11-letter words containing a, s, h, e
- nearsighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- netherlands — the, (used with a singular or plural verb) a kingdom in W Europe, bordering on the North Sea, Germany, and Belgium. 13,433 sq. mi. (34,790 sq. km). Capitals: Amsterdam and The Hague.
- nettle rash — urticaria resulting from contact with various plants causing local irritation.
- nietzschean — the philosophy of Nietzsche, emphasizing the will to power as the chief motivating force of both the individual and society.
- niggerheads — Plural form of niggerhead.
- night snake — a nocturnal, mildly venomous New World snake, Hypsiglena torquata, having a gray or yellowish body marked with dark brown spots.
- nightdreams — Plural form of nightdream.
- nightshades — Plural form of nightshade.
- nizhnekamsk — a city in the E Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Kazan.
- no mean sth — You can use no mean in expressions such as 'no mean writer' and 'no mean golfer' to indicate that someone does something well.
- noah's dove — the constellation Columba.
- nonadhesive — coated with glue, paste, mastic, or other sticky substance: adhesive bandages.
- nonwashable — Not washable.
- northeaster — New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northeast.
- noun phrase — a construction that functions syntactically as a noun, consisting of a noun and any modifiers, as all the men in the room who are reading books, or of a noun substitute, as a pronoun.
- nourishable — able to be nourished; benefiting from nourishment
- nurse shark — any of several sharks of the family Orectolobidae, especially Ginglymostoma cirratum, occurring in shallow waters from Rhode Island to Brazil and the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
- octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
- oesophageal — esophageal.
- offshoreman — a person who works offshore, especially on an offshore oil rig.
- oligarchies — Plural form of oligarchy.
- on the bias — A dress or skirt that is cut on the bias or that is bias-cut has been cut diagonally across the material so that it hangs down in a particular way.
- on the case — If you say that someone is on the case, you mean that they are aware of a particular problem and are trying to resolve it.
- onslaughter — An onslaught.
- opera house — a theater devoted chiefly to operas.
- oral herpes — a disease caused by herpes simplex virus type 1, characterized primarily by a cluster of small, transient blisters chiefly at the edge of the lip or nostril; herpes labialis.
- orchestrate — Arrange or score (music) for orchestral performance.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- orthoclases — Plural form of orthoclase.
- orthostates — orthostat.
- osteography — The scientific description of bones; osteology.
- osteopathic — Of or pertaining to osteopathy or osteopathic medicine.
- ostreophage — someone who loves or eats oysters
- ostreophagy — the consumption of oysters
- other ranks — (in the armed forces) all those who do not hold a commissioned rank
- over-sharer — an instance of this: Get ready for an overshare about his health problems.
- overcharges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overcharge.
- overharvest — the harvesting of plants or animals in an unsustainable manner
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
- pan-atheism — the belief that because there is no God, nothing can properly be termed sacred or holy.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- panel house — a brothel having rooms with secret entrances, as sliding panels, for admitting panel thieves.
- panentheism — the belief that God is a part of the universe as well as transcending it
- panentheist — someone who believes that God is a part of the universe as well as transcending it
- panesthesia — total awareness and perception
- pantheistic — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- paper chase — the effort to earn a diploma or college degree, especially in law, or a professional certificate or license.
- para-phrase — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.