15-letter words containing ris
- garrison finish — the finish of a race, especially a horse race, in which the winner comes from behind to win at the last moment.
- garrison troops — troops who maintain and guard a military base or fortified place
- ground meristem — an area of primary meristematic tissue, emerging from and immediately behind the apical meristem, that develops into the pith and the cortex.
- heliacal rising — rising of a celestial object at approximately the same time as the rising of the sun
- horticulturists — Plural form of horticulturist.
- hypopituitarism — abnormally diminished activity of the pituitary gland, especially of the anterior lobe.
- identity crisis — a period or episode of psychological distress, often occurring in adolescence but sometimes in adulthood, when a person seeks a clearer sense of self and an acceptable role in society.
- imperishability — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- inner barrister — a barrister belonging to the inner bar.
- intercomparison — mutual comparison
- irish wolfhound — one of an Irish breed of large, tall dogs having a rough, wiry coat ranging in color from white to brindle to black.
- judeo-christian — of or relating to the religious writings, beliefs, values, or traditions held in common by Judaism and Christianity.
- jurisprudential — the science or philosophy of law.
- juristic person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- mahrisch-ostrau — German name of Moravská Ostrava.
- medical tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
- merry christmas — well-wishes for Christmas season
- microenterprise — A business operating on a very small scale, especially one with a sole proprietor and fewer than six employees.
- miniaturisation — Alternative spelling of miniaturization.
- mitigate a risk — If something or someone mitigates a risk, they make the effects of a loss or risk less unpleasant, harmful, or serious.
- myristicivorous — feeding on nutmeg
- non-charismatic — of, having, or characteristic of charisma.
- nonaristocratic — lacking aristocratic qualities, not refined or polished
- nonpsychiatrist — a person who is not a psychiatrist
- objective prism — a large prism placed in front of the objective lens or mirror of a telescope, allowing the simultaneous acquisition of the spectra of many stars.
- oligomerisation — Alternative spelling of oligomerization.
- ostreiculturist — a person who breeds oysters
- outer barrister — a barrister belonging to the outer bar.
- parish magazine — a magazine containing news and articles of interest to the people of a particular parish church or the local area
- parish register — the register of the christenings, marriages, and burials in a parish.
- particularistic — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
- perissosyllabic — (of a line of verse) containing more syllables than expected for the metre being used
- prism binocular — Usually, prism binoculars. Optics. binocular (def 1).
- prismatic layer — the middle layer of the shell of certain mollusks, consisting chiefly of crystals of calcium carbonate.
- prison governor — the senior administrator or head of a prison
- prison sentence — confinement in prison as a punishment imposed on a person who has been found guilty of a crime
- prisoner of war — a person who is captured and held by an enemy during war, especially a member of the armed forces. Abbreviation: POW.
- prisoner's base — any of various children's games in which each of two teams has a home base where members of the opposing team are kept prisoner after being tagged or caught and from which they can be freed only in specified ways.
- properispomenon — a word with an accentuated penultimate syllable that is indicated by means of a circumflex
- regulatory risk — a risk to which private companies are subject, arising from the possibility of legislation or regulations that will affect business being adopted by a government
- remand prisoner — a prisoner who is sent back into custody (or sometimes admitted to bail) to await trial or continuation of their trial
- risk assessment — the evaluation of the possible risks in a product,situation, activity or course of action
- risk management — the technique or profession of assessing, minimizing, and preventing accidental loss to a business, as through the use of insurance, safety measures, etc.
- risk one's neck — to take a great risk
- 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.
- st. christopher — Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.
- stereoisomerism — the isomerism ascribed to different relative positions of the atoms or groups of atoms in the molecules of organic compounds.
- sunrise service — (sometimes initial capital letters) an outdoor religious service held at dawn on Easter morning.
- tamarisk gerbil — gerbil (def 2).
- tequila sunrise — a cocktail, usually consisting of tequila, orange juice, and grenadine. The ingredients have different densities and settle into bands of colour that resemble the sky at sunrise