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15-letter words containing s, h, i, l

  • whatshumacallit — Alternative form of whatchamacallit.
  • wheelchair user — a person who is unable to walk through injury, illness, etc and relies on a wheelchair to move around
  • where one lives — in one's sensitive or defenceless position
  • whiplash injury — the lash of a whip.
  • whistle-blowing — a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
  • white corpuscle — white blood cell.
  • wilhelm meister — a novel (1795–1829) by Goethe.
  • wilson's thrush — veery.
  • winter holidays — a period of rest from work or studies taken in winter
  • wish fulfilment — (in Freudian psychology) any successful attempt to fulfil a wish stemming from the unconscious mind, whether in fact, in fantasy, or by such disguised means as sublimation
  • withdrawal slip — a small paper form which has to be filled in before making a withdrawal of money from a bank, building society, etc
  • wrestling match — sport: contention by grappling opponent
  • yellow goatfish — a schooling goatfish, Mulloidichthys martinicus, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Panama.
  • yin-yang school — a school of ancient Chinese philosophers who interpreted history in terms of the influence of the seasons and of five elements: earth, wood, metal, fire, and water.
  • yorkshire dales — the valleys of the rivers flowing from the Pennines in W Yorkshire: chiefly Ribblesdale, Swaledale, Nidderdale, Wharfedale, and Wensleydale; tourist area
  • zoophysiologist — an expert in zoophysiology
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