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15-letter words containing s, h, r

  • early christian — denoting or relating to the style of architecture that started in Italy in the 3rd century ad and spread through the Roman empire until the 5th century
  • ease the rudder — to reduce the angle the rudder makes with the fore-and-aft line so that the vessel will turn more gradually
  • echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
  • echocardiograms — Plural form of echocardiogram.
  • edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
  • electric shaver — razor powered by electricity
  • electrophoreses — Plural form of electrophoresis.
  • electrophoresis — The movement of charged particles in a fluid or gel under the influence of an electric field.
  • electrothermics — the study of electricity and heat, or of electrically generated heat
  • eleutherococcus — a shrub, Eleutherococcus senticosus, which is found in Siberia and which is used in herbal medicine. It supposedly increases stamina and boosts the immune system
  • enantiomorphism — (chemistry) The relationship exhibited by a pair of enantiomorphs.
  • enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
  • enfranchisement — The act of enfranchising.
  • english sparrow — a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts
  • english speaker — a person who speaks English as a first, or second mother tongue
  • enter the lists — to engage in a conflict, controversy, etc
  • enterohepatitis — dual inflammation of the intestine and liver
  • erythema solare — inflammation of the skin caused by overexposure to the sun
  • estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
  • ethnocentricism — Ethnocentrism.
  • ethylene series — the homologous series of unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain one double bond and have the general formula, CnH2n; alkene series
  • everly brothers — the. US pop singing duo comprising Don Everly (born 1937) and Phil Everly 1939–2014, noted for their close harmonies
  • exchange server — Microsoft Exchange
  • faithworthiness — the quality of being faithworthy
  • fallout shelter — protective bunker
  • false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
  • false hellebore — any of various plants belonging to the genus Veratrum, of the lily family, especially a North American species, V. viride, which has clusters of yellowish-green flowers and is the source of substances used in certain medicines and insecticides.
  • fashion-forward — relating to, anticipating, or reflecting the most up-to-date fashion trends
  • featherstitched — Simple past tense and past participle of featherstitch.
  • fighting spirit — courage and determination expressed in a willingness to fight or struggle
  • fischer-dieskau — Dietrich [dee-trik;; German dee-trikh] /ˈdi trɪk;; German ˈdi trɪx/ (Show IPA), 1925–2012, German baritone.
  • fish and brewis — a Newfoundland dish of cooked salt cod and soaked hard bread
  • fish restaurant — a restaurant which serves mainly fish
  • fishing harbour — a place where fishing boats are tied up
  • five-star hotel — a top-quality hotel offering exceptional luxury
  • flemish brabant — a province of central Belgium, formed in 1995 from the N part of Brabant province: densely populated and intensively farmed, with large industrial centres. Pop: 1 031 904 (2004 est). Area: 2106 sq km (813 sq miles)
  • flight sergeant — a noncommissioned officer in the Royal Air Force junior in rank to a master aircrew
  • flowerhorn fish — a brightly coloured cichlid fish with a large protuberance on the head
  • flowering shrub — any shrub that produces flowers
  • fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
  • fluorophosphate — a salt or ester of a fluorophosphoric acid.
  • for the present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
  • for the sake of — for the good of
  • for their pains — You say that something was all you got for your pains when you are mentioning the disappointing result of situation into which you put a lot of work or effort.
  • force the issue — to compel decision on some matter
  • forecastle head — the extreme fore part of a forecastle superstructure.
  • foreshortenings — Plural form of foreshortening.
  • foresightedness — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
  • former prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible, Joshua, Judges, I-II Samuel, and I-II Kings
  • forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
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