10-letter words containing a, s, r, h
- push-start — to start (a motor vehicle) by pushing it while it is in gear, thus turning the engine
- pythagoras — c582–c500 b.c, Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious reformer.
- quebrachos — Plural form of quebracho.
- rabbitfish — a puffer, Lagocephalus laevigatus.
- race-horse — a horse bred or kept for racing, especially in flat races or steeplechases.
- racehorses — Plural form of racehorse.
- rachmanism — extortion or exploitation by a landlord of tenants of dilapidated or slum property, esp when involving intimidation or use of racial fears to drive out sitting tenants whose rent is fixed at a low rate
- raise hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- rajasthani — an Indic language, the vernacular of Rajasthan.
- ramshackle — dilapidated, run down
- rangership — the office or position of a ranger
- ranshackle — to ransack
- raree show — peep show.
- ras dashan — the highest mountain in Ethiopia, in the N part. 15,158 feet (4623 meters).
- ras shamra — a locality in W Syria, near the Mediterranean Sea: site of ancient Ugarit; many archaeologically important objects dating to the Bronze Age.
- rash shirt — a shirt worn by surfers as protection against sunburn, heat rash, etc
- rat cheese — inexpensive cheese, especially domestic cheddar.
- ravishment — rapture or ecstasy.
- rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
- readership — the people who read or are thought to read a particular book, newspaper, magazine, etc.: The periodical has a dwindling readership.
- rear sight — the sight nearest the breech of a firearm.
- red shanks — herb Robert.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- reichsbank — the former German national bank.
- reichsmark — the monetary unit of Germany from November, 1924, until 1948. Compare Deutsche mark, mark2 (def 1), ostmark.
- relishable — liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- repurchase — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- researched — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- researcher — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- researches — diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.: recent research in medicine.
- restharrow — a low, pink-flowered European shrub, Ononis spinosa, of the legume family, having tough roots that hinder the plow or harrow.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rh disease — erythroblastosis (def 2).
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.
- rhapsodize — to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- rhodoplast — a plastid found in red algae, containing red pigment as well as chlorophyll
- richardson — Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- ride-share — of or relating to the sharing of rides or transportation, especially among commuters: The agency was set up to devise a ridesharing program.
- rightwards — Also, rightwards. toward or on the right.
- ring flash — a type of electronic flash in which the light source is arranged in a ring around the lens in order to produce a light without shadows
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- rose aphid — a dark green aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, that feeds on roses and related plants.
- rough-sawn — (of wood) used as originally cut, without smoothing or sanding: shingles of rough-sawn cedar.
- ruffianish — like a ruffian
- sabretache — a leather case suspended from a cavalryman's saddle