15-letter words containing n, a, o, p, h
- scratching post — a block or post of wood, usually covered with carpeting, on which a cat can use its claws.
- semipornography — partial pornography; material that is almost pornographic
- share ownership — the owning of shares in a company
- shock probation — the release on probation of a criminal after brief imprisonment
- shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
- shopping basket — a metal or plastic container with one or two handles, used to carry shopping in a shop
- shoulder weapon — a firearm that is fired while being held in the hands with the butt of the weapon braced against the shoulder.
- shove-halfpenny — a shuffleboard game played with coins or brass disks that are pushed by the hand and thumb down a board toward a scoring pit.
- southern paiute — See under Paiute (def 2).
- souvanna phouma — Prince, 1901–84, Laotian statesman: premier 1951–54, 1956–58, 1960, and 1962–75.
- spanish bayonet — any of certain plants belonging to the genus Yucca, of the agave family, having narrow, spine-tipped leaves and a cluster of white flowers.
- spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
- spanish morocco — French Maroc. Spanish Marruecos. a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone. 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Capital: Rabat. Compare Tangier Zone.
- spanish trefoil — alfalfa.
- speaking of sth — You can say speaking of something that has just been mentioned as a way of introducing a new topic which has some connection with that thing.
- spheroidization — the conversion of grains into spheroids
- spit and polish — great care in maintaining smart appearance and crisp efficiency: The commander was concerned more with spit and polish than with the company's morale.
- splanchnopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
- 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.
- step on the gas — accelerate, drive faster
- stop at nothing — to be prepared to do anything; be unscrupulous or ruthless
- stretch a point — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- sulphinpyrazone — a uricosuric drug with molecular formula C23H20N2O3S, used in the treatment of chronic gout
- sycophantically — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- teng hsiao-ping — Deng Xiaoping.
- the colophonian — a native of Colophon.
- the perigordian — the Perigordian culture
- the phanerozoic — the Phanerozoic era
- theatre company — an organization that produces theatrical performances
- thought pattern — habitual way of thinking
- thraco-phrygian — a hypothetical branch of Indo-European implying a special genetic affinity between the meagerly attested Thracian and Phrygian languages.
- to pack a punch — If something packs a punch, it has a very powerful effect.
- trainspotterish — obsessed with trivial details, esp of a subject generally considered uninteresting
- ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- unphilosophical — not adhering to philosophical theory or principles
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- vanishing point — a point of disappearance, cessation, or extinction: His patience had reached the vanishing point.
- vine phylloxera — a homopterous insect, Phylloxera vitifolia, typically feeding on vine juices
- washing-up bowl — plastic bowl used for washing dishes
- washington palm — a palm tree, Washingtonia filifera, of California and Florida, having large fan-shaped leaves and small black fruits
- weatherproofing — Present participle of weatherproof.
- whip into shape — to bring by vigorous action into the proper or desired condition