15-letter words containing s, h, e, r, t
- 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.
- jayhawker state — Kansas (used as a nickname).
- jerusalem thorn — See under Christ's-thorn.
- john ousterhout — (person) /oh'st*r-howt/ John K. Ousterhout, the designer of Tcl and Tk, and founder of Scriptics. See also: Ousterhout's dichotomy. E-mail: [email protected]
- joint ownership — sharing of property
- joseph pulitzer — Joseph, 1847–1911, U.S. journalist and publisher, born in Hungary.
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- kaffeeklatscher — a person who participates, especially regularly, in a kaffee klatsch.
- kentish tracery — tracery, originating in Kent in the 14th century, having cusps with split ends.
- kindheartedness — The quality of being kindhearted.
- knebworth house — a Tudor mansion in Knebworth in Hertfordshire: home of Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton; decorated (1843) in the Gothic style
- labour shortage — a shortage or insufficiency of qualified candidates for employment (in an economy, country, etc)
- largemouth bass — a North American freshwater game fish, Micropterus salmoides, having an upper jaw extending behind the eye and a broad, dark, irregular stripe along each side of the body. Compare smallmouth bass.
- laser chemistry — the use of a laser to initiate and control chemical reactions.
- latter prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, comprising those books which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets and which are divided into Major Prophets and Minor Prophets
- learn the ropes — become familiar with sth
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- liechtensteiner — a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Capital: Vaduz.
- longshore drift — beach drift.
- lose your heart — If you lose your heart to someone, you fall in love with them.
- low-cholesterol — containing little dietary cholesterol
- machinery steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.
- mad as a hatter — mentally disturbed; deranged; insane; demented.
- make the rounds — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- manasseh cutler — Manasseh, 1742–1823, U.S. Congregational clergyman and scientist: promoted settlement of Ohio; congressman 1801–05.
- manx shearwater — a European oceanic bird, Puffinus puffinus, with long slender wings and black-and-white plumage: family Procellariidae (shearwaters)
- market research — investigation into consumers' needs
- market-research — to conduct market research on.
- master mechanic — a mechanic, especially one who is thoroughly skilled, in charge of other mechanics.
- medical history — the past background of a person in terms of health
- merchant seaman — a seaman who works on a merchant vessel.
- merry christmas — well-wishes for Christmas season
- metamorphosised — Simple past tense and past participle of metamorphosise.
- metamorphosizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of metamorphosize.
- metatarsal arch — the short lateral arch of the foot formed by the heads of the metatarsal bones.
- michaelmas term — the autumn term at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, the Inns of Court, and some other educational establishments
- mischaracterize — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- monkey, scratch — scratch monkey
- montes riphaeus — a mountain range in the third quadrant of the visible face of the moon.
- montgomeryshire — a historic county in Powys, in central Wales.
- more's the pity — If you add more's the pity to a comment, you are expressing your disappointment or regret about something.
- moreton bay ash — an Australian eucalyptus tree, E. tessellaris, having drooping branches and grey bark
- most honourable — a courtesy title applied to marquesses and members of the Privy Council and the Order of the Bath
- mother superior — the head of a Christian religious community for women.
- mother's helper — a person who is hired to assist in household chores, especially caring for children.
- muslim brothers — an organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna (1906–49), calling for a return to rigid orthodoxy, the overthrow of secular governments, and a restoration of the theocratic state.
- mystery shopper — a person who is employed, often by the owners, to visit shops, hotels, etc, incognito, and assess the quality of the service offered
- naismith's rule — a rule of thumb for calculating the time needed for a climbing expedition, allowing 1 hour for every 3 miles of distance plus 1 hour for every 2000 feet of height
- napier-hastings — a seaport on E North Island, in New Zealand.
- natal horoscope — the horoscope based on an individual's birth.