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14-letter words containing h, o, l, e, n

  • the guillotine — a device for beheading persons, consisting of a weighted blade set between two upright posts
  • the honourable — a title of respect placed before a name: employed before the names of various officials in the English-speaking world, as a courtesy title in Britain for the children of viscounts and barons and the younger sons of earls, and in Parliament by one member speaking of another
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the loony left — the extreme left
  • the palaeocene — the Palaeocene epoch or rock series
  • the palaeogene — the Palaeogene period or system
  • the paranormal — paranormal happenings generally
  • the soo canals — the two ship canals linking Lakes Superior and Huron. There is a canal on the Canadian and on the US side of the rapids of the St Mary's River
  • the unemployed — people who are out of work
  • the unknowable — the ultimate reality that underlies all phenomena but cannot be known
  • theologoumenon — a theological assertion or statement not derived from divine revelation
  • theriogenology — the branch of veterinary medicine encompassing all aspects of reproduction.
  • thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
  • thermoelectron — an electron emitted by an incandescent material.
  • thermotolerant — (of plants) able to tolerate, but not thriving in, high temperatures
  • thoughtfulness — showing consideration for others; considerate.
  • thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
  • to lend a hand — If you lend someone a hand, you help them.
  • tongue-lashing — severe scolding
  • trihalomethane — a type of chemical compound in which three of the hydrogen atoms in a methane molecule have been replaced by halogen atoms, esp by chlorine in drinking water. Trihalomethanes are thought to be carcinogenic
  • unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
  • unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
  • vinyl chloride — a colorless, easily liquefied, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, C 2 H 3 Cl, having a pleasant, etherlike odor: used in the manufacture of plastics, as a refrigerant, and in the synthesis of polyvinyl chloride and other organic compounds.
  • well-fashioned — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
  • well-nourished — having been provided with plenty of the material necessary for life and growth
  • wellingborough — a town in central England, in Northamptonshire. Pop: 46 959 (2001)
  • welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales
  • whistleblowing — The disclosure to the public or to authorities, usually by an employee, of wrongdoing in a company or government department.
  • white gasoline — unleaded and uncracked gasoline, designed especially for use in motorboats.
  • whole language — a method of teaching reading in which reading is combined with listening, speaking, and writing practice, and literature is used to decode words in context. Compare phonics (def 1).
  • wiltshire horn — a breed of medium-sized sheep having horns in both male and female, originating from the Chalk Downs, England
  • winter clothes — the type of heavy, warm clothing that people tend to wear in very cold weather
  • worshipfulness — The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.
  • worthwhileness — such as to repay one's time, attention, interest, work, trouble, etc.: a worthwhile book.
  • wrestling hold — a way of holding someone in the sport of wrestling
  • wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
  • xanthomelanous — of or relating to olive-skinned and dark-haired peoples, belonging to the Xanthomelanoi division
  • xenophobically — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
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