14-letter words containing n, s, h

nonsuch palace — a former royal palace in Cuddington in London: built in 1538 for Henry VIII; later visited by Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, and Charles II; demolished (1682–1702)
nonsynchronous — occurring at the same time; coinciding in time; contemporaneous; simultaneous.
norethisterone — 19-nor-17\u03b1-ethynyltestosterone, a progestogen used in some combined oral contraceptives.
norman english — the dialect of English used by the Norman conquerors of England
north ayrshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the N part of the historical county of Ayrshire, including the Isle of Arran; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Irvine. Pop: 136 030 (2003 est). Area: 884 sq km (341 sq miles)
north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
north caucasus — a region in the S Russian Federation in Europe, E of the Black Sea.
north somerset — a unitary authority of SW England, in Somerset: formerly (1974–96) part of the county of Avon. Pop: 191 400 (2003 est). Area: 375 sq km (145 sq miles)
north st. paul — a town in E Minnesota.
north thompson — Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.
north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
north-easterly — A north-easterly point, area, or direction is to the north-east or towards the north-east.
north-westerly — A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west.
northeasterner — a native or inhabitant of the northeast.
northeastwards — northeastward.
northern cross — six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.
northern irish — from or characteristic of Northern Ireland
northern isles — Orkney and Shetland
northwesterner — a native or inhabitant of the northwest.
northwestwards — northwestward.
not merely sth — You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
noteworthiness — The quality or state of being noteworthy.
novoshakhtinsk — a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, NE of the Sea of Azov.
nursery school — a prekindergarten school for children from about three to five years of age.
nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
oceanographers — Plural form of oceanographer.
oehlenschläger — Adam Gottlob (ˈadam ˈɡɔtlɔp). 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist
of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
of the essence — the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
off one's head — If you say that someone is off their head, you think that their ideas or behaviour are very strange, foolish, or dangerous.
oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
on one's hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
on one's honor — staking one's good name or one's truthfulness, trustworthiness, or reliability
on sb's behalf — If you do something on someone's behalf, you do it for that person as their representative.
on tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
on the instant — immediately; without delay
on the streets — earning a living as a prostitute
on the surface — to all appearances
onchocerciasis — an infestation with filarial worms of the genus Onchocerca, common in tropical America and Africa, transmitted by black flies, and characterized by nodules under the skin, an itchy rash, eye lesions, and in severe cases, elephantiasis.
one's eighties — the ages between 80–89
one's head off — loudly or excessively
one's thirties — the ages between 30–39
one-horse race — if a contest is described as a one-horse race, it is thought that one person or thing will definitely win it
one-horse town — a small or obscure town
one-upsmanship — the art or practice of achieving, demonstrating, or assuming superiority in one's rivalry with a friend or opponent by obtaining privilege, status, status symbols, etc.: the one-upmanship of getting into the president's car pool.
one-woman show — a show or performance performed by one woman
openhandedness — The characteristic of being openhanded.
operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
orchestrations — Plural form of orchestration.

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