14-letter words containing s, h, a, p, e, u
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- panther fungus — a highly poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina, with a brownish cap covered with white cottony patches.
- paper-shuffler — a person who has a routine desk job.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- platycephalous — flat-headed
- pleurapophysis — one of the lateral processes of a vertebra forming the ribs
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- pro-euthanasia — Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition.
- pruning shears — small, sturdy shears used for pruning shrubbery.
- pseudaesthesia — imaginary sensation, like that of an amputated limb
- pseudepigrapha — certain writings (other than the canonical books and the Apocrypha) professing to be Biblical in character.
- pseudepigraphy — the false ascription of a piece of writing to an author.
- pseudo-archaic — marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated: an archaic manner; an archaic notion.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- purchase order — document requesting to buy sth
- purchase price — cost at which sth is bought
- purse snatcher — wallet thief
- raspberry bush — a bush on which raspberries grow
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- sakha republic — an administrative division in E Russia, in NE Siberia on the Arctic Ocean: the coldest inhabited region of the world; it has rich mineral resources. Capital: Yakutsk. Pop: 948 100 (2002). Area: 3 103 200 sq km (1 197 760 sq miles)
- saphenous vein — either of two large veins near the surface of the foot, leg, and thigh, one on the inner side and the other on the outer and posterior sides.
- scaphocephalus — a condition in which the length of the skull significantly exceeds its breadth
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- scrape through — only just succeed
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- south pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- spanish guinea — a republic in W equatorial Africa, comprising the mainland province of Río Muni and the island province of Bioko: formerly a Spanish colony. 10,824 sq. mi. (28,034 sq. km). Capital: Malabo.
- sphaeristerium — an ancient Roman handball court.
- stegocephalous — having the characteristics of the order Stegocephala
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
- sugar the pill — to make something unpleasant more agreeable by adding something pleasant
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- sulphanilamide — a white odourless crystalline compound formerly used in medicine in the treatment of bacterial infections. Formula: NH2C6H4SO2NH2
- sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2
- supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
- superphosphate — Also called acid phosphate. a mixture of calcium acid phosphate and calcium sulfate prepared by treating phosphate rock with sulfuric acid: used chiefly as a fertilizer.
- supply teacher — A supply teacher is a teacher whose job is to take the place of other teachers at different schools when they are unable to be there.
- the game is up — If you say the game is up, you mean that someone's secret plans or activities have been revealed and therefore must stop because they cannot succeed.
- the last trump — the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
- the-suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- turn of phrase — expression, wording