14-letter words containing p, h, o, s, n
- sporangiophore — a structure bearing sporangia.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
- st. john perse — (pseud. of Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887-1975; Fr. diplomat & poet
- st.-john perse — (Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- steganographer — an expert in steganography
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- stephen foster — Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- sulphonium ion — a positive ion produced by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether
- sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
- sun-worshipper — someone who worships the sun as a deity
- sycophantishly — in a sycophantish manner
- 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.
- synchronoscope — synchroscope.
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- telephoto lens — a lens constructed so as to produce a relatively large image with a focal length shorter than that required by an ordinary lens producing an image of the same size: used to photograph small or distant objects.
- the depression — the worldwide economic depression of the early 1930s, when there was mass unemployment
- the opposition — a political party or group opposed to the ruling party or government
- 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.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
- tip one's hand — the act of tipping.
- trophoneurosis — a disorder caused by defective functioning of the trophic nerves
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- unsophisticate — not sophisticated
- 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.
- weatherpersons — Plural form of weatherperson.
- window-shopper — to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
- with eyes open — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- worshipfulness — The state or condition of being worshipful; reverence.
- zinc phosphide — a dark-gray, gritty, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Zn 3 P 2 , used chiefly as a rodenticide.