14-letter words containing s, h, e, t
- pteridophilist — a person who shows an excessive enthusiam for ferns
- purse snatcher — wallet thief
- pyelonephritis — inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, caused by a bacterial infection.
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
- radiotherapist — radiologist
- rags to riches — You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
- raise the roof — the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- raise the wind — to obtain the necessary funds
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- recent changes — Recent changes to FOLDOC.
- relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- rest of esther — a book of the Old Testament Apocrypha consisting of verses in the Septuagint text of the book of Esther that are not in the Hebrew text
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- rhythm section — band instruments, as drums or bass, that supply rhythm rather than harmony or melody.
- ride the rails — Someone who rides the rails travels by train, especially over a long period of time and without buying a ticket.
- ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
- rna synthetase — an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of RNA in cells infected with RNA viruses, allowing production of copies of the viral RNA.
- rorschach test — a test for revealing the underlying personality structure of an individual by the use of a standard series of 10 inkblot designs to which the subject responds by telling what image or emotion each design evokes.
- rotary shutter — a camera shutter consisting of a rotating disk pierced with a slit that passes in front of the lens to expose the film or plate.
- rule the roost — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- russia leather — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
- saccharomycete — a single-celled yeast of the family Saccharomycetaceae, having no mycelium.
- sachsen-anhalt — German name of Saxony-Anhalt.
- sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
- saddle leather — hide, as from a cow or bull, that undergoes vegetable tanning and is used for saddlery.
- safety harness — apparatus with straps to secure sb
- sailing length — a measurement of a yacht, comprising its length on the water line as well as certain measurements taken from the overhangs at bow and stern.
- satellite dish — dish (def 8).
- scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
- scented orchid — a slender orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea, with fragrant pink flowers carried in a dense spike and having a three-lobed lip; found in calcareous turf
- schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
- schematization — to reduce to or arrange according to a scheme.
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
- schmidt system — a wide-angle optical system having a concave, spherical mirror whose aberration is neutralized by a correcting lens: often used in special, photographic reflecting telescopes to obtain clear pictures of large areas of the celestial sphere
- scholar's mate — a simple mate by the queen on the f7 square, achievable by white's fourth move
- school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
- schoolmistress — a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- schottky noise — shot effect.
- schwyzertutsch — any of the local dialects of German spoken in Switzerland.
- scorched earth — military policy: destroying enemy crops
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- scotch terrier — Scottish terrier.
- scotch thistle — a tall, prickly plant, Onopordum acanthium, native to Eurasia, having stems and leaves covered with cottony down and solitary purple flower heads: the national emblem of Scotland.
- scotch verdict — a verdict of not proven: acceptable in certain cases in Scottish criminal law.
- scrap merchant — dealer in discarded materials
- scrape through — only just succeed