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14-letter words containing h, a, i, r, y

  • sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
  • scheme library — (library)   (SLIB) A portable Scheme library providing compatibiliy and utility functions for all standard Scheme implementations. Version 2c5 supports Bigloo, Chez, ELK, GAMBIT, MacScheme, MITScheme, PocketScheme, RScheme, Scheme->C, Scheme48, SCM, SCSH, T3.1, UMB-Scheme, and VSCM.
  • school library — a library within a school where teachers and students have access to books and other resources
  • sherry vinegar — a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of S Spain
  • shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
  • siberian husky — one of a Siberian breed of medium-size dogs having a thick, soft coat, raised originally as sled dogs.
  • sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
  • social history — a view of historical events seen in terms of social trends
  • south ayrshire — a council area of SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the S part of the historical county of Ayrshire; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Ayr. Pop: 111 580 (2003 est). Area: 1202 sq km (464 sq miles)
  • stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
  • surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
  • symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
  • synchronically — having reference to the facts of a linguistic system as it exists at one point in time without reference to its history: synchronic analysis; synchronic dialectology.
  • synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
  • syrian hamster — golden hamster.
  • tachygraphical — characteristic of tachygraphy
  • terpin hydrate — a white, crystalline powder, C 10 H 20 O 2 ⋅H 2 O, usually used in combination with codeine, as an expectorant.
  • the royal mail — the national postal service of the United Kingdom
  • the very idea! — that is preposterous, unreasonable, etc
  • thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
  • thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
  • thermolability — the state of being unstable or subject to transformation or destruction when heated
  • trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • trimethylamine — a colourless, flammable liquid with a strong, fishy odour
  • triphenylamine — a molecule consisting of a nitrogen atom with three phenyl groups attached to it
  • turbomachinery — machinery consisting of, incorporating, or constituting a turbine
  • tymshare, inc. — (company)   The US company that created the TYMNET network.
  • tyrrhenian sea — a part of the Mediterranean, bounded by W Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, and Sicily.
  • unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner
  • unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
  • unhysterically — in a way that does not show or suggest any hysteria; calmly; rationally
  • unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
  • unrhythmically — in an unrhythmical manner
  • varnishing day — vernissage (def 1).
  • vasoinhibitory — an agent, as a drug, that inhibits the action of the vasomotor nerves.
  • water hyacinth — a floating aquatic plant, Eichornia crassipes, of tropical lakes and rivers, that grows so prolifically it often hinders the passage of boats.
  • weatherability — the property of a material that permits it to endure or resist exposure to the weather.
  • whitewall tyre — a pneumatic tyre having white sidewalls
  • wild hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea arborescens, of the saxifrage family, common throughout the eastern half of the U.S., having egg-shaped leaves and a rounded cluster of white flowers.
  • xerophytically — As a xerophyte.
  • zygobranchiate — of or relating to zygobranchs or the Zygobranchia genus
  • zygomatic arch — the bony arch at the outer border of the eye socket, formed by the union of the cheekbone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
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