14-letter words containing h, a, n, t, l
- philanthropoid — an individual who does work for a charitable body
- phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
- pink elephants — a facetious name applied to hallucinations caused by drunkenness
- polar zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it at one of the poles
- psilanthropism — the doctrine that Jesus Christ was only a human being.
- psilanthropist — a person who believes that Jesus was merely human
- psychoanalytic — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- raunch culture — a culture which promotes overtly sexual representations of women, as through the acceptance of pornography, stripping, nudity in advertising, etc, esp when this is encouraged by women
- rehabilitation — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right triangle — a triangle having a right angle (contrasted with oblique triangle).
- rogue elephant — a vicious elephant that has been exiled from the herd.
- roman alphabet — Latin alphabet.
- roman catholic — of or relating to the Roman Catholic Church.
- sachsen-anhalt — German name of Saxony-Anhalt.
- sailing length — a measurement of a yacht, comprising its length on the water line as well as certain measurements taken from the overhangs at bow and stern.
- saint nicholas — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
- shabby-genteel — trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite shabbiness.
- shalach manoth — the practice of giving gifts to one another or to the needy on Purim.
- shoo-fly plant — apple of Peru.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- sistine chapel — the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.
- slanging match — A slanging match is an angry quarrel in which people insult each other.
- 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
- south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- southern slavs — one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
- staghorn coral — staghorn coral.
- 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.
- stand-off half — a player who acts as a link between his scrum half and three-quarter backs
- steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- straight angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one half of the circle; an angle of 180°.
- sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
- swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
- sycophantishly — in a sycophantish manner
- teach a lesson — give a class, give instruction
- teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
- technical area — the area at the side of the pitch to which managers, trainers, coaches, etc are restricted during play