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15-letter words containing s, h, o, e

  • a hornet's nest — If you say that someone has stirred up a hornet's nest, you mean that they have done something which has caused a lot of argument or trouble.
  • a shingle short — unintelligent or mentally subnormal
  • a stone's throw — If you say that one place is a stone's throw from another, you mean that the places are close to each other.
  • accepting house — a financial institution that guarantees a bill of exchange, as a result of which it can be discounted on more favourable terms
  • accomplishments — Plural form of accomplishment.
  • achilles tendon — Your Achilles tendon or your Achilles is the tendon inside the back of your leg just above your heel.
  • achromatic lens — a system of two or more lenses that is substantially free from chromatic aberration and in which the lenses are made of different substances so that the focal length of the system is the same for two or three wavelengths of light.
  • acroanaesthesia — (pathology) Loss of sensation in the extremities.
  • actinochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with actinism; photochemistry.
  • adenohypophysis — the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
  • adhesive factor — the ratio of the force that can be exerted on driving wheels with full traction to the weight on the driving wheels, usually expressed as a percentage.
  • admiralty house — the official residence of the Governor General of Australia, in Sydney
  • aegyptopithecus — a genus of extinct anthropoid ape of the Oligocene Period known from remains found in Egypt.
  • after a fashion — If you say that something was done after a fashion, you mean that it was done, but not very well.
  • allelochemicals — Plural form of allelochemical.
  • alligator shear — heavy shears for cutting metal slabs.
  • alpha-cellulose — a refined, insoluble form of cellulose derived from cotton or wood pulp, and used in manufacturing
  • alphabetisation — The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order.
  • ambrose channel — a ship channel at the entrance to New York harbor, near Sandy Hook. 7½ miles (12 km) long.
  • american smooth — a style of competitive ballroom dancing which incorporates elements of Latin dance
  • anaesthesiology — the science of administering anesthetics.
  • anamorphic lens — a component in the optical system of a film projector for converting standard 35mm film images into wide-screen format
  • ancient history — Ancient history is the history of ancient civilizations, especially Greece and Rome.
  • anesthetization — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
  • anne hutchinson — Anne Marbury [mahr-buh-ree] /ˈmɑr bə ri/ (Show IPA), 1591–1643, American religious liberal, born in England: banished from Massachusetts 1637.
  • answer the door — When you answer the door, you go and open the door because a visitor has knocked on it or rung the bell.
  • anthony burgessAnthony, 1917–93, English novelist and critic.
  • anthropogenesis — the study of the origins of man
  • anthropometrics — the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body (called anthropometry), especially as applied to the design of furniture and machines.
  • anti-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
  • anticholesterol — an agent which acts against cholesterol, either as an antibody produced naturally by many mammals or in the form of a drug
  • antifashionable — not conforming to mainstream fashion
  • antihypotensive — An antihypotensive is any drug that raises low blood pressure.
  • apartment house — a building containing a number of residential apartments.
  • apophthegmatise — to speak in apophthegms
  • apophthegmatist — a person who creates apophthegms
  • apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
  • apple macintosh — Macintosh
  • approved school — In Britain in the past, an approved school was a boarding school where young people could be sent to stay if they had been found guilty of a crime.
  • archaeastronomy — (astronomy, archaeology) The historical, especially archeological, study of astronomy; the study of the astronomical systems and methods of ancient cultures often embracing the astrology and cosmology of the past.
  • archaeobotanist — A person engaged in archaeobotany.
  • archeoastronomy — the branch of archaeology that deals with the apparent use by prehistoric civilizations of astronomical techniques to establish the seasons or the cycle of the year, especially as evidenced in the construction of megaliths and other ritual structures.
  • archiepiscopacy — a form of church government in which power is vested in archbishops.
  • archiepiscopate — the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
  • asiago (cheese) — a hard, dry, sharply flavored cheese originally of N Italy
  • asiatic cholera — cholera (def 1).
  • astrophotometry — the measurement of the intensity of light of celestial objects.
  • as…as they come — the most characteristic example of a class or type
  • at death's door — If you say that someone is at death's door, you mean they are very ill indeed and likely to die.
  • at short notice — Notice is used in expressions such as 'at short notice', 'at a moment's notice' or 'at twenty-four hours' notice', to indicate that something can or must be done within a short period of time.

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