15-letter words containing t, h, u, d
- multi-channeled — the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway.
- multihomed host — A host which has more than one connection to a network. The host may send and receive data over any of the links but will not route traffic for other nodes.
- nuke the fridge — (of a film, etc.) to lose credibility following a particularly ill-judged scene or plot development
- odontorhynchous — (of birds) having toothlike ridges inside the beak
- openmouthedness — the state or condition of being filled with amazement and wonder
- ortho-toluidine — Chemistry. a light-yellow, very slightly water-soluble liquid, C 7 H 9 N, the ortho isomer of toluidine: used in the manufacture of dyes, saccharin, and other organic compounds, and in textile printing processes.
- orthodox church — the Christian church comprising the local and national Eastern churches that are in communion with the ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople; Byzantine Church.
- out in the cold — having a relatively low temperature; having little or no warmth: cold water; a cold day.
- out of the wood — clear of or safe from dangers or doubts
- outdoorsmanship — a person devoted to outdoor sports and recreational activities, as hiking, hunting, fishing, or camping.
- outside the box — a container, case, or receptacle, usually rectangular, of wood, metal, cardboard, etc., and often with a lid or removable cover.
- photoconducting — of or relating to photoconduction
- photoconduction — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
- photoconductive — of, relating to, or exhibiting photoconductivity.
- photoproduction — the light-induced production of a species of molecule such as a radical or ion
- protonephridium — a tubular, excretory structure in certain invertebrates, as flatworms, rotifers, and some larvae, usually ending internally in flame cells and having an external pore
- pseudoarthrosis — a joint formed by fibrous tissue bridging the gap between the two fragments of bone of an old fracture that have not united
- pseudonephritis — a condition, thought to be benign, in which microscopic amounts of blood and protein are present in the urine, occurring commonly among athletes after strenuous exercise.
- pulchritudinous — physically beautiful; comely.
- punch the bundy — to start work
- put paid to sth — If an unexpected event puts paid to someone's hopes, chances, or plans, it completely ends or destroys them.
- put sb to death — If someone is put to death, they are executed.
- put the wind up — to frighten or alarm
- radioautography — autoradiography.
- right-hand buoy — a distinctive buoy marking the side of a channel regarded as the right, or starboard, side.
- round character — a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author.
- 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.
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- rutherford atom — the atom postulated as analogous to the solar system, with electrons revolving around a small, central, positive nucleus that constitutes practically the entire mass of the atom
- scheduled caste — (in India) the official name given to the lower castes that are now protected by the government and offered special concessions.
- second thoughts — Often, second thoughts. reservation about a previous action, position, decision, judgment, or the like: He had second thoughts about his decision.
- security thread — a colored thread running through the paper of a piece of paper money, used to deter counterfeiting.
- self-authorized — given or endowed with authority: an authorized agent.
- shalosh seudoth — the last of the three prescribed Sabbath meals, taken after Minhah and before the evening service.
- shotgun wedding — a wedding occasioned or precipitated by pregnancy.
- shoulder-length — Shoulder-length hair is long enough to reach your shoulders.
- shroud of turin — a linen cloth kept in the Cathedral of Turin, Italy, since the late 1500s that bears a faint life-size human image venerated by some as the imprint of the dead body of Jesus.
- sodium chlorate — a colorless, water-soluble solid, NaClO 3 , cool and salty to the taste, used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives and matches, as a textile mordant, and as an oxidizing and bleaching agent.
- sodium ethylate — a white, hygroscopic powder, C 2 H 5 ONa, that is decomposed by water into sodium hydroxide and alcohol: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- sodium sulphate — a solid white substance that occurs naturally as thenardite and is usually used as the white anhydrous compound (salt cake) or the white crystalline decahydrate (Glauber's salt) in making glass, detergents, and pulp. Formula: Na2SO4
- sound-and-light — combining sound effects or music with unusual lighting displays: to promote a product with a spectacular sound-and-light presentation.
- southeastwardly — toward the southeast
- southend-on-sea — a seaport in SE Essex, in SE England, on Thames estuary.
- southwestwardly — toward the southwest
- spotted sunfish — a sunfish, Lepomis punctatus, inhabiting streams from South Carolina to Florida, having the body marked with longitudinal rows of spots.
- staggered hours — a system of working in which the employees of an organization do not all arrive and leave at the same time, but have large periods of overlap
- student teacher — a student who is studying to be a teacher and who, as part of the training, observes classroom instruction or does closely supervised teaching in an elementary or secondary school.
- studhorse poker — stud poker.
- subject heading — a title or heading of a category, esp in a bibliography or index