15-letter words containing s, u, h, a, r
- chintz curtains — curtains made of chintz
- church slavonic — Old Church Slavonic, esp as preserved in the liturgical use of the Orthodox church
- churchill falls — a waterfall in E Canada, in SW Labrador on the Churchill River: site of one of the largest hydroelectric power projects in the world. Height: 75 m (245 ft)
- claustrophobics — Plural form of claustrophobic.
- copper sulphate — a copper salt found naturally as chalcanthite and made by the action of sulphuric acid on copper oxide. It usually exists as blue crystals of the pentahydrate that form a white anhydrous powder when heated: used as a mordant, in electroplating, and in plant sprays. Formula: CuSO4
- countercathexis — (psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- counterpurchase — barter, especially of products or materials between international companies or importers and exporters.
- couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
- court christian — ecclesiastical court.
- court of arches — the court of appeal of the Province of Canterbury, formerly held under the arches of Bow Church
- cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
- crush-resistant — not being easily creased
- curate's-eggish — good in parts
- curl one's hair — to form into coils or ringlets, as the hair.
- curtain shutter — a focal-plane shutter consisting of a curtain on two rollers, moved at a constant speed past the lens opening so as to expose the film to one of several slots in the curtain, the width of which determines the length of exposure.
- cut the mustard — to come up to expectations
- dartmouth basic — (language) The original BASIC language, designed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College in 1963. Dartmouth BASIC first ran on a GE 235 [date?] and on an IBM 704 on 1964-05-01. It was designed for quick and easy programming by students and beginners using Dartmouth's experimental time-sharing system. Unlike most later BASIC dialects, Dartmouth BASIC was compiled.
- deoch-an-doruis — a parting drink or stirrup cup
- dionysius thrax — c100 b.c, Greek grammarian.
- draughtsmanship — (British) alternative spelling of draftsmanship.
- ease the rudder — to reduce the angle the rudder makes with the fore-and-aft line so that the vessel will turn more gradually
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
- estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
- fallout shelter — protective bunker
- false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
- fischer-dieskau — Dietrich [dee-trik;; German dee-trikh] /ˈdi trɪk;; German ˈdi trɪx/ (Show IPA), 1925–2012, German baritone.
- fish restaurant — a restaurant which serves mainly fish
- fishing harbour — a place where fishing boats are tied up
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- fluorophosphate — a salt or ester of a fluorophosphoric acid.
- foster daughter — a girl raised like one's own daughter, though not such by birth or adoption.
- francis bushman — Francis X(avier) 1883–1966, U.S. film actor.
- french guianese — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
- freshwater drum — an edible drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, of the fresh waters of North and Central America, sometimes reaching a weight of 60 pounds (27 kg).
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- giant schnauzer — one of a German breed of large working dogs, resembling a larger and more powerful version of the standard schnauzer, having a pepper-and-salt or pure black, wiry coat, bushy eyebrows and beard, and a docked tail set moderately high, originally developed as a cattle herder but now often used in police work.
- graduate school — a school, usually a division of a university, offering courses leading to degrees more advanced than the bachelor's degree.
- great south bay — an Atlantic Ocean inlet, between the S shore of Long Island and Fire Island and other barrier islands. 45 miles (72 km) long.
- group therapist — a psychotherapist who conducts group therapy
- half-understood — partially understood
- harbour station — the part of a port where boats shelter or station
- hard-luck story — a story of misfortune designed to elicit sympathy
- hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
- hare and hounds — an outdoor game in which certain players, the hares, start off in advance on a long run, scattering small pieces of paper, called the scent, with the other players, the hounds, following the trail so marked in an effort to catch the hares before they reach a designated point.
- harlequin snake — the E American coral snake (Micrurus fulvius)
- harun al-rashid — a.d. 764?–809, caliph of Baghdad 786–809: one of the greatest Abbasids, he was made almost a legendary hero in the Arabian Nights.
- harun ar-rashid — a.d. 764?-809; caliph of Baghdad (786-809): given popular fame as a hero of The Arabian Nights