14-letter words containing n, i, h, l, s
- hydrogenolysis — decomposition of a compound resulting from its interaction with hydrogen.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- 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.
- in high places — People in high places are people who have powerful and influential positions in a government, society, or organization.
- in holy orders — ordained
- in lieu of sth — If you do, get, or give one thing in lieu of another, you do, get, or give it instead of the other thing, because the two things are considered to have the same value or importance.
- inharmoniously — In an inharmonious way.
- insightfulness — The state or condition of being insightful.
- invisible hand — (in the economics of Adam Smith) an unseen force or mechanism that guides individuals to unwittingly benefit society through the pursuit of their private interests.
- 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)
- kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
- king's english — standard, educated, or correct English speech or usage, especially of England.
- kitchen scales — a set of scales used in cooking
- kochel listing — the chronological number of a composition of Mozart as assigned in the catalog of the composer's works compiled in the 19th century by the Austrian musicologist Ludwig von Köchel (1800–1877) and since revised several times. Abbreviation: K.
- labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
- landing lights — aircraft lights used when landing
- landing wheels — wheels that a plane lowers when it is going to land
- laughing stock — object of others' amusement
- laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
- laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
- le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- licentiateship — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- lieutenantship — the office of a lieutenant
- light industry — consumer goods manufacturing
- light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
- liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
- living history — any of various activities involving the re-enactment of historical events or the recreation of living conditions of the past
- lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
- lyophilisation — Alternative spelling of lyophilization.
- machicolations — Plural form of machicolation.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
- marginal hacks — (humour) Margaret Jacks Hall, a building into which the Stanford AI Lab was moved near the beginning of the 1980s (from the D.C. Power Lab).
- mashie niblick — a club with an iron head whose face has more slope than a mashie but less slope than a pitcher.
- mechanicalness — (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being mechanical.
- mechanicsville — a village in E Virginia, near Richmond: Civil War battle 1862.
- melancholiness — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
- merchandisable — Suitable for merchandising.
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- middle chinese — the Chinese language of the 7th and 8th centuries a.d. Abbreviation: MChin.
- middle english — the English language of the period c1150–c1475. Abbreviation: ME.
- mineral rights — right to extract minerals from land
- misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- modern english — the English language since c1475.
- monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- mont-st-michel — islet just off the NW coast of France, noted for its fortified abbey