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14-letter words containing h, i, t, o, u

  • radioautograph — autoradiograph.
  • reckon without — If you say that you had reckoned without something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it.
  • rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
  • ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
  • schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
  • self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
  • shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
  • shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
  • shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
  • shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
  • siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
  • smooth-running — operating in a flowing and effective manner, without difficulties or obstructions
  • something's up — something is amiss
  • sorority house — a house occupied by a college or university sorority.
  • 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 carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
  • 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).
  • south tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 151 700 (2003 est). Area: 64 sq km (25 sq miles)
  • south whittier — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • southeast asia — the countries and land area of Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
  • souvenir sheet — a single stamp or a pair, block, or set of stamps having the same or different designs commemorating a stamp exhibition or other event and having inscriptions in one or all four margins.
  • spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
  • sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
  • station church — any of the churches in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions
  • straighten out — make straighter
  • strike through — cross out
  • studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
  • subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
  • technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
  • the final four — the last four teams remaining in a tournament
  • the guillotine — a device for beheading persons, consisting of a weighted blade set between two upright posts
  • the silk route — an ancient trade route that linked Asia and the countries of the Mediterranean and was followed by Marco Polo when he travelled to Cathay
  • thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
  • thermojunction — a point of electrical contact between two dissimilar metals across which a voltage appears, the magnitude of which depends on the temperature of the contact and the nature of the metals
  • thesaurismosis — storage disease.
  • think out loud — to speak one's thoughts as they occur
  • thomas aquinas — Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • thorium series — the radioactive series that starts with thorium and ends with a stable isotope of lead of mass number 208.
  • thought police — a group of people with totalitarian views on a given subject, who constantly monitor others for any deviation from prescribed thinking
  • through bridge — a bridge in which the track is carried by the lower horizontal members
  • till all hours — until very late
  • to have it out — If you have it out or have things out with someone, you discuss a problem or disagreement very openly with them, even if it means having an argument, because you think this is the best way to solve the problem.
  • to the maximum — If you say that someone does something to the maximum, you are emphasizing that they do it to the greatest degree possible.
  • tongue-lashing — severe scolding
  • torture flight — a flight used to carry out extraordinary rendition
  • tour d'horizon — a general survey; overview.
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • trophoneurosis — a disorder caused by defective functioning of the trophic nerves
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