13-letter words containing a, s, h, t, o, r
- draughtboards — Plural form of draughtboard.
- draughtsboard — The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
- draughtswoman — Alternative spelling of draftswoman.
- draw the shot — to deliver the bowl in such a way that it approaches the jack
- drop a stitch — to allow a loop of wool to fall off a knitting needle accidentally while knitting
- earth station — a terminal equipped to receive, or receive and transmit, signals from or to communications satellites.
- earth-goddess — a goddess of fertility and vegetation.
- east by north — a point on the compass 11°15′ north of east. Abbreviation: EbN.
- east hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- eastern shore — the eastern shore of Chesapeake Bay, including parts of Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
- electrographs — Plural form of electrograph.
- elevator shoe — a shoe designed to increase the wearer's height
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- enteropathies — Plural form of enteropathy.
- erythematosus — (pathology) An eruption of red lesions.
- erythroblasts — Plural form of erythroblast.
- ethnographers — Plural form of ethnographer.
- ethnographies — Plural form of ethnography.
- exhilarations — Plural form of exhilaration.
- factory-fresh — coming directly from the factory; brand new
- feature shock — (jargon) (From Alvin Toffler's "Future Shock") A user's confusion when confronted with a package that has too many features and poor introductory material.
- flamethrowers — Plural form of flamethrower.
- fort sheridan — a military reservation in NE Illinois, on W shore of Lake Michigan S of Lake Forest.
- foster father — a man who takes the place of a father in raising a child.
- fourth estate — the journalistic profession or its members; the press.
- gabrilowitsch — Ossip [aw-syip] /ˈɔ syɪp/ (Show IPA), 1878–1936, Russian pianist and conductor, in America.
- galois theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of the theory of finite groups to the solution of algebraic equations.
- gastrohepatic — of, relating to, or involving the stomach and the liver.
- gastrophrenic — (anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
- gastrorrhagia — (medical) A hemorrhage from the stomach, also known as a gastric hemorrhage.
- gastrorrhaphy — The suture of a perforation of the stomach.
- ghettoblaster — Alternative form of ghetto blaster.
- gladiatorship — the work of a gladiator
- gram's method — a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water.
- grave clothes — the wrappings in which a dead body is interred
- growth shares — ordinary shares with good prospects of appreciation in yield and value
- haemarthrosis — Alternative form of hemarthrosis.
- hair restorer — a lotion claimed to promote hair growth
- hampton roads — a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay: battle between the Monitor and the Virginia 1862.
- hand controls — a set of controls in some cars, operated by hand, that have the same function as the accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals
- harbor master — an official who supervises operations in a harbor area and administers its rules.
- harbourmaster — (British, Canada, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
- harmonisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of harmonization.
- harry hotspur — the nickname of Sir Henry Percy
- hart's-tongue — a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
- health resort — spa
- heart surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in performing operations on the heart