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14-letter words containing r, h, i

  • kelyphitic rim — a mineral shell enclosing another mineral in an igneous rock, formed by reaction of the interned mineral with the surrounding rock
  • kenilworth ivy — a European climbing vine, Cymbalaria muralis, of the figwort family, having irregularly lobed leaves and small, lilac-blue flowers.
  • kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • khirbet qumran — an archaeological site in W Jordan, near the NW coast of the Dead Sea: Dead Sea Scrolls found here 1947.
  • khmer republic — a former official name of Cambodia.
  • kinetic theory — the theory that the minute particles of all matter are in constant motion and that the temperature of a substance is dependent on the velocity of this motion, increased motion being accompanied by increased temperature: according to the kinetic theory of gases, the elasticity, diffusion, pressure, and other physical properties of a gas are due to the rapid motion in straight lines of its molecules, to their impacts against each other and the walls of the container, to weak cohesive forces between molecules, etc.
  • king's weather — fine weather; weather fit for a king.
  • kirghiz steppe — a steppe in Kazakhstan.
  • kitchen garden — a garden where vegetables, herbs, and fruit are grown for one's own use.
  • knight templar — Templar.
  • labyrinth fish — any of several freshwater fishes of the order Labyrinthi, found in southeastern Asia and Africa, having a labyrinthine structure above each gill chamber enabling them to breathe air while out of water.
  • labyrinthodont — any member of several orders of small to large lizardlike terrestrial and freshwater amphibians, some ancestral to land vertebrates, forming the extinct subclass Labyrinthodonta that flourished from the Devonian through the Triassic periods, characterized by a solid, flattened skull and conical teeth.
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
  • lathing hammer — a hatchet having a small hammer face for trimming and nailing wooden lath.
  • laughter lines — Laughter lines are the same as laugh lines.
  • le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
  • lechatelierite — a mineral, an amorphous form of silica formed by the fusion by heat of silica and found in fulgurites.
  • lee's birthday — Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's birthday, a legal holiday in several Southern states
  • left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
  • legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
  • leicestershire — a county in central England. 986 sq. mi. (2555 sq. km).
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • light aircraft — A light aircraft is a small aeroplane that is designed to carry a small number of passengers or a small amount of goods.
  • light industry — consumer goods manufacturing
  • light infantry — foot soldiers with lightweight weapons and minimal field equipment.
  • light reaction — the stage of photosynthesis during which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and transformed into chemical energy stored in ATP
  • light-coloured — having a light colour
  • light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
  • light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
  • lightheartedly — In a lighthearted manner, cheerfully, with joy.
  • like a dervish — If you say that someone is like a dervish, you mean that they are turning round and round, waving their arms about, or working very quickly.
  • limburg cheese — a semihard white cheese of very strong smell and flavour
  • lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
  • lithochromatic — relating to or produced by painting on stone
  • lithographical — Of or pertaining to lithography.
  • little bighorn — a river flowing N from N Wyoming to S Montana into the Bighorn River: General Custer and troops defeated near its juncture by Indians 1876. 80 miles (130 km) long.
  • little richard — (Richard Wayne Penniman) born 1932, U.S. rock and roll singer, songwriter, and pianist.
  • little theater — generally noncommercial drama, usually of an experimental nature and directed at a limited audience.
  • little theatre — small venue for amateur dramatics
  • liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
  • living history — any of various activities involving the re-enactment of historical events or the recreation of living conditions of the past
  • lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
  • lothian region — a former local government region in SE central Scotland, formed in 1975 from East Lothian, most of Midlothian, and West Lothian; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of East Lothian, Midlothian, West Lothian, and Edinburgh
  • lower michigan — the southern part of Michigan, S of the Strait of Mackinac.
  • lymphangiogram — an X-ray of the lymphatic system taken after a contrast agent has been injected, often used to diagnose lymphoma
  • macaroni wheat — durum wheat.
  • machado y ruiz — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1939, Spanish writer.
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