14-letter words containing s, c, u, n, t, h
- laughing stock — object of others' amusement
- laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
- liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
- neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
- non-humanistic — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- north caucasus — a region in the S Russian Federation in Europe, E of the Black Sea.
- on the surface — to all appearances
- orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- purse snatcher — wallet thief
- running stitch — a sewing stitch made by passing the needle in and out repeatedly with short, even stitches.
- scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
- schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- servant church — the attitude or practices of a church whose avowed purpose is to serve the world.
- shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- southern cross — Also called Cross. Astronomy. a southern constellation between Centaurus and Musca. Compare Northern Cross.
- southern crown — the constellation Corona Australis.
- southern ocean — that part of the Indian Ocean south of Australia
- staghorn sumac — a sumac, Rhus typhina, of eastern North America, having leaves that turn scarlet, orange, and purple in the autumn.
- station church — any of the churches in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- stretch runner — an athlete or horse that is especially strong or fast in the final stage of a race.
- streuselkuchen — coffeecake topped with streusel.
- summer kitchen — an extra kitchen, usually detached from a house, for use in warm weather.
- sweet chestnut — tree: edible nuts
- synthetic fuel — fuel in the form of liquid or gas (synthetic natural gas) manufactured from coal or in the form of oil extracted from shale or tar sands.
- treasury bench — (in Britain) the front bench to the right of the Speaker in the House of Commons, traditionally reserved for members of the Government
- turn the scale — Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
- turn the screw — to increase the pressure
- turning chisel — a chisel used for shaping work on a lathe.
- unchauvinistic — not chauvinistic
- unchristianize — to make unchristian; to render no longer Christian; to remove Christian status or nature from
- unenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
- unhysterically — in a way that does not show or suggest any hysteria; calmly; rationally
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
- unsophisticate — not sophisticated
- unwatchfulness — the quality or state of being unwatchful
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- water chestnut — any aquatic plant of the genus Trapa, bearing an edible, nutlike fruit, especially T. natans, of the Old World.
- weltanschauung — a comprehensive conception or image of the universe and of humanity's relation to it.
- western church — the Roman Catholic Church, sometimes with the Anglican Church, or, more broadly, the Christian churches of the West.
- whistling duck — any of several long-legged, chiefly tropical ducks of the genus Dendrocygna, most of which have whistling cries.