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14-letter words containing s, i, l, h, o

  • isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
  • kentish plover — Charadrius alexandrinus, a small wading bird belonging to the plover family, breeding in the tropics and subtropics; it is white and greyish-brown, with black legs and bill
  • kettle of fish — an awkward, difficult, or bad situation; muddle; mess: He's managed to get himself into a fine kettle of fish!
  • kochel listing — the chronological number of a composition of Mozart as assigned in the catalog of the composer's works compiled in the 19th century by the Austrian musicologist Ludwig von Köchel (1800–1877) and since revised several times. Abbreviation: K.
  • kyphoscoliosis — a condition in which the spinal column is convex both backward and sideways.
  • lachrymatories — Plural form of lachrymatory.
  • laughing stock — object of others' amusement
  • laughingstocks — Plural form of laughingstock.
  • le misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
  • lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
  • legislatorship — The office or position of a legislator.
  • lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • light-horseman — a light-armed cavalry soldier.
  • living history — any of various activities involving the re-enactment of historical events or the recreation of living conditions of the past
  • lopping shears — long-handled pruning shears.
  • louis philippe — ("Citizen King") 1773–1850, king of France 1830–48.
  • lyophilisation — Alternative spelling of lyophilization.
  • machicolations — Plural form of machicolation.
  • machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
  • malnourishment — Malnutrition, undernourishment.
  • malpighiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Malpighiaceae, a family of tropical plants many of which are lianas
  • marsh marigold — a yellow-flowered plant, Caltha palustris, of the buttercup family, growing in marshes and meadows; cowslip.
  • medical school — university where medical degrees are taught
  • melancholiness — a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
  • mephistopheles — Medieval Demonology. one of the seven chief devils and the tempter of Faust.
  • methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
  • methodologists — Plural form of methodologist.
  • microcephalous — Microcephalic.
  • micropublisher — a publisher of material in microfilm
  • microspherical — relating to or designating a microsphere
  • middlesborough — a city in SE Kentucky.
  • misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
  • modern english — the English language since c1475.
  • monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
  • mont-st-michel — islet just off the NW coast of France, noted for its fortified abbey
  • moon jellyfish — a coelenterate, Aurelia aurita, inhabiting all seas, having a luminescent milky-pink or milky-orange, umbrellalike disk 3–9 inches (8–23 cm) in diameter.
  • mortise chisel — framing chisel.
  • musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
  • myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
  • nanopublishing — an inexpensive form of online publishing that uses blogging as a model to reach a specific audience
  • naval hospital — a hospital that provides treatment for people in the Navy
  • neighborliness — having or showing qualities befitting a neighbor; friendly.
  • neo-malthusian — a view or doctrine advocating population control, especially by contraception.
  • neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
  • non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
  • non-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • non-malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
  • non-scholastic — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
  • nonestablished — without the official support of the government
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