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15-letter words containing h, i, e, r, u

  • the high ground — a position of moral or ethical superiority in a dispute
  • the jury is out — If you say that the jury is out or that the jury is still out on a particular subject, you mean that people in general have still not made a decision or formed an opinion about that subject.
  • the square mile — the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
  • the undersigned — the person or persons who have signed at the foot of a document, statement, etc
  • the upper rhine — the section of the Rhine between Basel, Switzerland and Bingen, Germany
  • theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
  • therapeutically — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
  • thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
  • think you're it — If you say that someone thinks they're it, you mean that they think they are better or more important than they really are.
  • thiobarbiturate — a barbiturate in which a sulphur atom has replaced one oxygen atom
  • thorium dioxide — a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
  • thought reading — mind reading.
  • three-four time — music: 3/4 time signature
  • thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
  • to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
  • troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
  • trustworthiness — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
  • turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
  • two-thirds rule — a former rule in the Democratic Party, effective 1832–1936, requiring a vote of at least two thirds of its national convention delegates to nominate a presidential and vice-presidential candidate.
  • ultramicrofiche — ultrafiche.
  • unapprehensible — not able to be understood or comprehended
  • unauthoritative — having due authority; having the sanction or weight of authority: an authoritative opinion.
  • uncharacterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
  • unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
  • uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
  • uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
  • uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
  • under the knife — an instrument for cutting, consisting essentially of a thin, sharp-edged, metal blade fitted with a handle.
  • united brethren — a Protestant denomination, of Wesleyan beliefs and practices, founded in 1800.
  • universal chuck — a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes.
  • unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
  • unrehabilitated — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
  • unrelinquishing — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
  • unrighteousness — not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.
  • unseaworthiness — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • upright freezer — a freezer that is tall rather than wide
  • venus hairstone — a variety of rutilated quartz, used as a gemstone.
  • vermouth cassis — a mixed drink made with dry vermouth, crème de cassis, soda or mineral water, and cracked ice.
  • virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
  • vitreous humour — the aqueous fluid contained within the interstices of the vitreous body
  • water authority — an official body which is responsible for providing water
  • wheelchair user — a person who is unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relies on a wheelchair to move around
  • wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
  • white corpuscle — white blood cell.
  • white supremacy — the belief, theory, or doctrine that white people are inherently superior to people from all other racial groups, especially black people, and are therefore rightfully the dominant group in any society.
  • winesburg, ohio — a cycle of short stories (1919) by Sherwood Anderson.
  • without reserve — without reservations; fully; wholeheartedly
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