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13-letter words containing e, n, h, a

  • sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
  • sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
  • sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
  • superhumanize — to make superhuman, or represent as such
  • sweethearting — the granting of unauthorized discounts or the abetting of shoplifting by staff in a shop
  • synecdochical — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
  • synthesis gas — any of several gaseous mixtures consisting essentially of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, used in the synthesis of chemical compounds, as ammonia and alcohols.
  • synthetically — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
  • take a chance — act on a possibility
  • talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
  • taphrogenesis — the process of forming rifts, resulting in regional faulting and subsidence
  • tea-of-heaven — a shrub, Hydrangea macrophylla serrata, of the saxifrage family, native to Japan and Korea, having hairy, ovate leaves and flat or slightly arched clusters of blue or white flowers.
  • teachableness — the quality or condition of being teachable
  • team handball — a game, similar to soccer, played between two teams of seven players who catch, dribble, throw, or hit the ball with the hands.
  • team teaching — a system whereby two or more teachers pool their skills, knowledge, etc, to teach combined classes
  • techno-babble — technical jargon relating to computing and other technological subjects
  • technological — of or relating to technology; relating to science and industry.
  • technopolitan — of or relating to a place or society dominated by technology
  • telemechanics — the science or practice of operating mechanisms by remote control.
  • telencephalic — the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
  • telencephalon — the anterior section of the forebrain comprising the cerebrum and related structures.
  • telephone tag — repeated unsuccessful attempts by two persons to connect with one another by telephone.
  • tenderhearted — soft-hearted; sympathetic.
  • terpsichorean — pertaining to dancing.
  • thank heavens — used as an exclamation of gratitude and relief
  • that's enough — You say 'that's enough' to tell someone, especially a child, to stop behaving in a silly, noisy, or unpleasant way.
  • the antarctic — Antarctica and the surrounding waters
  • the antipodes — Australia and New Zealand
  • the archenemy — the devil
  • the archfiend — the chief of fiends or devils; Satan
  • the argentine — Argentina
  • the ascension — the bodily ascent of Jesus into heaven on the fortieth day after the Resurrection: Acts 1:9
  • the atonement — the redeeming of humanity and its reconciliation with God through the suffering and death of Jesus Christ
  • the caribbean — the states and islands of the Caribbean Sea, including the West Indies, when considered as a geopolitical region
  • the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
  • the consulate — the consular government of France from 1799 to 1804
  • the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
  • the decameron — title of collection of stories written in Italian in the early Renaissance by Boccaccio
  • the ediacaran — the Ediacaran period or rock system
  • the far north — the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of the world
  • the fast lane — If you say that someone lives their life in the fast lane, you mean that they live in a way which seems full of activity and excitement but which often involves a lot of pressure.
  • the franchise — the right to vote, esp for representatives in a legislative body; suffrage
  • the headlines — the main points of a television or radio news broadcast, read out before the full broadcast and summarized at the end
  • the highlands — mountainous region occupying nearly all of the N half of Scotland
  • the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
  • the naked eye — If you say that something cannot be seen by the naked eye, you mean that it cannot be seen without the help of equipment such as a telescope or microscope.
  • the narrative — the part of a literary work that relates events
  • the necessary — the money required for a particular purpose
  • the new black — If you say that a particular colour is the new black, you mean that it has become fashionable.
  • the noble art — boxing
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