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14-letter words containing e, l, o, h, i, s

  • courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
  • cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
  • czechoslovakia — a former republic in central Europe: formed after the defeat of Austria-Hungary (1918) as a nation of Czechs in Bohemia and Moravia and Slovaks in Slovakia; occupied by Germany from 1939 until its liberation by the Soviet Union in 1945; became a people's republic under the Communists in 1948; invaded by Warsaw Pact troops in 1968, ending Dubček's attempt to liberalize communism; in 1989 popular unrest led to the resignation of the politburo and the formation of a non-Communist government. It consisted of two federal republics, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, which separated in 1993
  • demythologised — Simple past tense and past participle of demythologise.
  • desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
  • drainage holes — the holes in a plant pot that allow excess water to drain away
  • dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
  • dwelling house — a house occupied, or intended to be occupied, as a residence.
  • eightsome reel — a Scottish dance for eight people
  • electric shock — electric current entering the body
  • electrochemist — A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
  • electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
  • english sonnet — a sonnet form developed in 16th-century England and employed by Shakespeare, having the rhyme scheme a b a b c d c d e f e f g g
  • epistolography — the art, or practice, of letter-writing
  • epithelisation — Alternative form of epithelization.
  • epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
  • erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
  • eschatological — Pertaining to eschatology.
  • ethnoreligious — Of or pertaining to ethnicity and religion.
  • explosion shot — a shot used in hitting a ball from a sand trap, in which the sand just behind the ball rather than the ball itself is struck with full force
  • fellowshipping — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
  • fencing school — an academy or school where fencing was taught by fencing masters
  • field hospital — an organization of medical personnel with medical equipment for establishing a temporary hospital at isolated posts or in the field to support ground troops in combat.
  • field mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
  • flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
  • flemish scroll — a scroll, as on a chair leg, having the form of two intersecting and oppositely curved C-scrolls.
  • flight surgeon — a medical officer in the U.S. Air Force who is trained in aviation medicine.
  • floor polisher — an electrical appliance used for polishing floors
  • full-fashioned — knitted to conform to the shape of a body part, as of the foot or leg: full-fashioned hosiery.
  • gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
  • geohydrologist — a person who studies geohydrology
  • glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
  • golden thistle — Spanish oyster plant.
  • goodfellowship — cheerful company
  • gymslip mother — a girl of school age who has become a mother
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • heads or tails — a gambling game in which a coin is tossed, the winner being the player who guesses which side of the coin will face up when it lands or is caught.
  • healing powers — beneficial qualities
  • health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • health visitor — In Britain, a health visitor is a nurse whose job is to visit people in their homes and offer advice on matters such as how to look after very young babies or people with physical disabilities.
  • hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
  • heliosciophyte — any plant that grows in the shade, but thrives more in the sun
  • hellaciousness — Quality of being hellacious.
  • hello, sailor! — (jargon)   Occasional West Coast equivalent of hello, world; seems to have originated at SAIL, later associated with the game Zork (which also included "hello, aviator" and "hello, implementor"). Originally from the traditional hooker's greeting to a swabbie fresh off the boat, of course.
  • hemerocallises — Plural form of hemerocallis.
  • hemicelluloses — Plural form of hemicellulose.
  • hemimetabolism — incomplete metamorphosis.
  • hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
  • hendersonville — a city in S Tennessee.
  • hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
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