13-letter words containing e, r, n, s
- harness hitch — a hitch forming a loop around a rope, especially one formed at the end of a bowline.
- harness horse — a horse used for pulling vehicles.
- hart's-tongue — a fern, Phyllitis scolopendrium, having long, leathery, wavy-edged leaves.
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- harvester ant — any of several red or black ants, especially of the genus Pogonomyrmex, of the southwestern U.S., that feed on and store the seeds of grasses.
- hassenpfeffer — a stew of marinated rabbit meat garnished usually with sour cream.
- hazardousness — The condition of being hazardous.
- he's your man — he's the person needed (for a particular task, role, job, etc)
- head shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- head-shrinker — to draw back, as in retreat or avoidance: to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.
- heading sword — a sword used for beheading.
- headshrinkers — Plural form of headshrinker.
- heart surgeon — a surgeon who specializes in performing operations on the heart
- heartfeltness — The state or quality of being heartfelt.
- heartlessness — The characteristic of being heartless.
- heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
- heat transfer — Heat transfer is the movement of heat from one substance or material to another.
- heliocentrism — The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.).
- henceforwards — (archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
- herd instinct — the impulse or tendency toward clustering or acting in a group, especially the presumed instinct toward or need for gregariousness and conformity.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hereditarians — Plural form of hereditarian.
- hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
- herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- hertogenbosch — 's Hertogenbosch.
- heterogeneous — different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
- heterogenesis — Also, heterogeny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/ (Show IPA). alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
- heterostracan — any of several ostracoderms of the order Heterostraci, from the Silurian and Devonian Periods, having the anterior part of the body enclosed in bony plates.
- hiatus hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- hiberno-saxon — having the characteristics of both the Irish and English; Anglo-Irish.
- hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
- high-interest — (of a loan, mortgage, etc) to be repaid at a high rate of interest
- hilariousness — The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity.
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- homeownership — a person who owns a home.
- honest broker — a neutral person or organization that mediates disputes; an impartial mediator.
- honeycreepers — Plural form of honeycreeper.
- honor society — (in a college, university, or secondary school) a student society that admits members on the basis of academic merit and, sometimes, worthwhile contributions in extracurricular activities.
- honorableness — The property of being honorable.
- honors course — a course in a university or college consisting largely of independent research terminating in a dissertation or a comprehensive examination, and earning for the student who passes it a degree with distinction.
- horned scully — a tapered block of concrete with projecting steel rails, placed under water to tear holes in the bottoms of boats.
- hornet's nest — a large amount of activity, trouble, hostility, or animosity: His investigation stirred up a hornet's nest, resulting in major shifts in personnel.
- hornswogglers — Plural form of hornswoggler.
- horse gentian — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- horse stinger — a dragonfly.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.