14-letter words containing i, h, e, a
- in case of sth — If you do something or have something in case of a particular thing, you do it or have it because that thing might happen or be true.
- in high places — People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
- in league with — along with, plotting with
- in one's heart — secretly; fundamentally
- in parenthesis — You say 'in parenthesis' to indicate that you are about to add something before going back to the main topic.
- in the balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- in the bargain — an advantageous purchase, especially one acquired at less than the usual cost: The sale offered bargains galore.
- in the face of — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- in the name of — a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- in the wake of — the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the water: The wake of the boat glowed in the darkness.
- in this regard — on this point
- inapprehension — lack of apprehension.
- inapprehensive — not apprehensive (often followed by of).
- inapproachable — not approachable.
- inauthenticity — not authentic: inauthentic Indian jewelry mass-produced in a factory.
- indecipherable — not decipherable; illegible.
- indecipherably — not decipherable; illegible.
- inhabitiveness — the disposition to remain in one place; the inclination not to leave home
- inheritability — capable of being inherited.
- instead of sth — If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour.
- interbehaviour — interaction between multiple individuals
- interchangable — Misspelling of interchangeable.
- internal rhyme — a rhyme created by two or more words in the same line of verse.
- interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- interwreathing — Present participle of interwreathe.
- into the black — into a profitable condition financially
- invisible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
- irreproachable — free from blame; not able to be reproached or censured.
- irreproachably — In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.
- isle of thanet — an island in SE England, in NE Kent, separated from the mainland by two branches of the River Stour: scene of many Norse invasions. Area: 109 sq km (42 sq miles)
- isothiocyanate — a chemical compound containing the univalent radical –NCS.
- isthmian games — one of the great national festivals of ancient Greece, held every two years on the Isthmus of Corinth.
- jackknife-fish — a black and white, American drum, Equetus lanceolatus, found in tropical areas of the Atlantic Ocean, having an elongated dorsal fin that is held erect.
- jugurthine war — an unsuccessful war waged against the Romans (112–105 bc) by Jugurtha, king of Numidia (died 104)
- just like that — suddenly
- keep pace with — to proceed at the same speed as
- keep the faith — stay true to beliefs
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- khaki election — a general election held during or immediately after a war, esp one in which the war has an effect on how people vote
- khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
- kick the habit — quit smoking
- kidney machine — artificial kidney.
- king's weather — fine weather; weather fit for a king.
- kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
- kitchen scales — a set of scales used in cooking
- knight templar — Templar.
- lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
- lady's-thistle — a composite plant, Silybum marianum, of the Mediterranean region, having glossy, spiny leaves and purplish-red flower heads.
- lake champlain — a lake in the northeastern US, between the Green Mountains and the Adirondack Mountains: linked by the Champlain Canal to the Hudson River and by the Richelieu River to the St Lawrence; a major communications route in colonial times
- lake whitefish — a whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska, used for food.