15-letter words containing u, n, c, h, r, e
- roche moutonnee — a rounded, glacially eroded rock outcrop, usually one of a group, resembling a sheep's back.
- rocket launcher — a tube attached to a weapon for the launching of rockets.
- round character — a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author.
- round-the-clock — around-the-clock.
- sandwich course — A sandwich course is an educational course in which you have periods of study between periods of being at work.
- sarcenchymatous — relating to the connective tissue of some sponges
- scatter cushion — Scatter cushions are small cushions for use on sofas and chairs.
- schone mullerin — a song cycle (1823), by Franz Schubert, consisting of 20 songs set to poems by Wilhelm Müller.
- schopenhauerian — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
- schopenhauerism — the philosophy of Schopenhauer, who taught that only the cessation of desire can solve the problems arising from the universal impulse of the will to live.
- southern gothic — a literary genre depicting life in the southern US and featuring grotesque themes and imagery
- splanchnopleure — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
- 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.
- subtrochanteric — Anatomy. either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis.
- technostructure — the group or class of technically skilled administrators, scientists, and engineers who manage and influence business, the economy, and government affairs.
- the crucifixion — the crucifying of Christ at Calvary, regarded by Christians as the culminating redemptive act of his ministry
- theft insurance — insurance against loss or damage of property resulting from theft.
- thermionic tube — a vacuum tube in which the cathode is heated electrically to cause the emission of electrons by thermal agitation.
- thunderstricken — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- turn the corner — the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- turn the scales — to determine or decide something uncertain
- uncharacterized — to mark or distinguish as a characteristic; be a characteristic of: Rich metaphors characterize his poetry.
- unchoreographed — not choreographed; not pre-arranged or pre-prepared; unplanned
- unchristianlike — not like a Christian; not in accordance with Christian teaching and values
- uncomprehending — to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive: He did not comprehend the significance of the ambassador's remark.
- uncomprehensive — of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive: a comprehensive study of world affairs.
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- underresearched — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- universal chuck — a chuck, as on a lathe headstock, having three stepped jaws moving simultaneously for precise centering of a workpiece of any of a wide range of sizes.
- unpolished rice — a partly refined rice, hulled and deprived of its germ but retaining some bran.
- virtual machine — Also called system virtual machine. a self-contained operating environment that behaves as if it is a separate computer, with no access to the host operating system: When an application runs in a virtual machine, there is little chance that it will damage files or applications in the host system.
- welsbach burner — a type of gaslight in which a mantle containing thorium and cerium compounds becomes incandescent when heated by a gas flame
- wheelchairbound — Confined to a wheelchair.
- wreathed column — a column having a twisted or spiral form.