15-letter words containing h, e, a, d
- the motor trade — the business of selling and buying cars and other road vehicles
- the netherlands — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
- the outward man — the body as opposed to the soul
- the perigordian — the Perigordian culture
- the present day — The present day is the period of history that we are in now.
- the war-wounded — those people who have been injured or wounded by war
- the way forward — how to progress, what to do next
- the-ambassadors — a novel (1903) by Henry James.
- thioacetic acid — a yellow, fuming, pungent liquid, C 2 H 4 SO, used as a reagent and tear gas.
- thiocarbanilide — a gray powder, C 13 H 12 N 2 S, used as an intermediate in dyes and as an accelerator in vulcanization.
- third amendment — an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing that the forced quartering of soldiers in private homes would be prohibited in peacetime and allowed only by prescribed law during wartime.
- thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
- thought reading — mind reading.
- three of a kind — a set of three cards of the same denomination.
- throw overboard — to reject or abandon
- thyroid extract — the powdered preparation made from the thyroid gland of certain animals, used to treat hypothyroidism
- tidal benchmark — a benchmark used as a reference for tidal observations.
- tie one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- time and a half — a rate of pay for overtime work equal to one and one half times the regular hourly wage.
- to change hands — When something changes hands, its ownership changes, usually because it is sold to someone else.
- to get ahold of — to manage to find, contact, or obtain someone or something
- to have it made — If you say that someone has it made or has got it made, you mean that they are certain to be rich or successful.
- to hit the road — If you hit the road, you set out on a journey.
- to lead the way — If you lead the way along a particular route, you go along it in front of someone in order to show them where to go.
- to save the day — If someone or something saves the day in a situation which seems likely to fail, they manage to make it successful.
- toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
- tree-and-branch — denoting a cable television system in which all available programme channels are fed to each subscriber
- u-shaped valley — a steep-sided valley caused by glacial erosion
- unanaesthetized — not anaesthetized
- unauthenticated — to establish as genuine.
- uncharacterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- under one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- under the table — of, relating to, or for use on a table: a table lamp.
- under-the-table — transacted in secret or in an underhanded manner.
- underhandedness — underhand.
- underresearched — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- unnatural death — death resulting from an external cause, such as intentional injury (such as homicide or suicide) or unintentional injury (in an accident)
- unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- vending machine — a coin-operated machine for selling small articles, beverages, etc.
- vindhya pradesh — a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- warmheartedness — The quality of being warmhearted.
- weatherboarding — an early type of board used as a siding for a building.
- wheatgerm bread — bread made with wheat germ
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
- whip-tailed ray — a whipray.
- white zinfandel — a medium-sweet rosé wine made from zinfandel grapes.
- winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
- with good grace — elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: We watched her skate with effortless grace across the ice. Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.