16-letter words containing s, h, e, l
- absolute alcohol — a liquid containing at least 99 per cent of pure ethanol by weight
- absolute monarch — a monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution.
- acanthocephalans — Plural form of acanthocephalan.
- adenohypophyseal — Alternative form of adenohypophysial.
- adenohypophysial — Relating to the adenohypophysis.
- adhesive plaster — adhesive tape, especially in wide sheets.
- adjustable-pitch — (of a marine or aircraft propeller) having blades whose pitch can be changed while the propeller is stationary, chiefly to suit various conditions of navigation or flight.
- adverbial phrase — a group of two or more words that function together as an adverb, as the phrase in a minute in I'll be with you in a minute.
- aesthetic labour — workers employed by a company for their appearance or accent, with the aim of promoting the company's image
- air vice-marshal — a senior Royal Air Force officer of equivalent rank to a rear admiral in the Royal Navy
- air-raid shelter — a structure, often located underground, that is designed to protect people during an air raid
- all for the best — turning out to be good or fortunate after all
- allegheny spurge — a low, shrubby evergreen plant, Pachysandra procumbens, having spikes of white or purplish flowers, native to the southeastern U.S. and widely cultivated as a ground cover.
- alpha conversion — (theory) In lambda-calculus and reduction, the renaming of a formal parameter in a lambda abstraction. This does not change the meaning of the abstraction. For example: \ x . x+1 <--> \ y . y+1 If the actual argument to a lambda abstraction contains instances of the abstraction's formal parameter then it is necessary to rename the parameter before applying the abstraction to avoid name capture.
- alpha-beta brass — a type of brass that contains 35–45 per cent zinc
- ambulance chaser — a lawyer who seeks to encourage and profit from the lawsuits of accident victims
- american english — the form of English spoken in the US
- anderson shelter — a small prefabricated air-raid shelter of World War II consisting of an arch of corrugated metal and designed to be partly buried in people's gardens and covered with earth for protection
- anesthesiologist — An anesthesiologist is a doctor who specializes in giving anaesthetics to patients.
- angel-hair pasta — spaghetti made in very fine strands
- anticholinergics — Plural form of anticholinergic.
- applied research — research that is put to practical use
- appraisal method — a method used for the appraisal of an employee
- approachableness — capable of being approached; accessible.
- archival storage — a method of retaining information outside of the internal memory of a computer
- armillary sphere — a model of the celestial sphere consisting of rings representing the relative positions of the celestial equator, ecliptic, etc, used by early astronomers for determining the positions of stars
- arthur wellesley — 1st Duke of (Arthur Wellesley"the Iron Duke") 1769–1852, British general and statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1828–30.
- ashmolean museum — a museum, attached to Oxford University and founded in 1683, noted for its paintings and archaeological collections
- asiatic elephant — Indian elephant. See under elephant.
- astroarchaeology — archaeoastronomy.
- at the last gasp — at the point of death
- australopithecus — an extinct genus of small-brained,large-toothed bipedal hominids that lived in Africa between one and four million years ago.
- babbage, charles — Charles Babbage
- bachelor of arts — a degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his or her undergraduate studies, usually in a branch of the liberal arts or humanities
- bachelor-at-arms — bachelor (def 4).
- bartholomeu dias — Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- basal anesthesia — anesthesia induced as a preliminary to further and deeper anesthesia
- bashkir republic — a constituent republic of E central Russia, in the S Urals: established as the first Soviet autonomous republic in 1919; rich mineral resources. Capital: Ufa. Pop: 4 012 900 (2002). Area: 143 600 sq km (55 430 sq miles)
- bbn technologies — (company) A company, originally known as Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc. (BBN), based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. BBN were awarded the original contract to build the ARPANET and have been extensively involved in Internet development. They are responsible for managing NNSC, CSNET, and NEARnet. The language LOGO was developed at BBN, as was the BBN Butterfly supercomputer.
- behavioural sink — a small area in which people or animals live in overcrowded conditions
- belgian sheepdog — any of a Belgian breed of large herding dog with a black coat, sometimes used as a guide dog
- black nightshade — a poisonous solanaceous plant, Solanum nigrum, a common weed in cultivated land, having small white flowers with backward-curved petals and black berry-like fruits
- blenheim spaniel — a variety of toy spaniel that is white with reddish-brown spots
- blonde bombshell — Journalists sometimes use blonde bombshell to refer to a woman with blonde hair who is very attractive.
- blow the whistle — to inform (on)
- bornholm disease — an epidemic virus infection characterized by pain round the base of the chest
- bright-blindness — blindness occurring in sheep grazing pastures heavily infested with bracken
- bring sb to heel — If you bring someone to heel, you force them to obey you.
- broad-shouldered — having broad shoulders
- brothel-creepers — soft-soled men's shoes that were originally popular in the 1950s
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