12-letter words containing d, i, s, h, o
- short radius — the perpendicular distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a side
- short-haired — having short hair
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- shortsighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- shut-out bid — a pre-emptive bid
- siderochrome — any of various chemical compounds functioning in the transport of iron in bacteria.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- siderophilic — having characteristics of siderophile
- sindonophany — the periodic exhibiting to the public of the shroud that the body of Christ is thought to have been wrapped in
- smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- sodium light — the light produced by a sodium lamp
- soufflé dish — A dish for making souffles
- sounion head — the tip of the Attica peninsula, E central Greece: site of ancient temple ruins.
- south euclid — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- south island — the largest island of New Zealand. 58,093 sq. mi. (150,460 sq. km).
- spinsterhood — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- stand-offish — If you say that someone is stand-offish, you mean that they behave in a formal and rather unfriendly way.
- stringholder — an oblong piece of wood at the lower end of the body of a viol or other stringed instrument to which the strings are attached.
- studio couch — an upholstered couch, usually without a back, convertible into a double bed by sliding a bed frame out from beneath it and covering the frame with the mattress that forms the upper thickness of the upholstery.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- sulphadoxine — an antibiotic drug of the sulphonamide group, commonly used in combination with pyrimethamine to treat malaria, and in combination with various drugs to treat certain infections
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- synarthrodia — synarthrosis.
- synecdochism — the use of synecdoche
- theodosius i — ("the Great") a.d. 346?–395, Roman emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 379–395.
- third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
- third sector — the segment of a nation's economy that is made up of neither public nor business concerns, as nonprofit health or educational institutions.
- this side of — If you say that something will not happen this side of a date or event, you mean that it will not happen before that date or event.
- this-worldly — distinguished by or relating to material or earthly concerns; not spiritual or concerned with life in a future or imaginary world
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- unadmonished — not admonished, counselled, or warned
- undernourish — to deprive of or fail to provide with nutrients essential for health and growth
- unwished-for — undesired; unwelcome: an unwished-for occurrence.
- unworshipped — not worshipped; not admired or revered
- washing soda — sodium carbonate (def 2).
- window shade — a shade or blind for a window, as a sheet of cloth or paper on a spring roller.
- winged horse — the constellation Pegasus.
- wisdom teeth — the third molar on each side of the upper and lower jaws: the last tooth to erupt.
- wisdom tooth — the third molar on each side of the upper and lower jaws: the last tooth to erupt.
- withholdings — Plural form of withholding.
- withoutdoors — out of doors.
- wood's light — ultraviolet light filtered through glass containing nickel oxide, used in detecting forgeries, in detecting microbes in hair, etc.
- woodchippers — Plural form of woodchipper.
- woodshedding — Present participle of woodshed.
- wordsmithery — the craft or skill of a wordsmith
- wordsmithing — Present participle of wordsmith.