14-letter words containing s, h, u, t, p
- in hot pursuit — If you are in hot pursuit of someone, you are chasing after them with great determination.
- instructorship — a person who instructs; teacher.
- jump the shark — any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- leukodystrophy — (medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, caused by imperfect growth or development of the myelin sheath that acts as an insulator around nerve fibres.
- lieutenantship — the office of a lieutenant
- lymphedematous — Relating to lymphedema.
- mastigophorous — carrying a cane or whip
- mauritius hemp — a tropical American plant, Furcraea foetida, having large, fleshy leaves, cultivated as a source of a hemplike fiber.
- mountain sheep — wild sheep in mountainous area
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- north st. paul — a town in E Minnesota.
- opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
- orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- panther fungus — a highly poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina, with a brownish cap covered with white cottony patches.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
- petworth house — a mansion in Petworth in Sussex: rebuilt (1688–96) for Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset; gardens laid out by Capability Brown; subject of paintings by Turner
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- platycephalous — flat-headed
- plymouth sound — an inlet of the English Channel in SW Devon, SW England
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- podophthalmous — relating to a crustacean
- posthumousness — the fact of being posthumous
- printing house — a company engaged in the business of producing printed matter
- pro-euthanasia — Also called mercy killing. the act of putting to death painlessly or allowing to die, as by withholding extreme medical measures, a person or animal suffering from an incurable, especially a painful, disease or condition.
- pseudaesthesia — imaginary sensation, like that of an amputated limb
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- psychoacoustic — relating to psychoacoustics
- purse snatcher — wallet thief
- push down list — (programming) (PDL) In ITS days, the preferred MITism for stack. See overflow pdl.
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- scrape through — only just succeed
- sharp-featured — having very clearly defined facial features
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- something's up — something is amiss
- south pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- south portland — a city in SW Maine.
- south st. paul — a city in SE Minnesota.
- south thompson — Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.
- spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
- spanish guitar — acoustic guitar.
- sphaeristerium — an ancient Roman handball court.
- sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
- sprightfulness — the condition or quality of being sprightful
- staphylococcus — any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus, occurring in pairs, tetrads, and irregular clusters, certain species of which, as S. aureus, can be pathogenic for humans.
- stegocephalous — having the characteristics of the order Stegocephala