14-letter words containing s, h, e, t

oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
of the essence — the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
off the charts — a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
off the shears — (of a sheep) newly shorn
oil the wheels — to make things run smoothly
old school tie — a necktie striped in the colors of a specific English public school, especially as worn by a graduate to indicate his educational background.
oligosynthetic — (linguistics) (of a language) using a relatively small number of morphemes which combine synthetically to form compound words.
omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
on tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
on the instant — immediately; without delay
on the streets — earning a living as a prostitute
on the surface — to all appearances
one's eighties — the ages between 80–89
one's thirties — the ages between 30–39
one-horse town — a small or obscure town
oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.
operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
ophthalmoscope — an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.
opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
or thereabouts — You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate.
orchestrations — Plural form of orchestration.
orthodox sleep — dreamless sleep, characterized by a slow alpha rhythm of brain waves and no marked physiological changes.
orthophosphate — a salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid, or any compound containing the trivalent group −PO 4 .
orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
osteoarthritic — Affected with osteoarthritis.
osteoarthritis — the most common form of arthritis, usually occurring after middle age, marked by chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints leading to pain, stiffness, and swelling.
osteoarthroses — chronic, noninflammatory arthritis.
osteoarthrosis — chronic, noninflammatory arthritis.
osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
osteodystrophy — (medicine) Any abnormal or defective development of a bone.
other expenses — Other expenses are expenses that do not relate to a company's main business.
outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
outlandishness — The quality of being outlandish.
outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
over the score — excessive; unfair
overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
overshot wheel — a water wheel in which the water enters the buckets tangentially near the top of the wheel.
ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
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.
para-synthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
part of speech — any of the classes into which words in some languages, as Latin and English, have traditionally been divided on the basis of their meaning, form, or syntactic function, as, in English, noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunction, and interjection.
paschal letter — (in the early Christian church) a letter, written by a patriarch, archbishop, or bishop to a cleric under his authority, announcing the date of the next Easter festival.
patheticalness — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
petrochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products.

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