11-letter words containing a, s, h, e, r
- reemphasize — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
- reestablish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- repair shop — garage, body shop: for vehicles
- repurchaser — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- researchers — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- researchful — (of a book, academic paper etc) full of research, containing or built upon a great deal of research
- retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- rhea silvia — a vestal virgin who became the mother, by Mars, of Romulus and Remus.
- rhesus baby — a baby suffering from haemolytic disease at birth as its red blood cells (which are Rh positive) have been attacked in the womb by antibodies from its Rh negative mother
- rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
- ridesharing — of or relating to the sharing of rides or transportation, especially among commuters: The agency was set up to devise a ridesharing program.
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- right stage — the part of the stage that is right of center as one faces the audience.
- roman shade — a window shade that, when raised, is drawn up into a series of concertina folds.
- rose chafer — a tan scarabaeid beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosis, that feeds on the flowers and foliage of roses, grapes, peach trees, etc.
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- saccharated — sweetened
- saddle horn — horn (def 19).
- safe harbor — a harbor considered safe for a ship, as in wartime or during a storm at sea.
- salt shaker — a container for salt with a perforated top to allow the salt to be shaken out.
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- sand hopper — beach flea.
- sarcenchyme — the connective tissue of some sponges
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scarlet hat — a cardinal's hat
- scattershot — delivered over a wide area and at random; generalized and indiscriminate: a scattershot attack on the proposed program.
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- schmierkase — cottage cheese.
- schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
- school year — the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.
- schwarmerei — excessive enthusiasm or sentimentality.
- scratchless — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- screen wash — a fluid that is squirted onto a car windscreen to clean it
- sea feather — any of several anthozoans of the order Gorgonacea, in which the colony assumes a featherlike shape.
- sea leather — the skin of sharks, porpoises, dogfishes, etc., prepared and used for the same purposes as ordinary leather.
- sea-poacher — poacher1 (def 2).
- search term — Computers. a word or other term used to electronically retrieve data, Web pages, or other information from files, databases, etc.: When you search the shopping website, ads relating to your search terms will appear along with your search results.
- searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- sedan chair — an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sefer torah — Sepher Torah.
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- self-hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- sennacherib — died 681 b.c, king of Assyria 705–681.
- serigrapher — someone who engages in serigraphy
- serigraphic — of or pertaining to serigraphy
- serotherapy — therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.
- serrano ham — cured ham from Spain