15-letter words containing h, o, n, i, s
- homo economicus — a theoretical human being who rationally calculates the costs and benefits of every action before making a decision, used as the basis for a number of economic theories and models
- honeymoon suite — a luxurious suite in a hotel designed for honeymooners
- hoosier cabinet — a tall kitchen cabinet mass-produced during the early part of the 20th century, usually of oak, featuring an enameled work surface, storage bins, a flour sifter, etc.
- horror-stricken — Horror-stricken means the same as horror-struck.
- hospital corner — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
- hospitalisation — (British) alternative spelling of hospitalization.
- hospitalization — the act, process, or state of being hospitalized.
- hostile witness — a witness who gives evidence against the party calling him
- house physician — a house officer working in a medical as opposed to a surgical discipline
- household linen — items made of cloth, such as tablecloths, sheets, and pillowcases, that are used in the home
- housewifization — The process by which the division of labor has relegated women into housewives.
- housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
- housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
- hovering vessel — a vessel in territorial waters apparently collaborating in illicit operations.
- human relations — the study of group behavior for the purpose of improving interpersonal relationships, as among employees.
- humidifications — Plural form of humidification.
- huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
- hydrodynamicist — a specialist in hydrodynamics.
- hyperbolic sine — one of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a relationship between the distances of a point on a hyperbola to the origin and to the coordinate axes; sinh
- hyperovarianism — precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hyperresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hypnotisability — Alternative spelling of hypnotizability.
- hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
- hypochondriasis — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- hypoinsulinemia — (medicine) An abnormally low level of insulin in the blood.
- hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
- hypomagnesaemia — the condition of having too little magnesium in the blood, particularly in cattle, in which it is also known as lactation tetany
- hyposensitivity — low or diminished sensitivity to stimulation.
- hypostatization — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypovitaminosis — Insufficiency of one or more essential vitamins in the body.
- if nothing else — You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
- ignition switch — (on a vehicle) the part that sets the process of ignition in motion once the ignition key is turned; also a button used for the same purpose
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- immunohistology — the microscopic study of tissues with the aid of antibodies that bind to tissue components and reveal their presence.
- in a tight spot — in difficult situation
- in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
- in spite of sth — You use in spite of to introduce a fact which makes the rest of the statement you are making seem surprising.
- in the box seat — in the best position
- in the doghouse — a small shelter for a dog.
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- in the hands of — under the control of
- in the midst of — amid, among
- in the old days — a long time ago
- in the shape of — You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.
- incomprehension — lack of comprehension or understanding: The audience listened politely but with incomprehension.
- incomprehensive — not comprehensive.
- infants' school — kindergarten.
- inhomogeneities — lack of homogeneity.