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

  • rise and shine — get out of bed
  • rock mechanics — the study of the mechanical behaviour of rocks, esp their strength, elasticity, permeability, porosity, density, and reaction to stress
  • rowing machine — an exercise machine having a mechanism with two oarlike handles, foot braces, and a sliding seat, allowing the user to go through the motions of rowing in a racing shell.
  • royal highness — a title used prior to 1917 and designating a brother, sister, child, grandchild, aunt, or uncle belonging to the male line of the royal family. a title used since 1917 and designating a child or grandchild of the sovereign. any person given this title by the Crown.
  • russia leather — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
  • sacchariferous — containing or yielding sugar.
  • sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
  • sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
  • sandhill crane — a North American crane, Grus canadensis, having bluish-gray plumage and a red forehead.
  • 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.
  • schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • schleiermacher — Friedrich Ernst Daniel [free-drikh ernst dah-nee-el] /ˈfri drɪx ɛrnst ˈdɑ niˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1768–1834, German theologian and philosopher.
  • scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
  • screen sharing — audiographic teleconferencing
  • self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
  • self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
  • semi-spherical — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
  • 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.
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • sherry vinegar — a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of S Spain
  • shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • shooting range — place for practising with guns
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
  • 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.
  • simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
  • 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.
  • sleeping chair — a chair of the 17th century, having a high back, usually adjustable, with deep wings of the same height.
  • sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
  • social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
  • social charter — a declaration of the rights, minimum wages, maximum hours, etc, of workers in the European Union, later adopted in the Social Chapter
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
  • south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
  • 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)
  • south georgian — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
  • spanish dagger — a stemless or short-trunked plant, Yucca gloriosa, of the agave family, native to the southeastern U.S., having leaves nearly 2½ feet (75 cm) long, with a stiff, sharp point, and greenish-white or reddish flowers nearly 4 inches (10 cm) wide.
  • spear-phishing — the practice of sending fraudulent e-mails to extract financial data from computer users for purposes of identity theft, by mimicking a sender that the recipient knows
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