15-letter words containing s, h, a, n, g, r
- in (the) grease — fat and ready to be killed
- inside straight — Poker. a set of four cards, as the five, seven, eight, and nine, requiring one card of a denomination next above or below the second or third ranking cards of the set to make a straight.
- laser machining — Laser machining is a process in which material is removed from a surface using light from a laser.
- marching orders — military orders, esp to infantry, giving instructions about a march, its destination, etc
- measuring chain — a flexible length of metal links used in calculating distances
- misapprehending — Present participle of misapprehend.
- napier-hastings — a seaport on E North Island, in New Zealand.
- nasopharyngitis — (medicine) An inflammation of the nasal passages, and of the upper pharynx.
- natural english — Programming in normal, spoken English. [Sammet 1969, p.768].
- nearsightedness — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- neighbor states — the states or countries next to another state or country
- no great shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- north highlands — a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- north las vegas — a city in S Nevada.
- nothingarianism — Beliefs and practices of a nothingarian.
- nottinghamshire — a county in central England. 854 sq. mi. (2210 sq. km).
- oligohydramnios — (medicine) A deficit of amniotic fluid in the amniotic sac, causing distinctive deformations of the foetus.
- on a shoestring — If you do something or make something on a shoestring, you do it using very little money.
- organized chaos — a complex situation or process that appears chaotic while having enough order to achieve progress or goals
- organochlorines — Plural form of organochlorine.
- organophosphate — Biochemistry. any of a variety of organic compounds that contain phosphorus and often have intense neurotoxic activity: originally developed as nerve gases, now widely used as insecticides and fire retardants.
- overemphasizing — Present participle of overemphasize.
- panoramic sight — an artillery sight that can be rotated horizontally in a full circle.
- parish magazine — a magazine containing news and articles of interest to the people of a particular parish church or the local area
- parthenogenesis — development of an egg without fertilization.
- passenger coach — a carriage in which passengers sit
- personal growth — development as an individual
- phrasemongering — the act of coining memorable phrases
- pistachio green — a light or medium shade of yellow green.
- polysomnography — a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG.
- port washington — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- process heating — Process heating is heating, usually from steam, which is used to increase the temperature in a process vessel.
- pseudepigraphon — any book of the Pseudepigrapha
- revenue sharing — the system of disbursing part of federal tax revenues to state and local governments for their use.
- rhesus negative — relating to blood not containing Rhesus antigen D
- right ascension — the arc of the celestial equator measured eastward from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and a given point on the celestial sphere, expressed in degrees or hours.
- rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- schiffs-reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- scratching post — a block or post of wood, usually covered with carpeting, on which a cat can use its claws.
- semipornography — partial pornography; material that is almost pornographic
- sharing economy — a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.
- shearing strain — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
- shearing stress — a force causing two contacting parts or layers to slide upon each other, in opposite directions parallel to the plane of their contact
- shearing-stress — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
- shire highlands — an upland area of S Malawi. Average height: 900 m (3000 ft)
- shopping arcade — a place where a number of shops are connected together under one roof
- shrink-wrapping — a flexible plastic wrapping designed to shrink about its contours to protect and seal something
- singing teacher — a teacher who gives instruction in how to sing
- sinkiang uighur — an autonomous region in NW China, bordering Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, Pakistan, and India: formerly a province. 635,830 sq. mi. (1,646,800 sq. km). Capital: Ürümqi.
- south glamorgan — a county in SE Wales. 161 sq. mi. (416 sq. km).