14-letter words containing s, o, t, h
- spider phaeton — (formerly) a light horse-drawn carriage with a high body and large slender wheels
- spinthariscope — an instrument that detects ionizing radiation by picking up sparks of light from alpha particles.
- spirochaetosis — a disease caused by infection with a spirochete.
- sporotrichosis — a widespread infectious disease marked by nodules or ulcers of the skin, chiefly affecting humans and domestic mammals and caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii.
- sportfisherman — a motorboat fitted out for sportfishing.
- sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
- spotted orchid — any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
- square shooter — an honest, fair person.
- squeak through — to succeed, get through, survive, etc. by a narrow margin or with difficulty
- st. john perse — (pseud. of Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887-1975; Fr. diplomat & poet
- st. john's day — the saint's day of St. John the Baptist, celebrated on June 24, being one of the four quarter days in England.
- st. john's eve — Midsummer Eve.
- st.-john perse — (Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- staghorn coral — staghorn coral.
- staghorn sumac — a sumac, Rhus typhina, of eastern North America, having leaves that turn scarlet, orange, and purple in the autumn.
- stalking horse — If you describe a person or thing as a stalking horse, you mean that it is being used to obtain a temporary advantage so that someone can get what they really want.
- stalking-horse — a horse, or a figure of a horse, behind which a hunter hides in stalking game.
- stand-off half — a player who acts as a link between his scrum half and three-quarter backs
- 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.
- staphyloplasty — plastic surgery or surgical repair involving the soft palate or the uvula
- starch blocker — a substance ingested in the belief that it inhibits the body's ability to metabolize starch and thereby promotes weight loss: declared illegal in the U.S. by the FDA.
- station church — any of the churches in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions
- steal the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- stealth bomber — a type of US military aircraft using advanced technology to render it virtually undetectable to sight, radar, or infrared sensors
- steganographer — an expert in steganography
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- stegocephalous — having the characteristics of the order Stegocephala
- stephen foster — Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- stereochemical — of, relating to, stereochemistry
- stick together — be united
- stigmatophilia — a love for body piercing or tattooing that is accompanied by sexual arousal
- stock exchange — a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.
- stoichiometric — of or relating to stoichiometry.
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- stop the clock — an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about.
- storage heater — an electrical device capable of accumulating and radiating heat generated by off-peak electricity
- straight arrow — a person who manifests high-minded devotion to clean living and moral righteousness.
- straight joint — a vertical joint in brickwork that is directly above a vertical joint in the course below
- straight poker — one of the original forms of poker in which players are dealt five cards face down, upon which they bet and then have the showdown without drawing any cards.
- straight razor — a razor having a stiff blade made of steel that is hinged to a handle into which it folds.
- straighten out — make straighter
- straw mushroom — a small brown mushroom, Volvariella volvacea, used in Asian cookery.
- streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
- strike through — cross out
- striped gopher — a ground squirrel marked with stripes, especially the thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
- studio theatre — a small theatre within which the stage and seating can usually be rearranged
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subject to sth — If an event will take place subject to a condition, it will take place only if that thing happens.
- sulphonmethane — a colourless crystalline compound used medicinally as a hypnotic. Formula: C7H16O4S2