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14-letter words containing s, h, l

  • hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
  • heiligenschein — a ring of light around the shadow cast by a person's head, especially on a dewy, sunlit lawn, caused by reflection and diffraction of light rays; halo.
  • heliosciophyte — any plant that grows in the shade, but thrives more in the sun
  • hell on wheels — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
  • hell's kitchen — (in New York City) a section of midtown Manhattan, west of Times Square, formerly notorious for its slums and high crime rate.
  • hellaciousness — Quality of being hellacious.
  • hello, sailor! — (jargon)   Occasional West Coast equivalent of hello, world; seems to have originated at SAIL, later associated with the game Zork (which also included "hello, aviator" and "hello, implementor"). Originally from the traditional hooker's greeting to a swabbie fresh off the boat, of course.
  • helter-skelter — in headlong and disorderly haste: The children ran helter-skelter all over the house.
  • hemerocallises — Plural form of hemerocallis.
  • hemicelluloses — Plural form of hemicellulose.
  • hemimetabolism — incomplete metamorphosis.
  • hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
  • hendersonville — a city in S Tennessee.
  • hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
  • heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
  • herald's trick — a conventional method of indicating a tincture, as by printing or carving without color.
  • hercules'-club — a prickly North American araliaceous shrub, Aralia spinosa, with medicinal bark and leaves
  • hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
  • hero's welcome — a very enthusiastic reception from a group of people who show their admiration for something good that you have done
  • herpes simplex — either of two herpes diseases caused by a herpesvirus that infects humans and some other animals and produces small, transient blisters on the skin or mucous membranes, one type of virus (herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1) usually associated with oral herpes but also causing genital herpes and the other (herpes simplex virus type 2, or HSV-2) usually causing genital herpes.
  • herpetologists — Plural form of herpetologist.
  • heterologously — In a heterologous manner.
  • heterophyllous — having different kinds of leaves on the same plant.
  • heteroplasties — Plural form of heteroplasty.
  • heterosexually — In a heterosexual way.
  • high explosive — a class of explosive, as TNT, in which the reaction is so rapid as to be practically instantaneous, used in shells and bombs.
  • highland dress — the historical costume, including the plaid, kilt or filibeg, and bonnet, as worn by Highland clansmen and soldiers
  • highland games — a meeting in which competitions in sport, piping, and dancing are held: originating in the Highlands of Scotland
  • highs and lows — If you refer to the highs and lows of someone's life or career, you are referring to both the successful or happy times, and the unsuccessful or bad times.
  • histologically — In an histological manner.
  • histopathology — the science dealing with the histological structure of abnormal or diseased tissue; pathological histology.
  • histoplasmosis — an infectious disease of the reticuloendothelial system, caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum and characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
  • historicalness — The quality of being historical.
  • histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
  • hobbledehoyish — of or like a hobbledehoy
  • hold one's own — of, relating to, or belonging to oneself or itself (usually used after a possessive to emphasize the idea of ownership, interest, or relation conveyed by the possessive): He spent only his own money.
  • hold sb's hand — If you ask someone to hold your hand at an event that you are worried about, you ask them to support you by being there with you.
  • hold to ransom — to keep (prisoners, property, etc) in confinement until payment for their release is made or received
  • holding thumbs — holding the thumb of one hand with the other, in the hope of bringing good luck
  • holiday resort — self-contained vacation spot
  • holiday season — period: November to January
  • holland finish — an oil and sizing or starch finish applied to cotton fabrics to increase their opacity and strength.
  • holometabolism — The complete metamorphosis of an insect.
  • holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
  • holy of holies — a place of special sacredness.
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.
  • holy sepulchre — the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion
  • home schooling — Home schooling is the practice of educating your child at home rather than in a school.
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