14-letter words containing s, h, o, u
- public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
- purchase order — document requesting to buy sth
- push down list — (programming) (PDL) In ITS days, the preferred MITism for stack. See overflow pdl.
- queen of sheba — a queen of the Sabeans, who visited Solomon (I Kings 10:1–13)
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- rhinosporidium — any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
- rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
- rhynchophorous — of or relating to rhynchophores
- ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
- 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.
- rough as sacks — uncouth
- rule the roost — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- sacchariferous — containing or yielding sugar.
- safe as houses — If you say that something or someone is as safe as houses, you mean that they are completely safe.
- saphenous vein — either of two large veins near the surface of the foot, leg, and thigh, one on the inner side and the other on the outer and posterior sides.
- scaphocephalus — a condition in which the length of the skull significantly exceeds its breadth
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
- schizophyceous — belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of unicellular bluish-green algae, occurring in both salt and fresh water and often causing pollution of drinking water.
- school council — a group of pupils who are elected by fellow pupils to represent their school and think of ideas for improving it
- school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
- school voucher — a government cash grant or tax credit for parents, equal to all or part of the cost of educating their child at an elementary or secondary school of their choice.
- sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- scotch furnace — ore hearth.
- scrape through — only just succeed
- second thought — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- sense of humor — finding things funny
- seventy-fourth — next after the seventy-third; being the ordinal number for 74.
- shoot the bull — exaggerations; lies; nonsense.
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shopping hours — the times during which shops are open
- short trousers — knee-length trousers formerly worn by small boys
- shoulder blade — the scapula.
- shoulder board — one of a pair of narrow, stiff, cloth patches bearing an insignia of rank and worn on the shoulders by a commissioned officer.
- shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
- showbiz column — a column about the entertainment industry
- shower cubicle — a shower enclosure
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- shrove tuesday — the last day of Shrovetide, long observed as a season of merrymaking before Lent.
- single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- slaughterhouse — a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
- slaughterously — murderously
- smoker's cough — a chronic cough caused by smoking.