14-letter words containing p, h, i, s
- sulphonium ion — a positive ion produced by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether
- sulphur spring — a natural hot spring containing sulphur, believed to have curative properties
- sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
- sun-worshipper — someone who worships the sun as a deity
- supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
- swedish turnip — rutabaga.
- sycophantishly — in a sycophantish manner
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- symphonic poem — a form of tone poem, scored for a symphony orchestra, in which a literary or pictorial “plot” is treated with considerable program detail: originated by Franz Liszt in the mid-19th century and developed especially by Richard Strauss.
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- the apple isle — Tasmania
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- the game is up — If you say the game is up, you mean that someone's secret plans or activities have been revealed and therefore must stop because they cannot succeed.
- the hispanidad — the common values and cultural attitudes shared between and linking Spain and the other Spanish-speaking countries of the world
- the opposition — a political party or group opposed to the ruling party or government
- the slush pile — the unsolicited manuscripts sent by hopeful authors to a publisher, considered as a whole
- the-suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- theriomorphism — the identification of animal characteristics with a supernatural being
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- think positive — be optimistic
- third position — a position in which the feet overlap at the heels with the toes pointing out in opposite directions to the left and right.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
- tip the scales — to exercise a decisive influence
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- trichophytosis — a skin infection caused by a trichophyton
- trophoneurosis — a disorder caused by defective functioning of the trophic nerves
- trust hospital — a hospital that is run by an NHS trust which competes with other trusts for government funding
- turkish empire — Ottoman Empire
- twilight sleep — a state of semiconsciousness, usually produced by hypodermic injections of scopolamine and morphine, used chiefly to effect relatively painless childbirth.
- un-replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unapprehensive — slow to understand; not intelligent
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- unsophisticate — not sophisticated
- unsympathizing — not sympathizing; not offering sympathy; unsympathetic
- vishakhapatnam — a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.
- visible speech — the representation in graphic or pictorial form of characteristics of speech, as by means of sound spectrograms.
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- wappenschawing — a periodical muster or review of the men under arms in a particular lordship or district
- washing powder — Washing powder is a powder that you use with water to wash clothes.
- washington pie — a Boston cream pie with raspberry jam instead of custard between the layers.
- water sapphire — a transparent variety of cordierite, found in Sri Lanka, Madagascar, and elsewhere, sometimes used as a gem.
- web-publishing — a person or company that uploads, creates, or edits content on Web pages; one who maintains or manages a website.
- webliographies — Plural form of webliography.
- well-published — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.