15-letter words containing t, h, i, r

rhyming couplet — a pair of lines in poetry that rhyme and usually have the same rhythm
right ascension — the arc of the celestial equator measured eastward from the vernal equinox to the foot of the great circle passing through the celestial poles and a given point on the celestial sphere, expressed in degrees or hours.
right of asylum — the right of alien fugitives to protection or nonextradition in a country or its embassy.
right of search — the privilege of a nation at war to search neutral ships on the high seas for contraband or other matter, carried in violation of neutrality, that may subject the ship to seizure.
right to choose — the right of a woman to have a legal abortion if she chooses to do so.
right-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position following the head, as the phrase the house of the friend of my brother; having most of the constituents on the right in a tree diagram (opposed to left-branching).
right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
right-of-center — holding conservative views in politics; right-wing.
right-of-centre — You can describe a person or political party as right-of-centre if they have political views which are closer to capitalism and conservatism than to socialism but which are not very extreme.
rightabout-face — a turning directly about so as to face in the opposite direction
riverworthiness — (of a boat) the quality or state of being riverworthy
rochester hills — city in SE Mich., near Detroit: pop. 69,000
roll in the hay — a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
rolling kitchen — a mobile kitchen used for feeding troops outdoors.
rough breathing — the symbol (ʿ) used in the writing of Greek to indicate aspiration of the initial vowel or of the ρ (rho) over which it is placed.
round the twist — mad; eccentric
round whitefish — a whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, found in northern North America and Siberia, having silvery sides and a dark bronze back.
rowland heights — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
rub elbows with — the bend or joint of the human arm between upper arm and forearm.
run of the mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
run-of-the-mill — merely average; commonplace; mediocre: just a plain, run-of-the-mill house; a run-of-the-mill performance.
run-of-the-mine — of or relating to ore or coal that is crude, ungraded, etc.
russian thistle — a saltwort, Salsola kali tenuifolia, that has narrow, spinelike leaves, a troublesome weed in the central and western U.S.
saffian leather — leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color
saprophytically — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
scared shitless — terrified
scarlet lychnis — a plant, Lychnis chalcedonica, of the pink family, having scarlet or sometimes white flowers, the arrangement and shape of the petals resembling a Maltese cross.
scatter cushion — Scatter cushions are small cushions for use on sofas and chairs.
schiffs-reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
schillerization — the process of altering crystals to produce schiller
schmitt trigger — a bistable circuit that gives a constant output when the input voltage is above a specified value
school district — A school district is an area which includes all the schools that are situated within that area and are governed by a particular authority.
schrecklichkeit — frightfulness; horror.
scratching post — a block or post of wood, usually covered with carpeting, on which a cat can use its claws.
security thread — a colored thread running through the paper of a piece of paper money, used to deter counterfeiting.
security threat — a threat to the security of a country
self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
self-enrichment — an act of enriching.
self-worthiness — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
semilogarithmic — (of graphing) having one scale logarithmic and the other arithmetic or of uniform gradation.
serum hepatitis — hepatitis B.
serve one right — to act as a servant.
service history — information concerning all of a car's services (ie overhauls, checks, or repairs)
seven-year itch — scabies.
shadow minister — a member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold ministerial office if their party were in power
she'll be right — that's all right; not to worry
shearing strain — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
shearing stress — a force causing two contacting parts or layers to slide upon each other, in opposite directions parallel to the plane of their contact
shearing-stress — a coefficient of elasticity of a substance, expressing the ratio between the force per unit area (shearing stress) that laterally deforms the substance and the shear (shearing strain) that is produced by this force.
shelikof strait — a strait between the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island, in S Alaska. 130 miles (209 km) long and 30 miles (48 km) wide.

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