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14-letter words containing h, a, g, i, o, s

  • pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
  • profit sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
  • profit-sharing — the sharing of profits, as between employer and employee, especially in such a way that the employee receives, in addition to wages, a share in the profits of the business.
  • psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
  • psychographics — the use of demographics to determine the attitudes and tastes of a particular segment of a population, as in marketing studies.
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • rags to riches — You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
  • razor-slashing — the action of slashing someone with a razor in order to kill, wound, or disfigure them
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • royal highness — a title used prior to 1917 and designating a brother, sister, child, grandchild, aunt, or uncle belonging to the male line of the royal family. a title used since 1917 and designating a child or grandchild of the sovereign. any person given this title by the Crown.
  • saint gotthard — a mountain range in S Switzerland; a part of the Alps; highest peak, 10,490 feet (3195 meters).
  • salmon fishing — the sport of angling for salmon
  • schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
  • schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
  • shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
  • shaving mirror — small adjustable mirror
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
  • shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
  • shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
  • shooting range — place for practising with guns
  • shopping plaza — a complex of stores, banks, movie theaters, etc.; shopping center.
  • shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
  • skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
  • smooth-talking — A smooth-talking man talks very confidently in a way that is likely to persuade people, but may not be sincere or honest.
  • snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
  • social housing — Social housing is housing which is provided for rent or sale at a fairly low cost by housing associations and local councils.
  • social sharing — the activity of sharing photos, videos, links, etc., on a social-media website, within an interactive application, or through other online channels.
  • sophisticating — a sophisticated person.
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • south georgian — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
  • sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
  • sporangiophore — a structure bearing sporangia.
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
  • stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
  • straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
  • straight joint — a vertical joint in brickwork that is directly above a vertical joint in the course below
  • straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
  • straight razor — a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds.
  • straighten out — make straighter
  • supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
  • surgical shock — a state of shock that can occur during or after surgery
  • thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
  • throat seizing — cuckold's knot.
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