13-letter words containing a, s, h, t
- athletic shoe — a shoe designed to be worn for sports, exercising, or recreational activity, as racquetball, jogging, or aerobic dancing.
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- attested herd — a herd of cattle, etc that has been certified as being free from a disease, esp from tuberculosis
- auction house — a commercial company that specializes in selling items at auction
- authenticates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate.
- authorisation — Alternative spelling of authorization.
- autocatharsis — a therapeutic process designed to free unconscious disturbances by having the patient write about his or her experiences, impressions, etc.
- autocephalous — (of an Eastern Christian Church) governed by its own national synods and appointing its own patriarchs or prelates
- autochthonous — (of rocks, deposits, etc) found where they and their constituents were formed
- automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
- autorickshaws — Plural form of autorickshaw.
- autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
- autoschediaze — to do or act with little forethought or preparation
- baal shem tov — original name Israel ben Eliezer ?1700–60, Jewish religious leader, teacher, and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism
- baal-shem-tov — (Israel ben Eliezer"Besht") c1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.
- baby snatcher — a person who steals a baby from its pram
- baby's-breath — a tall Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Gypsophila paniculata, bearing small white or pink fragrant flowers
- bachelorettes — Plural form of bachelorette.
- back straight — a straight part of a circuit, esp of an athletics track or a racecourse, furthest from the finishing point
- backscratcher — an implement with a long handle, used for scratching one's back
- backstitching — Present participle of backstitch.
- bag-snatching — theft that involves snatching women's handbags
- balance shaft — a shaft in a vehicle engine that is designed to reduce the amount of vibration from other moving parts as it rotates
- balance sheet — A balance sheet is a written statement of the amount of money and property that a company or person has, including amounts of money that are owed or are owing. Balance sheet is also used to refer to the general financial state of a company.
- ballet school — a school where professional ballet dancers are trained
- baltic shield — the wide area of ancient rock in Scandinavia
- bamboo shoots — the shoots of the bamboo plant, often used as food in Asian dishes
- bang goes sth — If you say bang goes something, you mean that it is now obvious that it cannot succeed or be achieved.
- bantamweights — Plural form of bantamweight.
- barber's itch — any of various fungal infections of the bearded portion of the neck and face
- barristership — the office of a barrister
- bartholinitis — Inflammation of Bartholin's cyst.
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- bassenthwaite — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria near Keswick. Length: 6 km (4 miles)
- batch-process — to perform batch processing on (files)
- bathurst burr — an Australian plant, Xanthium spinosum, having numerous hooked burrs that became entangled in sheep's wool
- beehive state — Utah (used as a nickname).
- behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
- berchtesgaden — a town in Germany, in SE Bavaria: site of the fortified mountain retreat of Adolf Hitler. Pop: 7667 (2003 est)
- betamethasone — a synthetic analogue of a glucocorticoid, C 22 H 29 FO 5 , used in various forms in the treatment of inflammation, allergies, and tumors, and for replacement therapy in adrenal insufficiency.
- bibliophagist — a person who devours books
- birth parents — a child's biological parents, regardless of whether they subsequently bring up the child
- birthday bash — a birthday party
- birthday suit — If you are in your birthday suit, you are not wearing any clothes.
- blacksmithing — the work of a blacksmith.
- blandishments — Blandishments are pleasant things that someone says to another person in order to persuade them to do something.
- blanket chest — a chest, with or without drawers, having a rectangular space under a lifting lid or top, used for storing blankets, bedding, or clothing.
- blanket sheet — a newspaper of larger than average size, common in the mid 19th century.
- blepharoplast — a cylindrical cytoplasmic body in protozoa
- body snatcher — (formerly) a person who robbed graves and sold the corpses for dissection