12-letter words containing a, s, h, i, e
- house wizard — (Probably from ad-agency tradetalk, "house freak") A hacker occupying a technical-specialist, R&D, or systems position at a commercial shop. A really effective house wizard can have influence out of all proportion to his/her ostensible rank and still not have to wear a suit. Used especially of Unix wizards. The term "house guru" is equivalent.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- housetrained — Simple past tense and past participle of housetrain.
- housewarming — a party to celebrate a person's or family's move to a new home.
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- hunting case — a watchcase with a hinged cover to protect the crystal.
- hydrastinine — a white, crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 11 H 13 NO 3 , synthesized from hydrastine: used to arrest bleeding, especially in the uterus.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hypaesthesia — an abnormally weak sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch.
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperalgesia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperkinesia — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hyperrealism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- hypersomniac — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hyperspatial — Pertaining to hyperspace.
- hypersthenia — abnormal strength or tension
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypoesthesia — an abnormally weak sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch.
- hypostasised — to assume the reality of (an idea, proposition, etc.); hypostatize.
- hypostatised — to treat or regard (a concept, idea, etc.) as a distinct substance or reality.
- hypostatized — Simple past tense and past participle of hypostatize.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hysteromania — unusually increased sexual desire in a woman
- iatrochemist — a person who practises iatrochemistry
- icosahedrons — Plural form of icosahedron.
- idea hamster — a person who is employed as a source of new ideas
- impeachments — Plural form of impeachment.
- imperishable — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- imperishably — In an imperishable manner.
- in rehearsal — being prepared for public performance
- in search of — looking for, seeking
- in that case — then
- in the cards — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
- in the least — You can use in the least and the least bit to emphasize a negative.
- in the shade — in shadow, out of the sun
- inchoateness — The quality of being inchoate.
- inexhaustive — not exhaustive; not thorough
- inheritances — Plural form of inheritance.
- inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- inhumanities — Plural form of inhumanity.
- interchanges — Plural form of interchange.
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- ishtar terra — a plateau region in the northern hemisphere of Venus.
- isosthenuria — the inability of the kidneys to dilute or concentrate urine
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- javelin fish — a fish of the genus Pomadasys of semitropical Australian seas with a long spine on its anal fin
- jawless fish — cyclostome.