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15-letter words containing n, i, g, h, t, o

  • housing benefit — In Britain, housing benefit is money that the government gives to people with no income or very low incomes to pay for part or all of their rent.
  • housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
  • hovering accent — indeterminacy as to which of two consecutive syllables in a line of verse bears the metrical stress, as in any of the first three feet of Slow, slow, / fresh fount, / keep time / with my / salt tears.
  • hunting leopard — the cheetah.
  • huntingdonshire — a former county in E England, now part of Cambridgeshire.
  • huntington park — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • hydrofracturing — a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.
  • hypoventilating — Present participle of hypoventilate.
  • if nothing else — You can say 'if nothing else' to indicate that what you are mentioning is, in your opinion, the only good thing in a particular situation.
  • ignition switch — (on a vehicle) the part that sets the process of ignition in motion once the ignition key is turned; also a button used for the same purpose
  • immunohistology — the microscopic study of tissues with the aid of antibodies that bind to tissue components and reveal their presence.
  • immunopathology — the study of diseases having an immunologic or allergic basis.
  • in a good light — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
  • in a tight spot — in difficult situation
  • in nothing flat — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
  • in the doghouse — a small shelter for a dog.
  • in the light of — in view of, given
  • in the long run — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
  • indicator light — a device for indicating that a motor vehicle is about to turn left or right; blinker
  • inhomogeneities — lack of homogeneity.
  • into the ground — beyond what is requisite or can be endured; to exhaustion
  • kinesthesiology — The medical and therapeutic study of the movement of muscles and joints.
  • kingsford-smith — Sir Charles (Edward). 1897–1935, Australian aviator and pioneer (with Charles Ulm) of trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman flights
  • knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
  • lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
  • light pollution — unwanted or harmful light, as from bright street lights or neon signs.
  • longshore drift — beach drift.
  • longsightedness — Farsight; farsightedness; far sight; long sight.
  • madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
  • make a thing of — to make a fuss about; exaggerate the importance of
  • make nothing of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
  • microangiopathy — any disease of the small blood vessels.
  • microtechnology — technology that uses microelectronics
  • montgomeryshire — a historic county in Powys, in central Wales.
  • monthly meeting — (often initial capital letters) a district unit of local congregations of the Society of Friends.
  • moonlight night — illuminated by the moon
  • motoring school — an organization that provides driving lessons
  • mouthwateringly — In a mouthwatering manner.
  • mythologization — The act or process of mythologizing.
  • nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
  • neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • next to nothing — very little
  • nightwatchwoman — (rare) The female equivalent of a nightwatchman.
  • nonphotographic — not involving photographic equipment or techniques
  • nonwithstanding — Misspelling of notwithstanding.
  • north arlington — a city in NE New Jersey.
  • north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
  • north kingstown — a town in S central Rhode Island.
  • northern lights — aurora borealis.
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