11-letter words containing a, i, r, s, h
- horrisonant — Having an unpleasant sound.
- horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
- horseradish — a cultivated plant, Armoracia rusticana, of the mustard family, having small, white flowers.
- hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- house-train — to housebreak.
- hudibrastic — of, relating to, or resembling the style of Samuel Butler's Hudibras (published 1663–78), a mock-heroic poem written in tetrameter couplets.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
- hypermnesia — the condition of having an unusually vivid or precise memory.
- hyperplasia — abnormal multiplication of cells.
- hyperplasic — Relating to hyperplasia.
- hypersaline — Having an abnormally high salinity.
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hyperstatic — redundant (def 5b).
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hysteresial — relating to the retardation of an effect following upon its cause
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
- icosahedral — Of, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron.
- icosahedron — a solid figure having 20 faces.
- idler shaft — a shaft carrying one or more gearwheels that idles between a driver shaft and a driven shaft, usually to reverse the direction of rotation or provide different spacing of gearwheels, esp in a gearbox
- in chambers — in the privacy of a judge's chambers
- in the wars — (esp of a child) hurt or knocked about, esp as a result of quarrelling and fighting
- inhabitress — a female inhabitant
- interparish — involving, or occurring between, two or more parishes
- intraschool — Within a single school.
- ioshkar-ola — autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 8994 sq. mi. (23,294 sq. km). Capital: Ioshkar-Ola.
- isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
- isodiaphere — one of two or more nuclides in which the difference between the number of neutrons and the number of protons is the same
- israelitish — of or relating to the Israelites; Hebrew.
- issacharite — a member of the tribe of Issachar.
- janitorship — the office of janitor
- job sharing — to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees.
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- kurdaitchas — Plural form of kurdaitcha.
- kwashiorkor — a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia.
- lanarkshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- laser light — light which is generated by a laser
- laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
- latchstring — a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.
- leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- lizard fish — any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Synodontidae, having a lizardlike head.
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- machineries — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.