15-letter words containing e, l, u, t, h, r
- religious right — US right-wing Christian movement
- rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- rub elbows with — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
- ruffle feathers — to cause upset or offence
- run of the mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
- run the gantlet — to be punished by means of the gantlet
- run-of-the-mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
- russian thistle — a saltwort, Salsola kali tenuifolia, that has narrow, spinelike leaves, a troublesome weed in the central and western U.S.
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- shoulder-length — Shoulder-length hair is long enough to reach your shoulders.
- shutter release — a button or similar device used to actuate a camera shutter.
- shuttle service — transport going back and forth
- 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.
- southeastwardly — toward the southeast
- southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
- southern lights — aurora australis.
- southwestwardly — toward the southwest
- squelch circuit — a circuit which disconnects a receiver in order to eliminate output noise when no signal or an extremely weak signal is received
- stirrup leather — the strap that holds the stirrup of a saddle.
- the daily round — the usual activities of one's day
- the early hours — If something happens in the early hours, in the small hours, or in the wee hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
- the last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
- the rule of law — the principle that no one is above the law and that everyone must follow the law
- the small hours — If something happens in the early hours or in the small hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
- the square mile — the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
- therapeutically — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- thermal equator — an imaginary line round the earth running through the point on each meridian with the highest average temperature. It lies mainly to the north because of the larger landmasses and therefore greater summer heating
- thermal neutron — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
- travel brochure — a brochure, often from a travel agency, which advertises holidays, hotels, etc
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- truth-value gap — the possibility in certain semantic systems of a statement being neither true nor false while also not being determinately of any third truth-value, as all my children are asleep uttered by a childless person
- turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
- turn the scales — to determine or decide something uncertain
- turn the tables — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
- 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.
- ultramarathoner — a person who takes part in an ultramarathon
- ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- under the table — of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
- under-the-table — transacted in secret or in an underhanded manner.
- unnatural death — death resulting from an external cause, such as intentional injury (such as homicide or suicide) or unintentional injury (in an accident)
- unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- urquhart castle — a castle near Drumnadrochit in Highland, Scotland: situated on Loch Ness
- 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.
- walrus mustache — a thick, shaggy mustache hanging down loosely at both ends.
- well-brought-up — If you say that someone, especially a child, is well-brought-up, you mean that they are very polite because they have been taught good manners.
- white corpuscle — white blood cell.