15-letter words containing n, e, a, h
- saffian leather — leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color
- saint elisabeth — the wife of Zacharias, mother of John the Baptist, and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast day: Nov 5 or 8
- saint elizabeth — the wife of Zacharias, mother of John the Baptist, and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast day: Nov 5 or 8
- saint-john-lake — Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.
- sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- saskatchewanian — a native or inhabitant of Saskatchewan
- sausage machine — a machine for making sausages
- 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
- schlieffen plan — a plan intended to ensure German victory over a Franco-Russian alliance by holding off Russia with minimal strength and swiftly defeating France by a massive flanking movement through the Low Countries, devised by Alfred, Count von Schlieffen (1833–1913) in 1905
- school teaching — School teaching is the work done by teachers in a school.
- 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.
- seeding machine — a machine for sowing seeds
- self-abhorrence — a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination.
- self-banishment — to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
- semipornography — partial pornography; material that is almost pornographic
- 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.
- shark repellent — any tactic used by a corporation to prevent a takeover by a corporate raider.
- 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
- ship's manifest — a list of the shipments or cargo that a vessel is carrying
- shire highlands — an upland area of S Malawi. Average height: 900 m (3000 ft)
- shock resistant — not affected by impact
- shock treatment — electroconvulsive therapy
- shock-resistant — strong or resilient enough to sustain minor impacts without damage to the internal mechanism: a shock-resistant watch.
- shoot one's wad — a small mass, lump, or ball of anything: a wad of paper; a wad of tobacco.
- 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
- short and sweet — having little length; not long.
- shorthand notes — notes written in shorthand
- shoshone cavern — a large cave in NW Wyoming: a national monument.
- shot in the arm — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- shoulder season — a travel season between peak and off-peak seasons, especially spring and fall, when fares tend to be relatively low.
- 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.
- show one's face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- show one's hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- shut one's face — to be silent
- singing teacher — a teacher who gives instruction in how to sing