14-letter words containing n, p, h
- hair-splitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- half-lap joint — a joint between two timbers halved together so that a flush surface results.
- half-pedalling — a technique of piano playing in which the sustaining pedal is raised and immediately depressed thus allowing the lower strings to continue sounding
- halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
- hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- haplodiplontic — (biology, of a life cycle) Having multicellular diploid and haploid stages.
- haplostemonous — (of plants) having the stamens arranged in a single whorl
- happenstantial — Being or relating to happenstance.
- happy slapping — the practice of attacking, esp slapping, an unsuspecting passer-by and filming it with a mobile camera phone, footage of which is then circulated for the amusement of others
- hard-core porn — Hard-core porn is pornography that shows sex in a very detailed way, or shows very violent or unpleasant sex.
- harlequin opal — a variety of opal having patches of various colors.
- healing powers — beneficial qualities
- heart-stopping — A heart-stopping moment is one that makes you anxious or frightened because it seems that something bad is likely to happen.
- heaven help sb — You say 'Heaven help someone' when you are worried that something bad is going to happen to them, often because you disapprove of what they are doing or the way they are behaving.
- hepatopancreas — a large gland of shrimps, lobsters, and crabs that combines the functions of a liver and pancreas.
- hepburn system — a widely used system of Romanization of Japanese devised by James Curtis Hepburn (1815–1911).
- hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
- hold the phone — not hang up
- holoplanktonic — plankton that spend their entire life cycle as free-swimming organisms (opposed to hemiplankton).
- home ownership — the situation of owning one's house or flat, or of having a mortgage on it
- homotransplant — allograft.
- horn of plenty — cornucopia.
- hospitableness — The quality of being hospitable.
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- hospital train — a military train equipped to transport wounded troops to a hospital.
- hot gospelling — aggressive evangelizing of religious belief
- huntsman's-cup — a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
- hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
- hydronephrosis — dilation of the branches and pelvic cavity of the kidney, caused by an accumulation of urine resulting from obstruction of normal outflow.
- hydronephrotic — of, relating to, or affected by hydronephrosis
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hydroponically — Using hydroponics.
- hydroxyproline — a nutritionally nonessential amino acid, C 5 H 9 NO 3 , found chiefly in collagen.
- hyper-feminine — pertaining to a woman or girl: feminine beauty; feminine dress.
- hyper-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
- hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
- hyperawareness — The state of being hyperaware, or extremely sensitive to stimuli.
- hyperconscious — acutely aware.
- hyperefficient — more efficient than normal
- hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
- hyperenergetic — extremely or excessively energetic
- hyperexcretion — excessive excretion
- hyperextending — Present participle of hyperextend.
- hyperextension — the extension of a part of the body beyond normal limits.
- hyperhygienist — Being too hygienic.
- hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
- hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- hypermodernism — a hypermodern approach or theory