14-letter words containing l, o, a, n, s, h
- dutchman's log — a method of gauging a ship's speed, in which the distance between two shipboard observation stations is divided by the time elapsing between the throwing overboard of an object by the first station and the sighting of it by the second.
- encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
- epithelisation — Alternative form of epithelization.
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- fashionability — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- fathomlessness — The state or condition of being fathomless.
- flashing point — flash point (def 1).
- full-fashioned — knitted to conform to the shape of a body part, as of the foot or leg: full-fashioned hosiery.
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- golden hamster — a small light-colored hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, native to Asia Minor and familiar as a laboratory animal and pet.
- half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
- half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- half-note rest — a pause of half a semibreve
- hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
- hamilton basso — Hamilton, 1904–64, U.S. journalist and novelist.
- hamiltonianism — the political principles or doctrines held by or associated with Alexander Hamilton, especially those stressing a strong central government and protective tariffs.
- hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
- haplostemonous — (of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl
- hash collision — (programming) (Or "hash clash") When two different keys hash to the same value, i.e. to the same location in a hash table.
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- heart and soul — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- hellaciousness — Quality of being hellacious.
- highs and lows — If you refer to the highs and lows of someone's life or career, you are referring to both the successful or happy times, and the unsuccessful or bad times.
- historicalness — The quality of being historical.
- histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
- hold sb's hand — If you ask someone to hold your hand at an event that you are worried about, you ask them to support you by being there with you.
- hold to ransom — to keep (prisoners, property, etc) in confinement until payment for their release is made or received
- holiday season — period: November to January
- holland finish — an oil and sizing or starch finish applied to cotton fabrics to increase their opacity and strength.
- holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
- homotransplant — allograft.
- honourableness — Alternative spelling of honorableness.
- horizontalness — The property of being horizontal.
- horse vaulting — gymnastics performed on horseback
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hospital train — a military train equipped to transport wounded troops to a hospital.
- house-cleaning — the act of cleaning a house, room, etc., and its furnishings, especially the act of cleaning thoroughly and completely.
- household name — a person or thing that is very well known
- howland island — an island in the central Pacific, near the equator: U.S. meteorological station and airfield. 1 sq. mi. (2.6 sq. km).
- hungtow island — an island off the SE coast of Taiwan. 8 miles (13 km) long.
- hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
- hypoadrenalism — underactivity of the adrenal gland, as in Addison's disease.
- hypophalangism — the condition of having fewer than the normal number of phalanges per finger or toe.
- in all honesty — You say in all honesty when you are saying something that might be disappointing or upsetting, and you want to soften its effect by emphasizing your sincerity.
- inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
- island-hopping — to travel from island to island, especially to visit a series of islands in the same chain or area.
- 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)
- japanese holly — an evergreen shrub, Ilex crenata, of Japan, having black fruit and box-shaped foliage, widely grown as an ornamental.