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15-letter words containing s, h, u, t, i

  • sodium ethylate — a white, hygroscopic powder, C 2 H 5 ONa, that is decomposed by water into sodium hydroxide and alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
  • sodium sulphate — a solid white substance that occurs naturally as thenardite and is usually used as the white anhydrous compound (salt cake) or the white crystalline decahydrate (Glauber's salt) in making glass, detergents, and pulp. Formula: Na2SO4
  • sound-and-light — combining sound effects or music with unusual lighting displays: to promote a product with a spectacular sound-and-light presentation.
  • south australia — a state in S Australia. 380,070 sq. mi. (984,380 sq. km). Capital: Adelaide.
  • south caucasian — a family of languages including Georgian, Mingrelian, and others that are spoken on the south slopes of the Caucasus and adjacent areas.
  • south china sea — a part of the W Pacific, bounded by SE China, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and the Philippines.
  • south kingstown — a town in S central Rhode Island.
  • south milwaukee — a city in SE Wisconsin.
  • south yorkshire — a metropolitan county in N England. 603 sq. mi. (1561 sq. km).
  • southeast asian — the countries and land area of Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
  • southern blight — a disease of peanuts, tomatoes, and other plants, caused by a fungus, Sclerotium rolfsii, affecting the roots and resulting in rapid wilting.
  • southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
  • southern lights — aurora australis.
  • southern paiute — See under Paiute (def 2).
  • spanish customs — irregular practices among a group of workers to gain increased financial allowances, reduced working hours, etc
  • spotted sunfish — a sunfish, Lepomis punctatus, inhabiting streams from South Carolina to Florida, having the body marked with longitudinal rows of spots.
  • squelch circuit — a circuit which disconnects a receiver in order to eliminate output noise when no signal or an extremely weak signal is received
  • stirrup leather — the strap that holds the stirrup of a saddle.
  • subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index
  • subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
  • take issue with — disagree with
  • the jury is out — If you say that the jury is out or that the jury is still out on a particular subject, you mean that people in general have still not made a decision or formed an opinion about that subject.
  • the midas touch — ability to make money
  • the square mile — the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
  • the unconscious — the sum of all thoughts, memories, impulses, desires, feelings, etc. of which the individual is not conscious but which influence the emotions and behavior; that part of one's psyche which comprises repressed material of this nature
  • the undersigned — the person or persons who have signed at the foot of a document, statement, etc
  • theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
  • thermodiffusion — thermal diffusion.
  • thousand island — of or relating to the Thousand Islands or their inhabitants
  • thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
  • thursday island — an island in Torres Strait between NE Australia and New Guinea; part of Queensland: pearl fishing. 1½ sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
  • tissue-matching — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
  • to err is human — If you say that to err is human, you mean that it is natural for human beings to make mistakes.
  • touch base with — the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests: a metal base for the table.
  • touch-sensitive — Touch-sensitive equipment is operated by the user touching it.
  • troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • trout fisherman — a fisherman who catches trout
  • trustworthiness — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
  • tsushima strait — a channel between the Tsushima islands and Kyushu island, connecting the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea: sometimes considered part of the Korea Strait. About 60 miles (97 km) long; 40 miles (64 km) wide.
  • turkish cypriot — denoting ethnically Turkish inhabitants of Cyprus
  • turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
  • turkish tobacco — a strongly aromatic tobacco, grown chiefly in Turkey and Greece, used in cigarettes.
  • two-thirds rule — a former rule in the Democratic Party, effective 1832–1936, requiring a vote of at least two thirds of its national convention delegates to nominate a presidential and vice-presidential candidate.
  • unaesthetically — offensive to the aesthetic sense; lacking in beauty or sensory appeal; unpleasant, as an object, design, arrangement, etc.: an unaesthetic combination of colors.
  • unanaesthetized — not anaesthetized
  • unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
  • undistinguished — having no distinguishing marks or features.
  • uninhibitedness — the state or quality of being uninhibited
  • unrighteousness — not righteous; not upright or virtuous; wicked; sinful; evil: an unrighteous king.
  • unseaworthiness — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
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