14-letter words containing t, h, e, s, l
- relinquishment — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- rheumatologist — a specialist in rheumatology, especially a physician who specializes in the treatment of rheumatic diseases, as arthritis, lupus erythematosus, and scleroderma.
- ride the rails — Someone who rides the rails travels by train, especially over a long period of time and without buying a ticket.
- rule the roost — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rumbledethumps — a Scottish dish of butter and mashed potatoes, sometimes mixed with cabbage or turnips
- russia leather — a fine, smooth leather produced by careful tanning and dyeing, especially in dark red: originally prepared in Russia.
- sachsen-anhalt — German name of Saxony-Anhalt.
- saddle leather — hide, as from a cow or bull, that undergoes vegetable tanning and is used for saddlery.
- sailing length — a measurement of a yacht, comprising its length on the water line as well as certain measurements taken from the overhangs at bow and stern.
- satellite dish — dish (def 8).
- schlockmeister — a person who deals in or sells inferior or worthless goods; junk dealer.
- scholar's mate — a simple mate by the queen on the f7 square, achievable by white's fourth move
- school edition — a special edition of a book for distribution to schools or colleges, subject to a special rate of discount, sometimes without a dust jacket (distinguished from trade edition).
- schoolmistress — a woman who presides over or teaches in a school.
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- scotch thistle — a tall, prickly plant, Onopordum acanthium, native to Eurasia, having stems and leaves covered with cottony down and solitary purple flower heads: the national emblem of Scotland.
- scratchbuilder — a person who scratchbuilds
- segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
- self-righteous — confident of one's own righteousness, especially when smugly moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others.
- self-slaughter — suicide.
- shabby-genteel — trying to maintain dignity and self-respect despite shabbiness.
- sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
- shield cricket — the interstate cricket competition held for the Sheffield Shield
- shirley temple — Shirley (Shirley Temple Black) 1928–2014, U.S. film actress, famous for child roles during the 1930s, and diplomat.
- shoot the bull — exaggerations; lies; nonsense.
- shooting lodge — a country house providing accommodation for a shooting party during the shooting season
- shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
- shoulder joint — the joint at the junction of the forelimb with the pectoral girdle
- shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
- shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
- shut in a well — To shut in a well is to close off a well so that it stops producing.
- shutting stile — the stile of a door or shutter that closes against the frame of the opening.
- sickle feather — one of the paired, elongated, sickle-shaped, middle feathers of the tail of the rooster.
- sidereal month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- simple-hearted — free of deceit; artless; sincere.
- simplex method — a numerical method for solving problems in linear programming.
- single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
- sistine chapel — the chapel of the pope in the Vatican at Rome, built for Pope Sixtus IV and decorated with frescoes by Michelangelo and others.
- slaughterhouse — a building or place where animals are butchered for food; abattoir.
- slaughterously — murderously
- sleep together — have sex with one another
- sleeping berth — a bunk for sleeping on on a train or boat
- social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
- social charter — a declaration of the rights, minimum wages, maximum hours, etc, of workers in the European Union, later adopted in the Social Chapter
- something else — sth different
- something like — of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
- south el monte — a town in SW California.
- south-easterly — A south-easterly point, area, or direction is to the south-east or towards the south-east.
- south-westerly — A south-westerly point, area, or direction is to the south-west or towards the south-west.
- southern slavs — one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)