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13-letter words containing d, e, s, h, u

  • horned scully — a tapered block of concrete with projecting steel rails, placed under water to tear holes in the bottoms of boats.
  • hors d'oeuvre — a small bit of appetizing food, as spicy meat, fish, cheese, or a preparation of chopped or creamed foods, often served on crackers or small pieces of toast, for eating at cocktail parties or other gatherings where drinks are served with no other food.
  • hors doeuvres — Hors d'oeuvres are small amounts of food served before the main course of a meal.
  • house-trained — housebroken.
  • housebuilding — The trade or activity of building houses.
  • housed string — a string of a stair (housed stair) receiving the ends of the risers or treads in a series of housings.
  • household art — any of the skills necessary to the efficient running of a household, as cooking or keeping a family budget.
  • household god — a god presiding over and protecting the home, especially in the religion of ancient Rome.
  • househusbands — Plural form of househusband.
  • hub-and-spoke — of or designating a system of air transportation by which local flights carry passengers to one major regional airport where they can board long-distance or other local flights for their final destinations.
  • hyaluronidase — Biochemistry. a mucolytic enzyme found in the testes, in snake venom, and in hemolytic streptococci and certain other bacteria, that decreases the viscosity of the intercellular matrix by breaking down hyaluronic acid.
  • hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
  • hydromedusoid — a jellyfish or something resembling a jellyfish that lives in water
  • hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
  • hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
  • hydrosulphide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
  • hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
  • ill-nourished — underfed or inadequately fed
  • in the clouds — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
  • indentureship — a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
  • judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
  • kenwood house — a 17th-century mansion on Hampstead Heath in London: remodelled and decorated by Robert Adam: contains the Iveagh bequest, a noted art collection
  • lick the dust — to be servile; grovel: cf. Mic. 7:17
  • lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.
  • middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
  • non-scheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.
  • open and shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • open-and-shut — immediately obvious upon consideration; easily decided: an open-and-shut case of murder.
  • outside-right — a footballer who plays on the outside right wing of the field
  • overnourished — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
  • pedal pushers — women's short trousers
  • pentadelphous — (of a plant) having its stamens arranged in five groups; (of stamens) being arranged in five groups
  • philo judaeus — c20 b.c.–a.d. c50, Alexandrian Jewish theologian and philosopher.
  • phosphuretted — treated or combined with phosphorus
  • polyadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three or more sets or bundles.
  • pressure head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
  • pseudepigraph — a book or piece of writing that is falsely titled or credited
  • pseudesthesia — phantom limb pain.
  • pseudo-heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
  • pussy-whipped — (of a woman) to dominate or control (a romantic partner); henpeck.
  • residual heat — heat that remains or lingers after something has been hot or heated up
  • reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • rosebud mouth — a mouth that resembles the unopened flower of a rose in shape
  • rushed behind — a situation when the ball passes through the goalposts but was last touched by a defending player, causing the attacking team to win a point
  • schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.
  • semifurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
  • shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
  • shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
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