12-letter words containing a, s, h, k
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- grass hockey — field hockey.
- ground shark — any of various requiem sharks, especially of the genus Carcharhinus.
- hack to bits — to damage severely
- hammarskjold — Dag Hjalmar [dahg yahl-mahr] /dɑg ˈyɑl mɑr/ (Show IPA), 1905–61, Swedish statesman: Secretary General of the United Nations 1953–61; Nobel Peace Prize 1961.
- handies peak — a peak in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,048 feet (4285 meters).
- hare krishna — a religious sect based on Vedic scriptures, whose followers engage in joyful congregational chanting of Krishna's name: founded in the U.S. in 1966.
- harold stark — Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- harvest tick — chigger (def 1).
- hash cookies — biscuits containing cannabis
- have kittens — to react with disapproval, anxiety, etc
- hawk's beard — any of various plants of the genus Crepis, of the daisy family, resembling the dandelion but having a branched stem with several flowers.
- hawk's-beard — any of various plants of the genus Crepis, of the daisy family, resembling the dandelion but having a branched stem with several flowers.
- headshakings — Plural form of headshaking.
- headshrinker — shrink (def 9).
- heat-seeking — A heat-seeking missile or device is one that is able to detect a source of heat.
- heaven knows — You can say 'Heaven knows' to emphasize that you do not know something, or that you find something very surprising.
- heimskringla — a book of the 13th century narrating the history of the kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson.
- higashiosaka — a city on S Honshu, in Japan, W of Osaka.
- hit the sack — a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- hockey skate — a tubular ice skate having a shorter blade than a racing skate and often having a reinforced shoe for protection.
- holkar state — a former state of central India, ruled by the Holkar dynasty of Maratha rulers of Indore (18th century until 1947)
- horsebreaker — One who trains, or breaks in, horses.
- housebreaker — a person who breaks into and enters a house with a felonious intent.
- hyperkinesia — Pathology. an abnormal amount of uncontrolled muscular action; spasm.
- hypermarkets — Plural form of hypermarket.
- ishikari bay — a bay of the Sea of Japan, on the W coast of Hokkaido, Japan.
- jackson hole — a valley in NW Wyoming, near the Teton Range: wildlife preserve.
- jenghis khan — Genghis Khan.
- kashmir goat — one of a long-haired breed of goat raised in Tibet and the higher elevations of China, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Turkey for its meat, milk, and cashmere wool.
- katamorphism — metamorphism at or near the earth's surface: breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones.
- katharevousa — The purist form of modern Greek used in traditional literary writing, as opposed to the form that is spoken and used in everyday writing (called demotic).
- khaibar pass — Khyber Pass.
- kinaesthesia — kinesthesia.
- kinaesthesis — kinesthesia.
- kinaesthetic — Alternative form of kinesthetic.
- kinesipathic — of or relating to kinesipathy
- kinesophobia — Fear of movement.
- kirschwasser — a fragrant, colorless, unaged brandy distilled from a fermented mash of cherries, produced especially in Germany, Switzerland, and Alsace, France.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kitchenwares — Plural form of kitchenware.
- knuckleheads — Plural form of knucklehead.
- lake charles — a city in SW Louisiana.
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- loansharking — the practice of lending money at excessive rates of interest.
- mackintoshes — Plural form of mackintosh.
- make history — do sth of great significance
- malt whiskey — Malt whiskey or malt is whiskey that is made from malt.