14-letter words containing h, o, t, d, i
- saint gotthard — a mountain range in S Switzerland; a part of the Alps; highest peak, 10,490 feet (3195 meters).
- scented orchid — a slender orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea, with fragrant pink flowers carried in a dense spike and having a three-lobed lip; found in calcareous turf
- school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
- scotch verdict — a verdict of not proven: acceptable in certain cases in Scottish criminal law.
- shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shittim (wood) — the wood of the shittah, used in making the ark of the covenant and parts of the Jewish tabernacle: Ex. 25:10, 13, 23, etc.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
- short division — division, especially by a one-digit divisor, in which the steps of the process are performed mentally and are not written down.
- shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
- smooth dogfish — any of several requiem sharks having no spines in front of the dorsal fin, especially Mustelus canis, ranging along the American coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
- south tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 151 700 (2003 est). Area: 64 sq km (25 sq miles)
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- 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
- striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
- studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
- that's done it — an exclamation of frustration when something is ruined
- the cordeliers — a political club founded in 1790 and meeting at an old Cordelier convent in Paris
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- the done thing — If you say that something is the done thing, you mean it is the most socially acceptable way to behave.
- the federation — the federation of the Australian colonies in 1901
- the lower paid — people who do not earn a lot of money
- the ordovician — the Ordovician period or rock system
- theodore bilbo — Theodore Gilmore [gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1877–1947, U.S. Southern populist politician: senator 1935–47.
- theory of mind — Psychology, Philosophy. the ability to interpret one’s own and other people’s mental and emotional states, understanding that each person has unique motives, perspectives, etc.: People with autism seem to lack theory of mind. Abbreviation: ToM, TOM.
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- thermoperiodic — responding to or affected by periodic differences in temperatures.
- thetford mines — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: asbestos mining.
- think out loud — to speak one's thoughts as they occur
- third position — a position in which the feet overlap at the heels with the toes pointing out in opposite directions to the left and right.
- 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
- through bridge — a bridge in which the track is carried by the lower horizontal members
- tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
- to have had it — If you say that someone has had it, you mean they are in very serious trouble or have no hope of succeeding.
- to win the day — If a particular person, group, or thing wins the day, they win a battle, struggle, or competition. If they lose the day, they are defeated.
- tooth and nail — with all one's resources or energy; fiercely: We fought tooth and nail but lost.
- 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
- trichomonacide — an agent that destroys trichomonads
- triiodomethane — iodoform.
- tripe-de-roche — rock tripe.
- trisoctahedron — a solid bounded by 24 identical faces in groups of three, each group corresponding to one face of an octahedron.
- twilight world — a situation of confusion or uncertainty, which seems to exist between two different states or categories
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- underthroating — (on a cornice) a cove extended outward and downward to form a drip.
- up to high doh — extremely excited or keyed up