15-letter words containing n, o, r, h
- hypersalivation — the act or process of salivating.
- hypersomnolence — sleepy; drowsy.
- hypochondriacal — Also, hypochondriacal, H05/H0509000 hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-kuh l, ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə kəl. Psychiatry. pertaining to or suffering from hypochondria, an excessive preoccupation with and worry about one's health: The comedy is aimed at the hypochondriac demographic. produced by hypochondria: Hypochondriac feelings overwhelmed her.
- hypochondriases — Plural form of hypochondriasis.
- hypochondriasis — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
- hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
- hypodorian mode — a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from A to A, with the final on D.
- hypoproteinemia — an abnormally low concentration of protein in the blood.
- identity theory — a form of materialism which holds mental states to be identical with certain states of the brain and so to have no separate existence, but regards this identity as contingent so that mentalistic and physicalistic language are not held to be synonymous
- immunochemistry — the study of the chemistry of immunologic substances and reactions.
- in honour bound — under a moral obligation
- in short supply — If something is in short supply, there is very little of it available and it is difficult to find or obtain.
- in the doldrums — miserable, depressed
- 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.
- in the majority — the largest group
- inch of mercury — a unit of atmospheric pressure, being the pressure equal to that exerted by a column of mercury one inch high under standard conditions of temperature and gravity: 33.864 millibars. Abbreviation: in. Hg.
- incomprehension — lack of comprehension or understanding: The audience listened politely but with incomprehension.
- incomprehensive — not comprehensive.
- indian hawthorn — a southern Chinese evergreen shrub, Raphiolepis indica, of the rose family, having shiny, leathery leaves and pinkish-white flowers in loose clusters.
- indicator light — a device for indicating that a motor vehicle is about to turn left or right; blinker
- inter-parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- interior salish — in Canada, a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
- interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
- into the ground — beyond what is requisite or can be endured; to exhaustion
- ionospherically — by the ionosphere
- irish wolfhound — one of an Irish breed of large, tall dogs having a rough, wiry coat ranging in color from white to brindle to black.
- ironstone china — a tough durable earthenware
- isothermal-line — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- jacob ben asher — c1269–c1340, Hebrew commentator on the Bible and codifier of Jewish law.
- javelin thrower — a person who throws a javelin
- jerusalem thorn — See under Christ's-thorn.
- john barleycorn — a personification of barley as used in malt liquor, of malt liquor itself, or of any intoxicating liquor.
- john chrysostom — Saint John, a.d. 347?–407, ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople.
- john j pershing — John Joseph ("Blackjack") 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
- john of austria — ("Don John") 1547?–78, Spanish naval commander and general: victor at the battle of Lepanto.
- john ousterhout — (person) /oh'st*r-howt/ John K. Ousterhout, the designer of Tcl and Tk, and founder of Scriptics. See also: Ousterhout's dichotomy. E-mail: [email protected]
- joint ownership — sharing of property
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- karaoke machine — a device that plays a prerecorded backing tape, to which people take it in turns to sing
- keratoacanthoma — (pathology) A common low-grade malignancy of the skin.
- kingsford-smith — Sir Charles (Edward). 1897–1935, Australian aviator and pioneer (with Charles Ulm) of trans-Pacific and trans-Tasman flights
- knebworth house — a Tudor mansion in Knebworth in Hertfordshire: home of Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton; decorated (1843) in the Gothic style
- knight bachelor — bachelor (def 3).
- labyrinthodonts — Plural form of labyrinthodont.
- laryngotracheal — of, relating to, or involving the larynx and trachea.
- learn the ropes — become familiar with sth
- legion of honor — a French order of distinction instituted in 1802 by Napoleon with membership being granted for meritorious civil or military services.
- length over all — Nautical. the entire length of a vessel, measured from the foremost point of the bow to the aftermost point of the stern.
- leonid brezhnev — Leonid Ilyich [ley-uh-nid il-yich;; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet ee-lyeech] /ˈleɪ ə nɪd ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–82, Russian political leader: first secretary of the Soviet Communist Party 1964–66; general secretary 1966–82; president of the Soviet Union 1960–64, 1977–82.
- licensing hours — hours during which alcoholic drinks may be sold legally