11-letter words containing a, i, r, s, h
- archnemesis — A chief nemesis.
- archpriests — Plural form of archpriest.
- argyllshire — (until 1975) a county of W Scotland, part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now part of Argyll and Bute
- aristarchus — a crater in the NE quadrant of the moon, having a diameter of about 37 kilometres, which is the brightest formation on the moon
- arithmetics — Plural form of arithmetic.
- arrhythmias — Plural form of arrhythmia.
- arsonphobia — Pyrophobia.
- art history — study of art through the ages
- arthralgias — Plural form of arthralgia.
- arthritides — (medicine) Plural form of arthritis.
- arthrodesis — the fusion of bones in a joint through surgery which causes immobility of the joint
- artisanship — the occupation or product of a craftsperson or artisan
- ashlar line — a horizontal line, indicated at a building site with a taut string, that corresponds to the exterior surface plane of a masonry wall.
- aspheterise — to deny the right of private property
- aspheterism — the teaching that all property should be in common ownership and no individual should benefit from personal possession
- aspheterize — to observe or engage in aspheterism
- asphyxiator — to produce asphyxia in.
- astraphobia — a fear of thunder and lightning
- astrophobia — A fear of stars and celestial space.
- athwartship — having a position across a vessel from side to side at right angles to the keel
- atmospheric — Atmospheric is used to describe something which relates to the Earth's atmosphere.
- auditorship — the position or function of auditor
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- authorities — the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine.
- awash-river — a river in E Ethiopia, flowing NE through the Great Rift Valley to near the Djibouti border. 500 miles (805 km) long.
- azores high — a subtropical high centered near the Azores.
- bachelorism — bachelorhood
- bahia grass — a grass, Paspalum notatum, of tropical America, grown in the southern United States for lawns and pasturage.
- baresthesia — the sense or perception of pressure.
- barthianism — the theological doctrines and principles of Karl Barth and his followers, especially in reference to neoorthodoxy.
- baryshnikov — Mikhail. born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre
- batrachians — Plural form of batrachian.
- bearishness — The characteristic of being bearish.
- beauharnais — Alexandre (alɛksãdr), Vicomte de. 1760–94, French general, who served in the War of American Independence and the French Revolutionary wars; first husband of Empress Joséphine: guillotined
- behaviorism — Behaviorism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- behaviorist — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
- behind bars — If you say that someone is behind bars, you mean that they are in prison.
- bioresearch — the investigation of the nature of living organisms; biological research.
- black shirt — a member of any fascist organization (specif., the former Italian Fascist party) with a black-shirted uniform
- blepharitis — inflammation of the eyelids
- brachiosaur — any of a genus (Brachiosaurus) of huge Jurassic sauropods having longer forelegs than hind legs and nostrils high on the forehead
- brachyprism — the four faces parallel to the brachyaxis in a crystal
- brattishing — decorative work along the coping or on the cornice of a building
- breadthwise — in the direction of the breadth
- breathiness — (of the voice) characterized by audible or excessive emission of breath.
- brickshaped — resembling the shape of a brick
- bridal shop — a shop that specializes in selling bridal wear
- brush aside — If you brush aside or brush away an idea, remark, or feeling, you refuse to consider it because you think it is not important or useful, even though it may be.
- bushranging — the life of a bushranger
- caipirinhas — Plural form of caipirinha.