14-letter words containing h, i, p, o, t
- push down list — (programming) (PDL) In ITS days, the preferred MITism for stack. See overflow pdl.
- put the lid on — to be the final blow to
- pyelonephritic — of or relating to an inflammation of the pelvis and renal parenchyma
- pyelonephritis — inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
- pyophthalmitis — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
- pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
- pyrotechnician — a specialist in the origin of fires, their nature and control, etc.
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- radioautograph — autoradiograph.
- radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
- radiotelephone — a telephone in which sound or speech is transmitted by means of radio waves instead of through wires or cables.
- radiotelephony — the constructing or operating of radiotelephones.
- radiotherapist — radiologist
- scottish topaz — a form of yellow transparent quartz
- sharptail mola — a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
- shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
- shop assistant — a store clerk.
- short position — the position of one who has not yet covered a short sale
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- skip-tooth saw — a saw with alternate teeth absent
- social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
- something's up — something is amiss
- sophisticating — a sophisticated person.
- sophistication — sophisticated character, ideas, tastes, or ways as the result of education, worldly experience, etc.: the sophistication of the wealthy.
- spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
- spanish omelet — an omelet served with a sauce of tomatoes, onions, and green peppers.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- spinthariscope — an instrument that detects ionizing radiation by picking up sparks of light from alpha particles.
- spirochaetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
- sporotrichosis — a widespread infectious disease marked by nodules or ulcers of the skin, chiefly affecting humans and domestic mammals and caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
- spotted orchid — any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
- straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
- streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
- striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- sycophantishly — in a sycophantish manner
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- telephone line — phone connection
- telephone wire — a wire that transmits telegraph and telephone signals
- telephonically — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.