15-letter words containing u, h, r
- daughter-in-law — Someone's daughter-in-law is the wife of their son.
- de bruijn graph — (mathematics) A class of graphs with elegant properties. De Bruijn graphs are especially easy to use for routing, with shifting of source and destination addresses.
- deoch-an-doruis — a parting drink or stirrup cup
- deutsches reich — former German name of Germany.
- dionysius thrax — c100 b.c, Greek grammarian.
- dishcloth gourd — loofah (def 1).
- distributorship — a franchise held by a distributor.
- do your head in — If something or someone does your head in, they make you angry or frustrated.
- 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
- droste-hulshoff — Annette Elisabeth Freiin von [ah-net-uh ey-lee-zah-bet frahy-in fuh n] /ɑˈnɛt ə eɪˈli zɑˌbɛt ˈfraɪ ɪn fən/ (Show IPA), 1797–1848, German poet.
- drying-up cloth — a tea towel
- duchesse brisee — See under duchesse.
- durchkomponiert — having a different tune for each section rather than having repeated melodies
- ease the rudder — to reduce the angle the rudder makes with the fore-and-aft line so that the vessel will turn more gradually
- echinodermatous — belonging or pertaining to the echinoderms.
- edmund randolph — A(sa) Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader: president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1925–68.
- edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
- eleutherococcus — a shrub, Eleutherococcus senticosus, which is found in Siberia and which is used in herbal medicine. It supposedly increases stamina and boosts the immune system
- eleutherodactyl — (of a bird) having the hind toe free
- eleutheromaniac — Having a passionate mania for freedom.
- eleutherophobia — the fear of freedom
- eleutherophobic — afraid of 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
- eurocheque card — a card that must be shown along with Eurocheques when using them to pay for goods or services. Eurocheque cards were withdrawn in 2002
- fallout shelter — protective bunker
- 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.
- field of honour — the place or scene of a battle or duel, esp of jousting tournaments in medieval times
- figure of eight — figure eight.
- fischer-dieskau — Dietrich [dee-trik;; German dee-trikh] /ˈdi trɪk;; German ˈdi trɪx/ (Show IPA), 1925–2012, German baritone.
- fish restaurant — a restaurant which serves mainly fish
- fishing harbour — a place where fishing boats are tied up
- flowering shrub — any shrub that produces flowers
- fluorochemicals — Plural form of fluorochemical.
- fluorophosphate — a salt or ester of a fluorophosphoric acid.
- force the issue — to compel decision on some matter
- foster daughter — a girl raised like one's own daughter, though not such by birth or adoption.
- founding father — The founding father of an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it.
- four-ball match — a match, scored by holes, between two pairs of players, in which the four players tee off and the partners alternate in hitting the pair's ball having the better lie off the tee.
- fourth official — In football, the fourth official is an official who assists the referee and assistant referees from the side of the pitch.
- fourth position — a position in which the feet are at right angles to the direction of the body, the toes pointing out, with one foot forward and the other foot back.
- fourth republic — the republic established in France in 1945 and replaced by the Fifth Republic in 1958.
- francis bushman — Francis X(avier) 1883–1966, U.S. film actor.
- french guianese — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
- french mulberry — a shrub, Callicarpa americana, of the verbena family, of the south-central U.S. and the West Indies, having violet-colored fruit and bluish flowers.
- french overture — a short piece in three movements common in the 17th and 18th centuries
- french vermouth — a dry aromatic white wine