15-letter words containing l, e, n, s, h, o
- stillson wrench — a large wrench having adjustable jaws that tighten as the pressure on the handle is increased
- strobe lighting — a high-intensity flashing beam of light produced by rapid electrical discharges in a tube or by a perforated disc rotating in front of an intense light source: used in discotheques, etc
- succinylcholine — a drug, C14H30N2O4, used primarily as a muscle relaxant, produced by the esterization of succinic acid with choline
- sulphinpyrazone — a uricosuric drug with molecular formula C23H20N2O3S, used in the treatment of chronic gout
- synecdochically — a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in ten sail for ten ships or a Croesus for a rich man.
- the anglo-irish — the inhabitants of Ireland of English birth or descent
- the devil's own — a very difficult or problematic (thing)
- the kos channel — a strait separating Kos from SW Turkey
- the last moment — If someone does something at the last moment, they do it at the latest time possible.
- the lower ranks — people who have a low rank in a military organization
- the peloponnese — the S peninsula of Greece, joined to central Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth: chief cities in ancient times were Sparta and Corinth, now Patras. Pop: 503 300 (2001). Area: 21 439 sq km (8361 sq miles)
- the pleistocene — the Pleistocene epoch or rock series
- thorndike's law — the principle that all learnt behaviour is regulated by rewards and punishments, proposed by Edward Lee Thorndike (1874–1949), US psychologist
- thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
- toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
- troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
- venetian school — any of various groups of artists identified with Venice throughout the history of Italian art but most notably the painters of the 18th century, as Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Guardi, and Antonio Canaletto.
- visible horizon — horizon (def 1).
- wentworth scale — a scale for specifying the sizes (diameters) of sedimentary particles, ranging from clay particles (less than 1⁄256 mm) to boulders (over 256 mm)
- western hemlock — a tall, narrow hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla, of western North America: the state tree of Washington.
- where one lives — in one's sensitive or defenceless position
- whistle-blowing — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
- winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
- women's shelter — woman's refuge