14-letter words containing u, n, c, h, r, e
- deinonychosaur — Any omnivorous or carnivorous coelurosaurian theropod dinosaur of the clade Deinonychosauria.
- dwarf chestnut — the edible nut of the chinquapin tree
- eastern church — any of the churches originating in countries formerly part of the Eastern Roman Empire, observing an Eastern rite and adhering to the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed; Byzantine Church.
- eutrophication — Excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.
- exchequer bond — a type of short-term government bond
- free churchman — (sometimes initial capital letters) a member of a free church.
- french bulldog — one of a French breed of small, bat-eared dogs having a large, square head, a short tail, and a short, sleek coat.
- french cruller — cruller (def 2).
- french mustard — a mild mustard paste made with vinegar rather than water
- french-cruller — a rich, light cake cut from a rolled dough and deep-fried, usually having a twisted oblong shape and sometimes topped with sugar or icing.
- gamine haircut — a boyish or elfish hairstyle, esp on a woman
- geosynchronous — of or relating to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
- greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
- ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
- gunter's chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
- harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
- herbaceousness — The state or quality of being herbaceous.
- hermeneuticist — One who studies hermeneutics.
- heterochronous — a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.
- high frequency — the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 megahertz.
- hindu calendar — a lunisolar calendar that governs all Hindu and most Indian festivals, known from about 1000 b.c. and subsequently modified during the 4th and 6th centuries a.d.
- home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
- honey-coloured — having the colour of honey
- honours course — a degree course at honours level
- hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
- horse chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- horse-chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- huckleberrying — the activity of gathering huckleberries
- hunter's sauce — chasseur (def 4).
- hurricane deck — a deck at the top of a passenger steamer, having a roof supported by light scantlings.
- hurricane lamp — a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
- hyperconscious — acutely aware.
- hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
- ichthyocentaur — a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
- in the picture — informed about a given situation
- liver chestnut — chestnut (def 9).
- merchant guild — a medieval guild composed of merchants.
- microtechnique — the art of preparing something so that it can properly be examined using a microscope
- money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
- mother country — the country of one's birth or ancestry.
- mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
- mulching mower — a lawn mower that shreds blades of grass into very small pieces that are left on the lawn to decay and return moisture and nutrients to the soil
- musculophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.
- nebuchadnezzar — Also, Nebuchadrezzar [neb-uh-kuh d-rez-er, neb-yoo-] /ˌnɛb ə kədˈrɛz ər, ˌnɛb yʊ-/ (Show IPA). a king of Babylonia, 604?–561? b.c., and conqueror of Jerusalem. II Kings 24, 25.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.