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14-letter words containing r, h, e, i

  • archimandrites — Plural form of archimandrite.
  • archipterygium — (anatomy) A primitive fin, like that of Ceratodus.
  • architectonics — the science of architecture
  • arithmetically — the method or process of computation with figures: the most elementary branch of mathematics.
  • aromatherapist — An aromatherapist is a person who is qualified to practise aromatherapy.
  • art exhibition — an exhibition of works of art such as pictures
  • arteriographic — relating to arteriography
  • arthrocentesis — The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections.
  • arthroplasties — Plural form of arthroplasty.
  • asthenospermia — (medicine) Loss or reduction in the strength or energy of sperm cells, hence infertility. Not always infertile many are subfertile.
  • asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
  • asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
  • astrochemistry — the study of the chemistry of celestial bodies and space, esp by means of spectroscopy
  • athletic heart — nonpathological enlargement of the heart resulting from intensive aerobic exercise.
  • audience share — the percentage of households with television sets in use or tuned to a particular station during a specific period of time.
  • aurothiomalate — (chemistry) A thiomalate with the addition of gold.
  • austrian shade — a window shade in which the fabric falls in a series of puffy festoons created by vertical rows of shirring.
  • authority file — a file, either on cards or in machine-readable format, in which decisions involving bibliographic records, particularly for form of entry, are recorded to establish a precedent or rule for subsequent decisions and to provide for consistency of entries.
  • autobiographer — a person who writes the story of his or her own life
  • azimuth circle — a device for measuring azimuths, consisting of a graduated ring equipped with a sighting vane on each side, which fits concentrically over a compass.
  • babies'-breath — baby's breath
  • bacteriophages — Plural form of bacteriophage.
  • baltimore chop — a batted ball that takes a high bounce upon hitting the ground on or immediately in front of home plate, often enabling the batter to reach first base safely.
  • bare ownership — ownership of a piece of property without the right to use and derive profit from that property
  • bargain hunter — A bargain hunter is someone who is looking for goods that are value for money, usually because they are on sale at a lower price than normal.
  • barium-hydrate — Also called calcined baryta, barium oxide, barium monoxide, barium protoxide. a white or yellowish-white poisonous solid, BaO, highly reactive with water: used chiefly as a dehydrating agent and in the manufacture of glass.
  • barrel shifter — (hardware)   A hardware device that can shift or rotate a data word by any number of bits in a single operation. It is implemented like a multiplexor, each output can be connected to any input depending on the shift distance.
  • barrier method — Barrier methods of contraception involve the use of condoms, diaphragms, or other devices that physically prevent the sperm from reaching the egg.
  • basting thread — inexpensive, loosely twisted thread that can be easily pulled out when permanent stitching is in place
  • be cursed with — to be afflicted with; suffer from
  • be in the wars — If someone has been in the wars, they have been injured, for example in a fight or in an accident.
  • be riding high — If you say that someone or something is riding high, you mean that they are popular or successful at the present time.
  • be struck with — to be attracted to or impressed by
  • bean bag chair — a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.
  • bean-bag chair — a small cloth bag filled with dried beans, as for tossing in various children's games.
  • belo horizonte — a city in SE Brazil, the capital of Minas Gerais state. Pop: 5 304 000 (2005 est)
  • beta-endorphin — a potent endorphin released by the anterior pituitary gland in response to pain, trauma, exercise, or other forms of stress.
  • biceps brachii — See under biceps.
  • big brotherism — paternalistic authoritarianism that seeks to supply the needs and regulate the conduct of people.
  • big red switch — (jargon)   (BRS) IBM jargon for the power switch on a computer, especially the "Emergency Pull" switch on an IBM mainframe or the power switch on an IBM PC where it really is large and red. "This [email protected]%$% bitty box is hung again; time to hit the Big Red Switch." It is alleged that the emergency pull switch on an IBM 360/91 actually fired a non-conducting bolt into the main power feed; the BRSes on more recent mainframes physically drop a block into place so that they can't be pushed back in. People get fired for pulling them, especially inappropriately (see also molly-guard). Compare power cycle, three-finger salute, 120 reset; see also scram switch.
  • bioarchaeology — the branch of archaeology that deals with the remains of living things
  • bircher muesli — a type of muesli containing softened oats, dried fruit, and apple
  • bishop's mitre — a European heteropterous bug, Aelia acuminata, whose larvae are a pest of cereal grasses: family Pentatomidae
  • blade-shearing — the shearing of sheep using hand shears
  • bleeding heart — If you describe someone as a bleeding heart, you are criticizing them for being sympathetic towards people who are poor and suffering, without doing anything practical to help.
  • boarding house — A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.
  • boring machine — a machine that bores holes, tunnels, etc
  • bosworth field — the site, two miles south of Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, of the battle that ended the Wars of the Roses (August 1485). Richard III was killed and Henry Tudor was crowned king as Henry VII
  • bowstring hemp — a hemplike fibre obtained from the sansevieria
  • brachycephalic — having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80
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