12-letter words containing a, s, h, l, e, r
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- imperishable — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- imperishably — In an imperishable manner.
- in rehearsal — being prepared for public performance
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- lake charles — a city in SW Louisiana.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- lamprophyres — Plural form of lamprophyre.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- laureateship — a person who has been honored for achieving distinction in a particular field or with a particular award: a Nobel laureate.
- lay sth bare — If you lay bare something or someone, you reveal or expose them.
- leather star — a starfish, Dermasterias imbricata, of the western coast of North America, having the body covered by a thick, leathery skin.
- leatherbacks — Plural form of leatherback.
- leathernecks — Plural form of leatherneck.
- leatherwoods — Plural form of leatherwood.
- lion's share — the largest part or share, especially a disproportionate portion: The eldest son received the lion's share of the estate.
- lisle thread — a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves, etc.
- longshoreman — a person employed on the wharves of a port, as in loading and unloading vessels.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- malnourished — poorly or improperly nourished; suffering from malnutrition: thin, malnourished victims of the famine.
- manslaughter — Law. the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought.
- melanophores — Plural form of melanophore.
- nasotracheal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.
- neanderthals — Plural form of neanderthal.
- needle-sharp — very sharp
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nonspherical — not spherical
- ochlocracies — Plural form of ochlocracy.
- open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- parcel shelf — flat storage panel in a vehicle
- parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
- parlor house — (especially in the 19th and early 20th centuries) a brothel with a comfortable, often elaborately decorated parlor for the reception of clients.
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
- phrasal verb — a combination of verb and one or more adverbial or prepositional particles, as catch on, take off, bring up, or put up with, functioning as a single semantic unit and often having an idiomatic meaning that could not be predicted from the meanings of the individual parts.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- plasmasphere — a region of cool plasma surrounding the earth, extending 8000–25,000 miles (13,000–40,000 km) into space, and bounded by the plasmapause.
- prayer shawl — a tallith.
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
- prerehearsal — relating to the period before a rehearsal
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- raphaelesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of the style of the painter Raphael.