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11-letter words containing e, n, h, a, r

  • square inch — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one inch on each side; 6.452 square centimeters. 2 , sq. in. Abbreviation: in.
  • starchiness — of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
  • stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
  • stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
  • stevengraph — a small picture woven in colored silk thread: introduced in 1879 and mass-produced on a Jacquard-type loom.
  • strap hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
  • strap-hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
  • straphanger — a passenger who stands in a crowded bus or subway train and holds onto a strap or other support suspended from above.
  • superharden — harden (def 6).
  • sure-handed — using the hands with skill and confidence; dexterous.
  • swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
  • tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
  • technocracy — a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
  • tectibranch — a mollusc of the suborder Tectibranchia (or Tectibranchiata) (order: Opisthobranchia) which includes the sea slugs and sea hares
  • tengri khan — a mountain in central Asia, on the boundary between Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) and China: highest peak of the Tien Shan Mountains. About 23,950 feet (7300 meters).
  • tenorrhaphy — suture of a tendon.
  • tented arch — a particular arch-like pattern in a fingerprint
  • tenth grade — (in the US) the tenth year of school, when students are 15 or 16 years old
  • tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
  • tertianship — (in the Jesuit order) a period of strict discipline before the taking of final vows, beginning one or two years after ordination.
  • tetrahedron — Geometry. a solid contained by four plane faces; a triangular pyramid.
  • tetrahymena — any ciliated protozoan of the genus Tetrahymena, a relative of the paramecium: often used in genetics research.
  • thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
  • the archean — the Archean Eon or its rocks
  • the argonne — a wooded region of NE France: scene of major battles in both World Wars
  • the centaur — the constellation Centaurus
  • the curtain — the end of a scene of a play, opera, etc, marked by the fall or closing of the curtain
  • the eternal — God
  • the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
  • the permian — the Permian period or rock system
  • the wagoner — Auriga
  • theatreland — the main theatre district of a city, esp in the West End of London
  • there again — on second thoughts, however
  • thermonasty — a nastic movement in response to a temperature change, as occurs in the opening of certain flowers
  • thoreauvian — Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
  • thorn apple — any poisonous plant belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, the species of which bear capsules covered with prickly spines, especially the jimson weed, D. stramonium.
  • thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
  • thread vein — a small red or purple capillary near to the surface of the skin
  • threatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
  • thromboxane — a compound, C 20 H 32 O 5 , formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.
  • thunder bay — a port in W Ontario, in S Canada, on Lake Superior: created in 1970 by the merger of twin cities (Fort William and Port Arthur) and two adjoining townships.
  • thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
  • thunderhead — incus (def 2).
  • thunderpeal — a crash of thunder; thunderclap.
  • titanothere — any member of the extinct mammalian family Brontotheriidae, large, horned relatives of the horse common in North America and Eurasia from the Eocene to the Oligocene epochs.
  • trachearian — of or relating to the Trachearia, which is a division of arachnids that breathe through the trachea
  • tracheation — the arrangement of tracheae in insects and other arthropods.
  • traineeship — the state or position of being a trainee.
  • transhipper — a person who tranships
  • transmanche — describing the region between Kent and Nord Pas de Calais
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