14-letter words containing s, o, u, n, i, h
- public housing — housing owned or operated by a government and usually offered at low rent to the needy.
- push down list — (programming) (PDL) In ITS days, the preferred MITism for stack. See overflow pdl.
- rhinosporidium — any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
- ride to hounds — to take part in a fox hunt with hounds
- saphenous vein — either of two large veins near the surface of the foot, leg, and thigh, one on the inner side and the other on the outer and posterior sides.
- schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
- school council — a group of pupils who are elected by fellow pupils to represent their school and think of ideas for improving it
- school uniform — standard outfit worn by pupils
- shooting guard — the player responsible for attempting long-range shots
- shopping hours — the times during which shops are open
- shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
- showbiz column — a column about the entertainment industry
- shower curtain — waterproof sheet around a shower
- single honours — a British university degree course that involves study in a single area
- siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
- smooth-running — operating in a flowing and effective manner, without difficulties or obstructions
- social housing — Social housing is housing which is provided for rent or sale at a fairly low cost by housing associations and local councils.
- something's up — something is amiss
- soul-searching — the act or process of close and penetrating analysis of oneself, to determine one's true motives and sentiments.
- sound archives — official records or files (as in a library) of sound recordings, broadcasts, or performances, esp those from radio programmes
- south american — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south carolina — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 31,055 sq. mi. (80,430 sq. km). Capital: Columbia. Abbreviation: SC (for use with zip code), S.C.
- south georgian — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
- south tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 151 700 (2003 est). Area: 64 sq km (25 sq miles)
- southern-fried — coated with flour, egg, and bread crumbs and fried in deep fat: Southern-fried chicken.
- souvenir sheet — a single stamp or a pair, block, or set of stamps having the same or different designs commemorating a stamp exhibition or other event and having inscriptions in one or all four margins.
- spanish burton — any of several tackles employing a runner in addition to the fall.
- sporting house — Older Use. a brothel.
- station church — any of the churches in Rome that have been used from ancient times as points of assembly for religious processions
- straighten out — make straighter
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- sulphonium ion — a positive ion produced by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether
- sun-worshipper — someone who worships the sun as a deity
- thomas aquinas — Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
- tongue-lashing — severe scolding
- trophoneurosis — a disorder caused by defective functioning of the trophic nerves
- turkish angora — a long-haired breed of cat, similar to the Persian
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unchivalrously — in an unchivalrous manner
- under-shooting — to shoot or launch a projectile that strikes under or short of (a target).
- undernourished — not nourished with sufficient or proper food to maintain or promote health or normal growth.
- unicorn chaser — originally a picture of a unicorn posted on a blog site shortly after an offensive or disturbing picture has been posted, as a kind of antidote to the previous post. Now used of a comforting or innocent image, video clip, or topic viewed or contemplated following a previous, disturbing image, video, etc.
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- unsophisticate — not sophisticated
- unsynchronized — to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another: Synchronize your watches.
- vaulting horse — a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
- visiting hours — hospital, prison: period when visits are permitted
- well-nourished — having been provided with plenty of the material necessary for life and growth
- welsh mountain — a common breed of small hardy sheep kept mainly in the mountains of Wales