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15-letter words containing d, i, a, t, h

  • sophisticatedly — (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of an experienced journalist.
  • sound-and-light — combining sound effects or music with unusual lighting displays: to promote a product with a spectacular sound-and-light presentation.
  • sphaerosiderite — a type of siderite
  • spheroidization — the conversion of grains into spheroids
  • spit and polish — great care in maintaining smart appearance and crisp efficiency: The commander was concerned more with spit and polish than with the company's morale.
  • standing charge — fixed energy costs
  • starting handle — a crank used to start the motor of an automobile.
  • straight-backed — having a straight, usually high, back: a straight-backed chair.
  • straightforward — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
  • strawberry dish — a shallow, circular fruit dish with a fluted or pierced border.
  • subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
  • the classifieds — a section of classified advertising in a publication
  • the cordilleras — the complex of mountain ranges on the W side of the Americas, extending from Alaska to Cape Horn and including the Andes and the Rocky Mountains
  • the daily round — the usual activities of one's day
  • the die is cast — You can say that the die is cast to draw attention to the importance of an event or decision which is going to affect your future and which cannot be changed or avoided.
  • the disappeared — people who have been arrested secretly or abuducted and presumably imprisoned or killed
  • the first-named — something that is specified or named first
  • the handicapped — those who are physically disabled or mentally retarded
  • the job in hand — The job or problem in hand is the job or problem that you are dealing with at the moment.
  • the living dead — dead people that have been brought back to life by a supernatural force
  • the midas touch — ability to make money
  • the perigordian — the Perigordian culture
  • thioacetic acid — a yellow, fuming, pungent liquid, C 2 H 4 SO, used as a reagent and tear gas.
  • thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
  • thiocyanic acid — an unstable acid, HSCN, known chiefly in the form of its salts.
  • third amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing that the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes would be prohibited in peacetime and allowed only by prescribed law during wartime.
  • thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
  • thought reading — mind reading.
  • thousand island — of or relating to the Thousand Islands or their inhabitants
  • three of a kind — a set of three cards of the same denomination.
  • thursday island — an island in Torres Strait between NE Australia and New Guinea; part of Queensland: pearl fishing. 1½ sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
  • thymidylic acid — a nucleotide consisting of thymine, deoxyribose, and a phosphate group. It is a constituent of DNA
  • thyroid extract — the powdered preparation made from the thyroid gland of certain animals, used to treat hypothyroidism
  • tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
  • tie one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • time and a half — a rate of pay for overtime work equal to one and one half times the regular hourly wage.
  • to have it made — If you say that someone has it made or has got it made, you mean that they are certain to be rich or successful.
  • to hit the road — If you hit the road, you set out on a journey.
  • trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
  • tristram shandy — a novel (1759–67) by Laurence Sterne.
  • trithionic acid — a thionic acid, H2S3O6
  • unanaesthetized — not anaesthetized
  • unauthenticated — to establish as genuine.
  • uncharacterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
  • unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
  • unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
  • weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
  • whip-tailed ray — a whipray.
  • white zinfandel — a medium-sweet rosé wine made from zinfandel grapes.
  • winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
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