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

  • the jos plateau — a plateau in Nigeria with an average altitude of 1280 metres
  • the last supper — the supper of Jesus and His disciples on the eve of His Crucifixion. Compare Lord's Supper (def 1).
  • the small hours — If something happens in the early hours or in the small hours, it happens in the early morning after midnight.
  • the square mile — the area in central London in which the United Kingdom's major financial business is transacted
  • thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
  • thousand island — of or relating to the Thousand Islands or their inhabitants
  • thursday island — an island in Torres Strait between NE Australia and New Guinea; part of Queensland: pearl fishing. 1½ sq. mi. (4 sq. km).
  • toughened glass — glass that has been made stronger using chemical or thermal treatments so that it will not break easily
  • troubleshooting — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • turkish delight — a candy made of fruit juice and gelatin, cubed and dusted with sugar.
  • turn the scales — to determine or decide something uncertain
  • turn the tables — an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports: a kitchen table; an operating table; a pool table.
  • 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.
  • ultrasonography — a diagnostic imaging technique utilizing reflected high-frequency sound waves to delineate, measure, or examine internal body structures or organs.
  • unaesthetically — offensive to the aesthetic sense; lacking in beauty or sensory appeal; unpleasant, as an object, design, arrangement, etc.: an unaesthetic combination of colors.
  • unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
  • unteachableness — the quality or condition of being unteachable
  • untrustworthily — in an untrustworthy manner; not trustworthily
  • urquhart castle — a castle near Drumnadrochit in Highland, Scotland: situated on Loch Ness
  • walnut husk fly — any of several fruit flies, as Rhagoletis completa, the larvae of which feed on and discolor walnut husks.
  • walpurgis night — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
  • walrus mustache — a thick, shaggy mustache hanging down loosely at both ends.
  • whatshumacallit — Alternative form of whatchamacallit.
  • white corpuscle — white blood cell.
  • wilson's thrush — veery.
  • wish fulfilment — (in Freudian psychology) any successful attempt to fulfil a wish stemming from the unconscious mind, whether in fact, in fantasy, or by such disguised means as sublimation
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