15-letter words containing t, h, u, n
- communion cloth — corporal3 .
- communist china — China, People's Republic of.
- community chest — a fund raised by voluntary contribution for local welfare activities
- contour feather — any of the feathers that cover the body of an adult bird, apart from the wings and tail, and determine its shape
- countercathexis — (psychology) The suppression or repression of mental energy.
- countercharging — Present participle of countercharge.
- countercharming — Present participle of countercharm.
- counterchecking — Present participle of countercheck.
- counterflashing — (construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
- countermarching — Present participle of countermarch.
- counterpunching — Present participle of counterpunch.
- counterpurchase — barter, especially of products or materials between international companies or importers and exporters.
- counterweighted — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweight.
- country kitchen — a large kitchen with ample areas for food preparation and eating.
- court christian — ecclesiastical court.
- court of honour — a military court that is instituted to investigate matters involving personal honour
- credit-crunched — adversely affected by a credit crunch
- crush-resistant — not being easily creased
- curtain shutter — a focal-plane shutter consisting of a curtain on two rollers, moved at a constant speed past the lens opening so as to expose the film to one of several slots in the curtain, the width of which determines the length of exposure.
- cushion capital — a capital, used in Byzantine, Romanesque, and Norman architecture, in the form of a bowl with a square top
- daughter-in-law — Someone's daughter-in-law is the wife of their son.
- dichotomousness — the quality of being dichotomous
- dionysius thrax — c100 b.c, Greek grammarian.
- distinguishable — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distinguishably — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- distinguishment — to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
- dithionous acid — an unstable dibasic acid known only in solution and in the form of dithionite salts. It is a powerful reducing agent. Formula: H2S2O4
- do the business — to achieve what is required
- doubting thomas — a person who refuses to believe without proof; skeptic. John 20:24–29.
- dougherty wagon — a horse- or mule-drawn passenger wagon having doors on the side, transverse seats, and canvas sides that can be rolled down.
- draughtproofing — Present participle of draughtproof.
- draughtsmanship — (British) alternative spelling of draftsmanship.
- drinking trough — a narrow open container in which water for animals is put
- drying-up cloth — a tea towel
- durchkomponiert — having a different tune for each section rather than having repeated melodies
- dutchman's-pipe — a climbing vine, Aristolochia durior, of the birthwort family, having large, heart-shaped leaves and brownish-purple flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe.
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- eleutheromaniac — Having a passionate mania for freedom.
- enantiomorphous — Of or pertaining to enantiomorphs or enantiomorphism; enantiomorphic.
- estuary english — a variety of standard British English in which the pronunciation reflects various features characteristic of London and the Southeast of England
- ethnolinguistic — Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
- ethnomusicology — The study of the music of different cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- eustachian tube — part of the ear
- exhaustlessness — the quality of being exhaustless
- faith community — a community of people sharing the same religious faith
- false buckthorn — a spiny shrub or small tree, Bumelia lanuginosa, of the sapodilla family, native to the southern U.S., having gummy, milky sap and white, bell-shaped flowers and yielding a hard, light-brown wood.
- fifth columnist — A fifth columnist is someone who secretly supports and helps the enemies of the country or organization they are in.
- finishing touch — a final additional or detail that completes and perfects something
- fish restaurant — a restaurant which serves mainly fish
- flannel-mouthed — speaking thickly, as if one's mouth were full of flannel