15-letter words containing d, i, l, t, h
- school district — A school district is an area which includes all the schools that are situated within that area and are governed by a particular authority.
- scotch highland — any of a breed of small, hardy, usually dun-colored, shaggy-haired beef cattle with long, widespread horns, able to withstand the cold and sparse pasturage of its native western Scottish uplands.
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- self-hypnotized — hypnotized by oneself.
- sheffield plate — sheet copper with a cladding of silver.
- sign the pledge — to make a vow to abstain from alcoholic drink
- sleight of hand — skill in feats requiring quick and clever movements of the hands, especially for entertainment or deception, as jugglery, card or coin magic, etc.; legerdemain.
- 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.
- sodium ethylate — a white, hygroscopic powder, C 2 H 5 ONa, that is decomposed by water into sodium hydroxide and alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- sodium sulphate — a solid white substance that occurs naturally as thenardite and is usually used as the white anhydrous compound (salt cake) or the white crystalline decahydrate (Glauber's salt) in making glass, detergents, and pulp. Formula: Na2SO4
- soldier's heart — cardiac neurosis.
- solenoid switch — A solenoid switch is an electrical switch that is often used where a high current circuit, such as a starter motor circuit, is brought into operation by a low current switch.
- 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.
- 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.
- starting handle — a crank used to start the motor of an automobile.
- 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 devil's own — a very difficult or problematic (thing)
- the living dead — dead people that have been brought back to life by a supernatural force
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- third ventricle — one of the four cavities of the brain, lying on the midline between the cerebral hemispheres
- thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
- thousand island — of or relating to the Thousand Islands or their inhabitants
- threshold price — the highest price a retailer is allowed to sell a particular good at
- 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
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- time and a half — a rate of pay for overtime work equal to one and one half times the regular hourly wage.
- trichomonacidal — relating to a trichomonacide
- turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
- two-thirds rule — a former rule in the Democratic Party, effective 1832–1936, requiring a vote of at least two thirds of its national convention delegates to nominate a presidential and vice-presidential candidate.
- unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- 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
- withdrawal slip — a small paper form which has to be filled in before making a withdrawal of money from a bank, building society, etc
- withholding tax — that part of an employee's tax liability withheld by the employer from wages or salary and paid directly to the government.