15-letter words containing s, h, e, i, t, a

hypocrystalline — (of igneous rocks) having both glass and crystalline components
if the cap fits — the allusion or criticism seems to be appropriate to a particular person
impact adhesive — a glue designed to give adhesion when two coated surfaces are pressed together
imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
in (the) grease — fat and ready to be killed
in all weathers — If you say that someone does something in all weathers, you mean that they do it regularly whether the weather is good or bad.
in harness with — in cooperation with
in the abstract — When you talk or think about something in the abstract, you talk or think about it in a general way, rather than considering particular things or events.
in the box seat — in the best position
in the hands of — under the control of
in the old days — a long time ago
in the same way — similarly
in the shape of — You can use in the shape of to state exactly who or what you are referring to, immediately after referring to them in a general way.
infeasible path — dead code
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.
interior salish — in Canada, a division of the peoples who speak Salish languages
interscholastic — between schools, or representative of different schools, especially secondary schools: interscholastic athletics.
ironstone china — a tough durable earthenware
isothermal-line — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
isothiocyanates — Plural form of isothiocyanate.
ivan sutherland — Ivan E. Sutherland is widely known for his pioneering contributions. His 1963 MIT PhD thesis, Sketchpad, opened the field of computer graphics. His 1966 work, with Sproull, on a head-mounted display anticipated today's virtual reality by 25 years. He co-founded Evans and Sutherland, which manufactures the most advanced computer image generators now in use. As head of Computer Science Department of Caltech he helped make integrated circuit design an acceptable field of academic study. Dr. Sutherland is on the boards of several small companies and is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences, the ACM and IEEE. He received the ACM's Turing Award in 1988. He is now Vice President and Fellow of Sun Microsystems Laboratories in Mountain View, CA, USA.
judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
kindheartedness — The quality of being kindhearted.
kinesthetically — In a kinesthetic way, or in terms of kinesthetics.
label switching — (networking) A routing technique that uses information from existing IP routing protocols to identify IP datagrams with labels and forwards them to a modified switch or router, which then uses the labels to switch the datagrams through the network. Label switching combines the best attributes of data link layer (layer two) switching (as in ATM and Frame Relay) with the best attributes of network layer (layer three) routing (as in IP). Prior to the formation of the MPLS Working Group in 1997, a number of vendors had announced and/or implemented proprietary label switching.
lake saint john — a lake in Canada, in S Quebec: drained by the Saguenay River. Area: 971 sq km (375 sq miles)
lake washington — a lake in W Washington, forming the E boundary of the city of Seattle: linked by canal with Puget Sound. Length: about 32 km (20 miles). Width: 6 km (4 miles)
lake-saint-john — Henry, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, Bolingbroke, 1st Viscount.
las vegas night — an evening of casino-style gambling, usually sponsored by a charitable, religious, or other fund-raising organization.
laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
least killifish — a fish, Heterandria formosa, of coastal swamps from South Carolina to Florida, that feeds on mosquito larvae.
lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
light and shade — If you say that there is light and shade in something such as a performance, you mean you like it because different parts of it are different in tone or mood.
lightheadedness — Alternative spelling of light-headedness.
machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
madison heights — a city in SE Michigan: suburb of Detroit.
magnesium light — the strongly actinic white light produced when magnesium is burned: used in photography, signaling, pyrotechnics, etc.
male chauvinist — a male who patronizes, disparages, or otherwise denigrates females in the belief that they are inferior to males and thus deserving of less than equal treatment or benefit.
master mechanic — a mechanic, especially one who is thoroughly skilled, in charge of other mechanics.
mechanistically — of or relating to the theory of mechanism or to mechanists.
medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
mental hospital — psychiatric institution
mephistophelean — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
mephistophelian — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
merry christmas — well-wishes for Christmas season
metamathematics — the logical analysis of the fundamental concepts of mathematics, as number, function, etc.
metamorphosised — Simple past tense and past participle of metamorphosise.
metamorphosizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metamorphosize.
michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments

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