14-letter words containing s, h, a, m, i, r
- schleiermacher — Friedrich Ernst Daniel [free-drikh ernst dah-nee-el] /ˈfri drɪx ɛrnst ˈdɑ niˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1768–1834, German theologian and philosopher.
- semi-spherical — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- servomechanism — an electronic control system in which a hydraulic, pneumatic, or other type of controlling mechanism is actuated and controlled by a low-energy signal.
- sharptail mola — a fish, Masturus lanceolatus, related to the ocean sunfish but having a pointed tail.
- shaving mirror — small adjustable mirror
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- simchath torah — a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23rd day of Tishri, being the 9th day of Sukkoth, that marks the completion of the annual cycle of the reading of the Torah in the synagogue and the beginning of the new cycle.
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- spanish armada — Armada (def 1).
- sparring match — a practice boxing match
- spearfisherman — a person who engages in spearfishing.
- sphaeristerium — an ancient Roman handball court.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- syrian hamster — golden hamster.
- the rheumatics — rheumatic pains
- the samaritans — a voluntary organization which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone
- the surinamese — the people of Surinam collectively
- thermaesthesia — ability to perceive or sense cold or heat; sensitiveness to heat.
- thermal spring — a spring whose temperature is higher than the mean temperature of ground water in the area.
- thermoacoustic — pertaining to a method of cooling using air driven with acoustic power.
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.
- thermodynamics — the science concerned with the relations between heat and mechanical energy or work, and the conversion of one into the other: modern thermodynamics deals with the properties of systems for the description of which temperature is a necessary coordinate.
- thermostatting — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thesaurismosis — storage disease.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- thromboplastin — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- trichomoniasis — a sexually transmitted disease typically asymptomatic in men and resulting in vaginitis with a copious, frothy discharge and itching in women, caused by a trichomonad Trichomonas vaginalis.
- tymshare, inc. — (company) The US company that created the TYMNET network.
- ultra-rightism — the beliefs of extremely right-wing political parties or groups
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- white mariposa — a Mariposa lily, Calochortus venustus, having white or pale lilac flowers.
- wilhelmstrasse — a street in Berlin, Germany: location of the German foreign office and other government buildings until 1945.
- with open arms — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- xiphihumeralis — a long pectoral muscle found only in felines