13-letter words containing h, a, r, u, n
- quadraphonics — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadrillionth — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 15 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 24 zeros.
- quadriphonics — quadraphony.
- quanah parker — (Quanah Parker) 1845?–1911, Comanche leader.
- queer-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals
- rann of kutch — an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq km (9000 sq miles)
- ratushinskaya — Irina (ɪˈriːnə). born 1954, Russian poet and writer: imprisoned (1983–86) in a Soviet labour camp on charges of subversion. Her publications include Poems (1984), Grey is the Colour of Hope (1988), and The Odessans (1992)
- rauschenbusch — Walter, 1861–1918, U.S. clergyman and social reformer.
- return thanks — (of Christians) to say grace before a meal
- rhumb sailing — sea navigation along rhumb lines.
- rough diamond — gemstone: uncut diamond
- run away with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- run the gamut — The gamut of something is the complete range of things of that kind, or a wide variety of things of that kind.
- saurognathous — related to or resembling the Saurognathae family of birds that possess palate bones similar to those in saurians or lizards
- schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shaving brush — a short, cylindrical brush with long, soft, bristles, used in lathering the face before shaving.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- short account — the account of a short seller.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- shulhan arukh — an authoritative code of Jewish law and custom compiled by the Talmudic scholar Joseph Caro (1488–1575), the original edition published in Vienna in 1565 emphasizing the practices of Sephardic Jews.
- shunting yard — a place where railway coaches are manoeuvred
- soupfin shark — a requiem shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus, inhabiting the Pacific Ocean, valued for its fins, which are used by the Chinese in the preparation of a soup, and for its liver, which is rich in vitamin A.
- south african — of southern Africa.
- south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
- south-eastern — South-eastern means in or from the south-east of a region or country.
- southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
- southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- straighten up — stand straighter
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- superhumanize — to make superhuman, or represent as such
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- tautochronous — having the character of a tautochrone
- thermonuclear — relating to nuclear fusion
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- thundersquall — a combined squall and thunderstorm.
- thurification — the act of incense-burning
- tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
- touch a nerve — to mention or bring to mind a sensitive issue or subject
- transhumanism — a philosophy that explores human transcendence above or beyond organic, corporeal limitations through technological and philosophical evolution.
- treasure hunt — a game in which each person or team attempts to be first in finding something that has been hidden, using written directions or clues.
- tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a device which is attached to the top tubing joint and supports the tubing.
- turban squash — a turban-shaped variety of winter squash, Cucurbita maxima turbaniformis.
- turbocharging — the process or action of supplying an internal combustion engine or a motor vehicle with a turbocharger
- ultramarathon — any footrace of 50 or more miles.