16-letter words containing s, h, u
- charles coughlin — Charles Edward ("Father Coughlin") 1891–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, activist, radio broadcaster, and editor, born in Canada.
- chatsworth house — a mansion near Bakewell in Derbyshire: seat of the Dukes of Devonshire; built (1687–1707) in the classical style
- chauvinistically — a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
- chemiluminescent — Of, pertaining to, or employing chemiluminescence.
- chemoluminescent — (chemistry) Exhibiting chemoluminescence.
- chemonucleolysis — treatment for a herniated spinal disk in which chymopapain is injected into the disk to dissolve tissue.
- cherries jubilee — a dessert of dark sweet cherries served in a flaming brandy sauce over vanilla ice cream
- chevaux-de-frise — plural of cheval-de-frise.
- chicken mushroom — an edible yellow-to-orange bracket fungus, Laetiporus sulphureus, common on tree trunks, in which it causes wood decay.
- chilean firebush — South American shrub with scarlet flowers
- chinese chequers — a board game played with marbles or pegs
- chinese chestnut — a chestnut (Castanea mollissima) with large, sweet nuts, often crossed with other chestnuts because of its resistance to chestnut blight
- chinese hibiscus — China rose (def 2).
- chinese-hibiscus — Also called Bengal rose. a rose, Rosa chinensis, of China, having slightly fragrant crimson, pink, or white flowers.
- chorionic villus — one of the branching outgrowths of the chorion that, together with maternal tissue, form the placenta.
- christmas cactus — a Brazilian cactus, Schlumbergera (formerly Zygocactus) truncatus, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its showy red flowers
- church invisible — the entire body of Christian believers on earth and in heaven.
- church suffering — the souls in purgatory.
- churidar pyjamas — long tight-fitting trousers, worn by Indian men and women
- chuvash republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga valley: generally low-lying with undulating plains and large areas of forest. Capital: Cheboksary. Pop: 1 313 900 (2002). Area: 18 300 sq km (7064 sq miles)
- circuit switched — circuit switching
- cluster headache — a type of recurrent headache characterized by sudden onset and intense pain on one side of the face near the eye
- cobweb houseleek — a small southern European plant, Sempervivum arachoideum, of the stonecrop family, having a dense, globular cluster of cobwebby leaves and red flowers on hairy stalks.
- cochineal cactus — a treelike cactus, Nopalea cochenillifera, of Mexico and Central America, that is a principal source of food of the cochineal insect.
- columbia heights — a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- combined honours — (in British education) a degree course that includes more than one subject
- commission house — a brokerage firm that buys and sells for customers on a commission basis
- community school — a school offering some nonacademic activities related to life in a particular community and often serving as a community centre
- consulting hours — the hours during which health practitioners are available for consultation
- continuous hinge — a long narrow hinge that runs the full length of the two surfaces to which its leaves are joined.
- contour feathers — feathers that form the surface plumage of a bird and determine the outer contour, including the wing and tail feathers
- cornhusker state — Nebraska (used as a nickname).
- coronary cushion — a thick band of vascular tissue in the coronet of horses and other hoofed animals that secretes the horny wall of the hoof.
- crash test dummy — a dummy used in crash tests
- cross-cut chisel — a chisel used for making grooves
- cut a wide swath — to make an ostentatious display or forceful impression
- cut one's throat — to bring about one's own ruin
- cut to the chase — If someone cuts to the chase, they start talking about or dealing with what is important, instead of less important things.
- cystourethrocele — A urethrocele occurring with a cystocele.
- dandruff shampoo — a preparation of soap or detergent used to wash the hair and which helps to control and reduce dandruff
- data warehousing — the use of large amounts of data taken from multiple sources to create reports and for data analysis
- diesel-hydraulic — a locomotive driven by a diesel engine through hydraulic transmission and torque converters
- dimethyl sulfate — a colorless or yellow, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, (CH 3) 2 SO 2 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- disorderly house — a house of prostitution; brothel.
- distinguishments — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- do business with — trade or deal with
- drumhead service — a religious service attended by members of a military unit while in the field
- drunkard's chair — a low, deep armchair of the 18th century.
- dual citizenship — Also called dual nationality. the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries.
- duchess of malfi — a tragedy (1614?) by John Webster.