14-letter words containing s, h, o
- anticensorship — opposed to a policy or programme of censoring
- antihistorical — opposed to history or to methods which emphasize or require historical study
- antihomosexual — opposed to homosexual people and behaviour
- antilogarithms — Plural form of antilogarithm.
- antimonarchist — opposed to a monarchy
- antiphlogistic — of or relating to the prevention or alleviation of inflammation
- antipsychotics — Plural form of antipsychotic.
- apheliotropism — a tendency of certain plants to turn away from the sun; negative heliotropism
- aphoristically — in an aphoristic manner
- aphthous fever — foot-and-mouth disease.
- apocryphalness — the quality of being apocryphal
- apostrophizing — Present participle of apostrophize.
- apple polisher — a sycophant; toady
- apple-polisher — to curry favor with someone, especially in an obsequious or flattering manner.
- approach stage — the stage of landing when a plane is approaching the runway
- aqueous humour — the watery fluid within the eyeball between the cornea and the lens
- archaeologists — Plural form of archaeologist.
- archaeometrist — a person who uses archaeometry
- archbishoprics — Plural form of archbishopric.
- archiepiscopal — of or associated with an archbishop
- architectonics — the science of architecture
- argue the toss — to wrangle or dispute at length
- aromatherapist — An aromatherapist is a person who is qualified to practise aromatherapy.
- art historical — of or relating to the history of art or to its study: art historical documents on 16th-century painting.
- art-historical — of or concerned with the history of art
- arthrocentesis — The clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial fluid from a joint capsule, used in the diagnosis of gout, arthritis, and synovial infections.
- arthrogryposis — (countable, pathology) The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
- arthroplasties — Plural form of arthroplasty.
- ash can school — a group of US painters including Robert Henri and later George Bellows, founded in 1907, noted for their depiction of the sordid aspects of city life
- asthenospermia — (medicine) Loss or reduction in the strength or energy of sperm cells, hence infertility. Not always infertile many are subfertile.
- asthenospermic — (medicine) Characterised by or pertaining to asthenospermia, hence infertile.
- asthenospheric — relating to the asthenosphere
- astrochemistry — the study of the chemistry of celestial bodies and space, esp by means of spectroscopy
- astrolithology — The science of aerolites.
- astrophysicist — An astrophysicist is someone who studies astrophysics.
- asynchronicity — (uncountable) The state of being asynchronous.
- asynchronistic — Not synchronistic.
- asynchronously — In an asynchronous manner.
- at (the) worst — You use at worst or at the worst to indicate that you are mentioning the worst thing that might happen in a situation.
- at loggerheads — If two or more people or groups are at loggerheads, they disagree very strongly with each other.
- at one's heels — just behind or following closely
- at second hand — If you experience something at second hand, you are told about it by other people rather than experiencing it yourself.
- at the cost of — at the expense of losing
- at the outside — You use at the outside to say that you think that a particular amount is the largest possible in a particular situation, or that a particular time is the latest possible time for something to happen.
- athlete's foot — Athlete's foot is a fungal infection in which the skin between the toes becomes cracked or peels off.
- atomic physics — the branch of physics concerned with the structure and behaviour of atomic nuclei
- authorisations — Plural form of authorisation.
- authoritarians — Plural form of authoritarian.
- authorizations — Plural form of authorization.
- bachelor chest — a chest of drawers, esp., one for men's shirts, sweaters, underwear, etc.