15-letter words containing c, h, u, r, i, n
- schopenhauerian — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
- 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.
- scrubbing brush — a handheld brush with short stiff bristles, used esp for scrubbing floors
- southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
- spinach-rhubarb — an Ethiopian plant, Rumex abyssinicus, of the buckwheat family, having leaves that are sometimes used as spinach and leafstalks sometimes used as rhubarb.
- 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.
- the crucifixion — the crucifying of Christ at Calvary, regarded by Christians as the culminating redemptive act of his ministry
- theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- truth-condition — the circumstances under which a statement is true
- uncharacterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- unchronological — arranged in the order of time: a chronological list of events.
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- universal chuck — a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes.
- unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
- virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.