14-letter words containing s, i, y, h
- pyophthalmitis — suppurative inflammation of the eye.
- pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
- pyrophosphoric — as in pyrophosphoric acid, a type of acid
- pythagoreanism — the doctrines of Pythagoras and his followers, especially the belief that the universe is the manifestation of various combinations of mathematical ratios.
- quasi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
- rhythm section — band instruments, as drums or bass, that supply rhythm rather than harmony or melody.
- richard scarry — Richard McClure, 1919–94, U.S. author and illustrator of children's books.
- royal highness — a title used prior to 1917 and designating a brother, sister, child, grandchild, aunt, or uncle belonging to the male line of the royal family. a title used since 1917 and designating a child or grandchild of the sovereign. any person given this title by the Crown.
- sacred history — history that is retold with the aim of instilling religious faith and which may or may not be founded on fact
- sailing dinghy — a small boat or dinghy with a single mast, used esp for recreational sailing
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- scheme library — (library) (SLIB) A portable Scheme library providing compatibiliy and utility functions for all standard Scheme implementations. Version 2c5 supports Bigloo, Chez, ELK, GAMBIT, MacScheme, MITScheme, PocketScheme, RScheme, Scheme->C, Scheme48, SCM, SCSH, T3.1, UMB-Scheme, and VSCM.
- schizophyceous — belonging to the Schizophyceae, a group of unicellular bluish-green algae, occurring in both salt and fresh water and often causing pollution of drinking water.
- schmidt system — a wide-angle optical system having a concave, spherical mirror whose aberration is neutralized by a correcting lens: often used in special, photographic reflecting telescopes to obtain clear pictures of large areas of the celestial sphere
- scholastically — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
- school library — a library within a school where teachers and students have access to books and other resources
- schottky noise — shot effect.
- secret history — a version of historical events which differs from the official or commonly accepted record and purports to be the true version
- security check — the process of checking that a person is not armed, or carrying something dangerous
- seventy-eighth — next after the seventy-seventh; being the ordinal number for 78.
- shabby-looking — appearing old and in bad condition
- sheep-worrying — the act (of a dog, sheepdog, wolf, etc) of chasing a flock of sheep and biting or injuring the sheep
- sherry vinegar — a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of S Spain
- shifty-looking — having the appearance of being dishonest
- ship's company — company (def 11).
- shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
- shooting party — a social gathering when people shoot game together
- siberian husky — one of a Siberian breed of medium-size dogs having a thick, soft coat, raised originally as sled dogs.
- skiing holiday — a holiday taken (esp to somewhere that it snows) for the purpose of going skiing
- sobriety coach — a person who is employed to help another to refrain from drinking alcohol
- social history — a view of historical events seen in terms of social trends
- sorority house — a house occupied by a college or university sorority.
- south ayrshire — a council area of SW Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the S part of the historical county of Ayrshire; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Ayr. Pop: 111 580 (2003 est). Area: 1202 sq km (464 sq miles)
- south tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 151 700 (2003 est). Area: 64 sq km (25 sq miles)
- spy-in-the-sky — of or relating to a surveillance camera mounted on an aircraft or orbiting satellite
- stay stitching — a line of stitches made in the seam allowance to prevent the edges from stretching
- stay the night — If you stay the night in a place, you sleep there for one night.
- stretchability — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- surinam cherry — a tropical American tree, Eugenia uniflora, of the myrtle family, having ovate leaves and fragrant, white flowers.
- sycophantishly — in a sycophantish manner
- symmetrophobia — an avoidance of symmetry, esp in Japanese art and Egyptian temples
- symphonic poem — a form of tone poem, scored for a symphony orchestra, in which a literary or pictorial “plot” is treated with considerable program detail: originated by Franz Liszt in the mid-19th century and developed especially by Richard Strauss.
- synchronically — having reference to the facts of a linguistic system as it exists at one point in time without reference to its history: synchronic analysis; synchronic dialectology.
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- synthesization — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- synthetic fuel — fuel in the form of liquid or gas (synthetic natural gas) manufactured from coal or in the form of oil extracted from shale or tar sands.
- syrian hamster — golden hamster.
- that is to say — in other words
- thermoanalysis — thermal analysis.