of the ear
- exhaustlessness — the quality of being exhaustless
- fahnestock clip — a type of terminal using a spring that clamps readily onto a connecting wire.
- faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
- fallout shelter — protective bunker
- false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
- feast of lights — Hanukkah.
- featherstitched — Simple past tense and past participle of featherstitch.
- fetishistically — in a fetishistic manner
- fish restaurant — a restaurant which serves mainly fish
- five-star hotel — a top-quality hotel offering exceptional luxury
- flemish brabant — a province of central Belgium, formed in 1995 from the N part of Brabant province: densely populated and intensively farmed, with large industrial centres. Pop: 1 031 904 (2004 est). Area: 2106 sq km (813 sq miles)
- flight of ideas — a rapid flow of thought, manifested by accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic: a symptom of some mental illnesses, especially manic disorder.