14-letter words containing h, e, i, r, s
- scotch verdict — a verdict of not proven: acceptable in certain cases in Scottish criminal law.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- screen sharing — audiographic teleconferencing
- secret history — a version of historical events which differs from the official or commonly accepted record and purports to be the true version
- security check — the process of checking that a person is not armed, or carrying something dangerous
- self-enriching — to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.: Commerce enriches a nation.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
- self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- semi-spherical — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- serve sb right — If you say it serves someone right when something unpleasant happens to them, you mean that it is their own fault and you have no sympathy for them.
- service charge — a fee charged for a service, sometimes in addition to a basic charge.
- servomechanism — an electronic control system in which a hydraulic, pneumatic, or other type of controlling mechanism is actuated and controlled by a low-energy signal.
- shaker heights — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- share earnings — the earnings returned on the initial investment amount
- share of voice — the proportion of the total audience or readership commanded by a media group across its full range of publishing and broadcasting activities
- shark-infested — (of a body of water) known to contain large numbers of sharks, and therefore considered to be dangerous
- sharp practice — You can use sharp practice to refer to an action or a way of behaving, especially in business or professional matters, that you think is clever but dishonest.
- sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shepherd's pie — a baked dish of ground or diced meat with a crust of mashed potatoes.
- sherry vinegar — a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of S Spain
- shield cricket — the interstate cricket competition held for the Sheffield Shield
- shift register — (in digital circuits) a register in which all bits can be shifted one or more positions to the left or to the right
- shipping clerk — a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.
- shipping fever — a respiratory disease of cattle, caused by Pasteurella haemolytica, often spread during the shipment of livestock.
- shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
- shit disturber — a person who enjoys causing controversy or upsetting people
- shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
- shooting brake — station wagon.
- shooting range — place for practising with guns
- shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
- shopping spree — frenzied, indulgent buying
- short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
- short interest — the total amount by which a single seller or all sellers are short in a particular stock or commodity or in the market as a whole.
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- shrink-wrapped — A shrink-wrapped product is sold in a tight covering of thin plastic.
- shropshire lad — a volume of poetry (1896) by A. E. Housman.
- siberian husky — one of a Siberian breed of medium-size dogs having a thick, soft coat, raised originally as sled dogs.
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- sigh of relief — audible breath when difficulty is over
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.