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16-letter words containing s, h, u, n, e

  • swedish vallhund — a small sturdy dog of a Swedish breed with a long body and pricked pointed ears
  • synchronous idle — (character)   (SYN) The mnemonic for ASCII character 22.
  • synthetic cubism — the late phase of cubism, characterized chiefly by an increased use of color and the imitation or introduction of a wide range of textures and material into painting.
  • synthetic rubber — any of several substances similar to natural rubber in properties and uses, produced by the polymerization of an unsaturated hydrocarbon, as butylene or isoprene, or by the copolymerization of such hydrocarbons with styrene, butadiene, or the like.
  • thaddeus stevens — Alfred, 1817–75, English painter and sculptor.
  • the boys in blue — The police are sometimes referred to as the boys in blue.
  • the constitution — the document containing the fundamental laws of the United States: it consists of the seven original articles, adopted in 1789, and twenty-seven amendments
  • the easter bunny — the rabbit that brings Easter eggs
  • the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
  • the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
  • the resurrection — the rising of Jesus from the dead after his death and burial
  • the second house — the second daily performance of a play or show
  • the sex industry — a commercial sector that employs sex workers in prostitution, pornography, etc.
  • the south island — the largest island of New Zealand, separated from the North Island by the Cook Strait. Pop: 1 048 200 (2013 est). Area: 153 947 sq km (59 439 sq miles)
  • the subconscious — subconscious mental activity
  • the supernatural — supernatural forces, occurrences, and beings collectively or their realm
  • the union school — a historic building located at 516-518 Bethlehem Pike in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Built in 1773, the Union School was one of the earliest public schools in Pennsylvania, and the first that did not discriminate based on social position or religious preference
  • the unobservable — something that cannot be observed
  • the west country — the southwest of England, esp Cornwall, Devon, and Somerset
  • the-constitution — an American 44-gun frigate, famous for its exploits in the War of 1812 and popularly called “Old Ironsides.”.
  • there's no hurry — If you say to someone 'There's no hurry' or 'I'm in no hurry' you are telling them that there is no need for them to do something immediately.
  • thermal neutrons — a neutron with low kinetic energy, especially one slowed by the moderator in a nuclear reactor.
  • thumb one's nose — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
  • thumbnail sketch — small preliminary drawing
  • tibetan buddhism — the form of Mahayana Buddhism that developed and is practiced primarily in Tibet and some nearby nations: its spiritual leader is the Dalai Lama
  • touch of the sun — slight sunstroke
  • true-heartedness — the quality of being true-hearted
  • tsushima current — a warm ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Japan.
  • turkish crescent — crescent (def 6).
  • un-reprehensible — deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
  • unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
  • uncharacteristic — Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn.
  • uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
  • under sb's thumb — If you are under someone's thumb, you are under their control, or very heavily influenced by them.
  • undernourishment — If someone is suffering from undernourishment, they have poor health because they are not eating enough food or are eating the wrong kind of food.
  • union membership — members of a trade union
  • unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
  • vauxhall gardens — a public garden at Vauxhall, laid out in 1661; a fashionable meeting place and site of lavish entertainments. Closed in 1859
  • washing-up water — water used for washing dishes
  • wild honeysuckle — pinxter flower.
  • wish fulfillment — gratification of desires.
  • without question — If you do something without question, you do it without arguing or asking why it is necessary.
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