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14-letter words containing s, h, a, l, o

  • british dollar — any of several coins formerly issued by the British Empire for use in certain territories, as the Straits dollar or the Hong Kong dollar.
  • by a long shot — People sometimes use the expression by a long shot to emphasize the opinion they are giving.
  • call the shots — The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do.
  • caloosahatchee — a river in S Florida, flowing W to the Gulf of Mexico near Fort Myers. 75 miles (121 km) long.
  • casement cloth — a sheer fabric made of a variety of fibers, used for window curtains and as backing for heavy drapery or decorative fabrics.
  • casserole dish — cooking pot for oven or hob
  • castle shannon — a city in SW Pennsylvania.
  • catastrophical — of the nature of a catastrophe, or disastrous event; calamitous: a catastrophic failure of the dam.
  • cellini's halo — Heiligenschein.
  • cephalometrics — The measurement and analysis of the craniofacial area, especially as an aid to dental or orthodontic procedures.
  • cephalosporins — Plural form of cephalosporin.
  • chancellorship — The chancellorship is the position of chancellor. Someone's chancellorship is the period of time when they are chancellor.
  • chapel of ease — a church built to accommodate those living at a distance from the parish church
  • chapel of rest — a room in an undertaker's place of business where bodies are laid out in their coffins to be viewed before the funeral
  • charity school — an elementary school, usually funded by charitable persons or organizations, for those unable to pay: a forerunner of the public-school system.
  • charles talbot — Charles, Duke of Shrewsbury, 1660–1718, British statesman: prime minister 1714.
  • charter school — an alternative school that is founded on a charter, or contract, between a sponsoring group and a governmental unit and is funded with public money
  • chemosterilant — any process or chemical compound that can produce sterility, used esp. in insect control
  • chicago school — a group of Chicago architects active between c1880 and c1910 and known for major developments in skyscraper design and for experiments in a modern architectural style appropriate especially to business and industrial buildings: two of the best-known members were Louis Sullivan and John Wellborn Root.
  • chinook salmon — a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha, valued as a food fish
  • chisholm trail — cattle trail from San Antonio, Tex., to Abilene, Kans.: important from 1865 until the 1880s
  • chivalrousness — The state of being chivalrous.
  • chlamydospores — Plural form of chlamydospore.
  • chlorophyllase — an enzyme found in plants that decomposes chlorophyll by removing the phytol chain.
  • cholecystogram — the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.
  • cholelithiases — the presence of gallstones.
  • cholelithiasis — the occurrence or development of gallstones in the gall bladder
  • cholera morbus — gastroenteritis
  • cholesteatomas — Plural form of cholesteatoma.
  • cholestyramine — a drug that reduces and prevents re-absorption of bile in the body
  • cholinesterase — an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine to choline and acetic acid
  • choral society — an organization of amateur singers
  • clamshell door — Often, clamshell doors. a door consisting of two panels that spread open vertically, as those located on the underside of some cargo planes.
  • claustrophilia — abnormal pleasure derived from being in a confined space
  • claustrophobes — Plural form of claustrophobe.
  • claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
  • claustrophobic — You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
  • clearing house — If an organization acts as a clearing house, it collects, sorts, and distributes specialized information.
  • clearing-house — a place or institution where mutual claims and accounts are settled, as between banks.
  • clearinghouses — Plural form of clearinghouse.
  • cloister garth — garth (def 1).
  • clothes basket — a basket for storing and transporting clothes that need washing, or have been washed
  • clothes hanger — item for hanging clothing
  • coaching glass — a small drinking glass of the early 19th century having no foot.
  • coffee-klatsch — to gather for a coffee klatsch.
  • cogswell chair — an armchair having a fixed, sloping back, open sides, and cabriole legs.
  • colporrhaphies — Plural form of colporrhaphy.
  • conchyliaceous — Alternative form of conchylaceous.
  • consultantship — the office or function of a consultant
  • coolheadedness — The state or characteristic of being coolheaded.
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