16-letter words containing t, h, e, l, a, n
- north lauderdale — a city in SE Florida.
- north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
- north plainfield — a city in NE New Jersey.
- northern ireland — a political division of the United Kingdom, in the NE part of the island of Ireland. 5238 sq. mi. (13,565 sq. km). Capital: Belfast.
- not in the least — smallest in size, amount, degree, etc.; slightest: He gave the least amount of money of anyone.
- nubuck (leather) — tanned leather similar to suede, but with the nap on the grain side
- oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
- on the breadline — impoverished; living at subsistence level
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- palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic
- palmerston north — a city in New Zealand, in the S North Island on the Manawatu River. Pop: 78 100 (2004 est)
- para-nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- parliament hinge — a butt hinge the knuckle of which protrudes from the door so that the door when fully opened stands away from the wall.
- pentothal sodium — thiopental sodium
- perchloromethane — carbon tetrachloride.
- phalansterianism — a system by which society would be reorganized into units comprising their own social and industrial elements; Fourierism.
- phase modulation — radio transmission in which the carrier wave is modulated by changing its phase to transmit the amplitude and pitch of the signal.
- phenylethylamine — an amine that occurs naturally as a neurotransmitter in the brain, has properties similar to those of amphetamine, is an antidepressant, and is found in chocolate. Formula: C8H11N
- phylogenetically — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physical fitness — good physical condition
- pitch-cone angle — (in a bevel gear) the apex angle of the truncated cone (pitch cone) which forms the reference surface on which the teeth of a bevel gear are cut
- place in the sun — (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
- post-elizabethan — of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times: Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.
- postencephalitic — inflammation of the substance of the brain.
- re-establishment — the act or an instance of establishing.
- residential home — a home with social-work supervision for people who need more than just housing accommodation, such as esp the elderly, and also children in care or mentally handicapped adults
- rhine palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
- rhythm and blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
- rhythm-and-blues — a folk-based but urbanized form of black popular music that is marked by strong, repetitious rhythms and simple melodies and was developed, in a commercialized form, into rock-'n'-roll.
- right honourable — (in Britain and certain Commonwealth countries) a title of respect for a Privy Councillor or an appeal-court judge
- rough and tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
- rough-and-tumble — characterized by violent, random, disorderly action and struggles: a rough-and-tumble fight; He led an adventuresome, rough-and-tumble life.
- run the blockade — to go past or through a blockade
- run the gauntlet — a former punishment, chiefly military, in which the offender was made to run between two rows of men who struck at him with switches or weapons as he passed.
- saddle stitching — to sew, bind, or decorate with a saddle stitch.
- saint-barthelemy — (Saint Bartholomew; Saint Barts; Saint Barths) a resort island in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands, part of the French department of Guadeloupe. 6900; 8 sq. mi. (21 sq. km).
- schmaltz herring — herring caught just before spawning, when it has much fat
- schouten islands — a group of islands belonging to Papua New Guinea, in the Pacific Oceans, off the N coast of New Guinea.
- sclerenchymatous — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- self-enhancement — to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: The candlelight enhanced her beauty.
- self-humiliation — an act or instance of humiliating or being humiliated.
- shark repellents — any tactic used by a corporation to prevent a takeover by a corporate raider.
- shirring elastic — elastic used for shirring
- shoot one's load — (of a man) to ejaculate at orgasm
- shooting gallery — a place equipped with targets and used for practice in shooting.
- slap in the face — smack on the cheek
- slap on the back — to congratulate
- sleeping draught — any drink containing a drug or agent that induces sleep
- smoke inhalation — poisoning of the lungs caused by inhaling large quantities of toxic fumes from a fire