11-letter words containing h, a, e, m, o
- psammophyte — a plant that grows in sand or sandy soil.
- radiothermy — therapy that utilizes the heat from a shortwave radio apparatus or diathermy machine.
- remand home — a detention home for juvenile offenders aged 8–16 years.
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- rhyme royal — a form of verse introduced into English by Chaucer, consisting of seven-line stanzas of iambic pentameter in which there are three rhymes, the first line rhyming with the third, the second with the fourth and fifth, and the sixth with the seventh.
- roman shade — a window shade that, when raised, is drawn up into a series of concertina folds.
- room father — a male volunteer, often the father of a student, who assists an elementary-school teacher, as by working with students who need extra help.
- route march — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- school meal — lunch served at educational institution
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- serrano ham — cured ham from Spain
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- smallholder — owner of small plot of land
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- stomachache — pain in the stomach or abdomen; colic.
- stomachless — lacking or not having a stomach
- szombathely — a city in W Hungary: founded a.d. 48.
- tacheometer — a type of theodolite designed for the rapid measurement of distances, elevations, and directions
- tacheometry — the measurement of distance, etc, using a tacheometer
- technomania — an obsessional enthusiasm for technology
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- thalidomide — a crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 13 H 10 N 2 O 4 , formerly used as a sedative: if taken during pregnancy, it may cause severe abnormalities in the limbs of the fetus.
- thaumatrope — a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
- theomachist — a person who battles against the gods or resists the will of the gods
- thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
- thermograph — a thermometer that records the temperatures it measures.
- thermonasty — a nastic movement in response to a temperature change, as occurs in the opening of certain flowers
- thermopylae — a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
- thermotaxis — Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
- thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
- thromboxane — a compound, C 20 H 32 O 5 , formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.
- tracheotomy — the operation of cutting into the trachea.
- washerwoman — a woman who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundress.
- washerwomen — Plural form of washerwoman.
- weathermost — (nautical) Farthest to the windward side.
- what's more — in addition
- whoremaster — someone who consorts with whores; a lecher or pander.
- woman-hater — a person, especially a man, who dislikes women; misogynist.
- yachtswomen — Irregular plural form of yachtswoman.
- zoochemical — the branch of chemistry dealing with the constituents of the animal body; animal chemistry.