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15-letter words containing i, r, s, h, e, n

  • scarlet lychnis — a plant, Lychnis chalcedonica, of the pink family, having scarlet or sometimes white flowers, the arrangement and shape of the petals resembling a Maltese cross.
  • scatter cushion — Scatter cushions are small cushions for use on sofas and chairs.
  • schiffs-reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
  • schillerization — the process of altering crystals to produce schiller
  • schone mullerin — a song cycle (1823), by Franz Schubert, consisting of 20 songs set to poems by Wilhelm Müller.
  • schooner-rigged — rigged as a schooner, especially with gaff sails and staysails only.
  • schopenhauerian — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
  • schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
  • self-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
  • self-enrichment — an act of enriching.
  • self-worthiness — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
  • semipornography — partial pornography; material that is almost pornographic
  • serve one right — to act as a servant.
  • servo-mechanism — A servo-mechanism is a system or device that provides increased power to operate a control.
  • seven-year itch — scabies.
  • shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
  • shalmaneser iii — died 824? b.c, Assyrian ruler 859–824?.
  • share ownership — the owning of shares in a company
  • sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
  • shearing strain — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
  • shearing stress — a force causing two contacting parts or layers to slide upon each other, in opposite directions parallel to the plane of their contact
  • shearing-stress — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
  • shemini atseres — the festival which follows upon Sukkoth on Tishri 22 (and 23 outside Israel), and includes Simchat Torah
  • shire highlands — an upland area of S Malawi. Average height: 900 m (3000 ft)
  • shock resistant — not affected by impact
  • shock-resistant — strong or resilient enough to sustain minor impacts without damage to the internal mechanism: a shock-resistant watch.
  • shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
  • shopping center — a group of stores within a single architectural plan, supplying most of the basic shopping needs, especially in suburban areas.
  • shopping centre — A shopping centre is a specially built area containing a lot of different shops.
  • shot in the arm — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
  • singing teacher — a teacher who gives instruction in how to sing
  • sink a borehole — To sink a borehole means to drill a deep hole in the ground.
  • southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
  • southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
  • southern lights — aurora australis.
  • southern paiute — See under Paiute (def 2).
  • spanish america — the Spanish-speaking countries south of the U.S.: Mexico, Central America (with the exception of Belize), South America (with the exceptions of Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Suriname), and most of the West Indies.
  • spanish trefoil — alfalfa.
  • speech training — training designed to improve spoken skills, such as voice projection
  • spherical angle — an angle formed by arcs of great circles of a sphere.
  • spheroidization — the conversion of grains into spheroids
  • sporting chance — an even or fair opportunity for a favorable outcome in an enterprise, as winning in a game of chance or in any kind of contest: They gave the less experienced players a sporting chance by handicapping the experts.
  • standing charge — fixed energy costs
  • start something — to cause a disturbance or trouble
  • starting handle — a crank used to start the motor of an automobile.
  • stillson wrench — a large wrench having adjustable jaws that tighten as the pressure on the handle is increased
  • street fighting — violent and illegal fighting between individuals or groups
  • street lighting — the provision of lighting at night in public places to illuminate the streets
  • stretch a point — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
  • string together — arrange coherently
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