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14-letter words containing o, h, i

  • school council — a group of pupils who are elected by fellow pupils to represent their school and think of ideas for improving it
  • school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
  • school library — a library within a school where teachers and students have access to books and other resources
  • school of mind — (in Chinese philosophy) a Neo-Confucian school asserting the original unity of all things, to be grasped through the perfect attainment of jen.
  • school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
  • schoolchildren — a child attending school.
  • schoolies week — (in Australia) a week when large numbers of school leavers gather together for a holiday away from home after the end of their final exams
  • schoolmistress — a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.
  • schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
  • schottky noise — shot effect.
  • scissors chair — a chair, as a Dante or Savonarola chair, having transverse pairs of crossed legs supporting the seat and arms.
  • scotch terrier — Scottish terrier.
  • scotch thistle — a tall, prickly plant, Onopordum acanthium, native to Eurasia, having stems and leaves covered with cottony down and solitary purple flower heads: the national emblem of Scotland.
  • scotch verdict — a verdict of not proven: acceptable in certain cases in Scottish criminal law.
  • scottish topaz — a form of yellow transparent quartz
  • secret history — a version of historical events which differs from the official or commonly accepted record and purports to be the true version
  • self-ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
  • self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
  • semito-hamitic — a former name for the Afro-Asiatic family of languages
  • servomechanism — an electronic control system in which a hydraulic, pneumatic, or other type of controlling mechanism is actuated and controlled by a low-energy signal.
  • shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
  • shadow cabinet — (in the British Parliament) a group of prominent members of the opposition who are expected to hold positions in the cabinet when their party assumes power.
  • shallow-minded — lacking intellectual or mental depth or subtlety; superficial
  • share of voice — the proportion of the total audience or readership commanded by a media group across its full range of publishing and broadcasting activities
  • sharptail mola — a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail.
  • shaving mirror — small adjustable mirror
  • sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • shield volcano — a broad volcano built up from the repeated nonexplosive eruption of basalt to form a low dome or shield, usually having a large caldera at the summit
  • shifty-looking — having the appearance of being dishonest
  • shillingsworth — the amount that can be purchased for a shilling
  • ship's company — company (def 11).
  • shittim (wood) — the wood of the shittah, used in making the ark of the covenant and parts of the Jewish tabernacle: Ex. 25:10, 13, 23, etc.
  • shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
  • shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
  • shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
  • shooting range — place for practising with guns
  • shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
  • shooting stick — a device resembling a cane or walking stick, with a spike on one end and a small, folding seat on the other, often used by spectators at outdoor sporting events.
  • shop assistant — a store clerk.
  • shopping hours — the times during which shops are open
  • shopping plaza — a complex of stores, banks, movie theaters, etc.; shopping center.
  • shopping spree — frenzied, indulgent buying
  • short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
  • short division — division, especially by a one-digit divisor, in which the steps of the process are performed mentally and are not written down.
  • short interest — the total amount by which a single seller or all sellers are short in a particular stock or commodity or in the market as a whole.
  • short position — the position of one who has not yet covered a short sale
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