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14-letter words containing t, h, e, r, s, n

  • minor prophets — a subdivision of the books constituting the second main part of the Hebrew Bible which in Christian tradition are alone called the Prophets
  • morphotonemics — the morphophonemics of tonal phenomena.
  • mother shipton — a day-flying noctuid moth, Callistege mi, mottled brown in colour and named from a fancied resemblance between its darker marking and a haggish profile
  • motherlessness — The state or condition of being motherless.
  • mount rushmoreMount, a peak in the Black Hills of South Dakota that is a memorial (Mount Rushmore National Memorial) having 60-foot (18-meter) busts of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt, carved into its face between 1927 and 1941, from a design by and under the direction of Gutzon Borglum. 5600 feet (1707 meters).
  • narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
  • nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
  • nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
  • nether regions — the lower part of a place, esp when unpleasant or frightening
  • neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
  • never mind sth — You use never mind after a statement, often a negative one, to indicate that the statement is even more true of the person, thing, or situation that you are going to mention next.
  • news gathering — the work of collecting news for publication or broadcast
  • newsworthiness — The characteristic of being newsworthy.
  • nizhnevartovsk — a city in W central Russia, an oil and gas center on the Ob River.
  • no sooner…than — immediately after or when
  • norethisterone — 19-nor-17\u03b1-ethynyltestosterone, a progestogen used in some combined oral contraceptives.
  • north ayrshire — a council area of W central Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: comprises the N part of the historical county of Ayrshire, including the Isle of Arran; formerly part of Strathclyde Region (1975–96): chiefly agricultural, with fishing and tourism. Administrative centre: Irvine. Pop: 136 030 (2003 est). Area: 884 sq km (341 sq miles)
  • north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
  • north somerset — a unitary authority of SW England, in Somerset: formerly (1974–96) part of the county of Avon. Pop: 191 400 (2003 est). Area: 375 sq km (145 sq miles)
  • north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
  • north-easterly — A north-easterly point, area, or direction is to the north-east or towards the north-east.
  • north-westerly — A north-westerly point, area, or direction is to the north-west or towards the north-west.
  • northeasterner — a native or inhabitant of the northeast.
  • northeastwards — northeastward.
  • northern cross — six stars in the constellation Cygnus, arranged in the form of a cross.
  • northern irish — from or characteristic of Northern Ireland
  • northern isles — Orkney and Shetland
  • northwesterner — a native or inhabitant of the northwest.
  • northwestwards — northwestward.
  • not merely sth — You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
  • noteworthiness — The quality or state of being noteworthy.
  • nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
  • of one's birth — The country, town, or village of your birth is the place where you were born.
  • on tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
  • on the streets — earning a living as a prostitute
  • on the surface — to all appearances
  • one's thirties — the ages between 30–39
  • one-horse town — a small or obscure town
  • operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
  • orchestrations — Plural form of orchestration.
  • orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
  • osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
  • other expenses — Other expenses are expenses that do not relate to a company's main business.
  • overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
  • overnight stay — in hospital or hotel
  • ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
  • panther fungus — a highly poisonous mushroom, Amanita pantherina, with a brownish cap covered with white cottony patches.
  • para-synthesis — the formation of a word by the addition of a derivational suffix to a phrase or compound, as of greathearted, which is great heart plus -ed.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
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