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14-letter words containing o, n, e, i, g, h

  • oxyhaemoglobin — the bright red product formed when oxygen from the lungs combines with haemoglobin in the blood
  • parole hearing — a panel of people who decide whether to free a prisoner before his or her sentence has expired, on the condition that he or she is of good behaviour
  • perhydrogenize — perhydrogenate.
  • phenologically — in a phenological manner
  • photoengraving — a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing.
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • pigeon-chested — having a narrow chest that sticks out at the front in an unusual way
  • pigeon-hearted — timid; meek.
  • plotting sheet — a blank chart having only a compass rose and latitude lines, longitude lines, or both, marked and annotated, as required, by a navigator.
  • porphyrogenite — a prince born after his father has succeeded to the throne
  • printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
  • progenitorship — parenthood; the position of being a progenitor
  • pseudo-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
  • psychogenetics — the study of internal or mental states
  • pyriphlegethon — Phlegethon (def 1).
  • pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
  • queuing theory — a theory that deals with providing a service on a waiting line, or queue, especially when the demand for it is irregular and describable by probability distributions, as processing phone calls arriving at a telephone exchange or collecting highway tolls from drivers at tollbooths.
  • recording head — the part of a tape recorder that records a sound source by converting the electrical analog of the sound, as from a microphone, into a magnetic signal for storage on magnetic tape.
  • rowing machine — an exercise machine having a mechanism with two oarlike handles, foot braces, and a sliding seat, allowing the user to go through the motions of rowing in a racing shell.
  • royal highness — a title used prior to 1917 and designating a brother, sister, child, grandchild, aunt, or uncle belonging to the male line of the royal family. a title used since 1917 and designating a child or grandchild of the sovereign. any person given this title by the Crown.
  • schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
  • sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
  • shoe repairing — the trade of mending shoes
  • shooting brake — station wagon.
  • shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
  • shooting range — place for practising with guns
  • shooting spree — a series of shootings by a mad person
  • shopping spree — frenzied, indulgent buying
  • short covering — purchases that close out short sales on stocks or commodities.
  • single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
  • sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
  • something else — sth different
  • something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
  • something's up — something is amiss
  • soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
  • south georgian — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
  • sowing machine — a machine that scatters seeds on land so that they may grow
  • sporangiophore — a structure bearing sporangia.
  • sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
  • stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
  • stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • straighten out — make straighter
  • sweet nothings — terms of endearment
  • the done thing — If you say that something is the done thing, you mean it is the most socially acceptable way to behave.
  • the guillotine — a device for beheading persons, consisting of a weighted blade set between two upright posts
  • the mabinogion — a collection of Welsh tales based on old Celtic legends and mythology in which magic and the supernatural play a large part
  • the-mabinogion — a collection of medieval Welsh romances that were translated (1838–49) by Lady Charlotte Guest.
  • theriogenology — the branch of veterinary medicine encompassing all aspects of reproduction.
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