11-letter words containing h, a, i, r, s, l
- half sister — sister (def 2).
- half-sister — sister (def 2).
- halsingborg — a seaport in SW Sweden, opposite Helsingör.
- harassingly — in a harassing manner
- harmolodics — the technique of each musician in a group simultaneously improvising around the melodic and rhythmic patterns in a tune, rather than one musician improvising on its underlying harmonic pattern while the others play an accompaniment
- hawser-laid — cablelaid (def 1).
- health risk — something that could cause harm to people's health
- heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
- hell-raiser — a person who behaves in a rowdy, riotous manner, especially habitually.
- heracleides — ?390–?322 bc, Greek astronomer and philosopher: the first to state that the earth rotates on its axis
- heuristical — Of or pertaining to heuristics.
- highlanders — Plural form of highlander.
- hilariously — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- hinderlands — the buttocks
- hinterlands — Plural form of hinterland.
- holophrasis — the expression of the ideas of a phrase or sentence in one word; polysynthesis: a language characterized by holophrasis.
- horizontals — Plural form of horizontal.
- hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hyperplasia — abnormal multiplication of cells.
- hyperplasic — Relating to hyperplasia.
- hypersaline — Having an abnormally high salinity.
- hysteresial — relating to the retardation of an effect following upon its cause
- icosahedral — Of, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron.
- idler shaft — a shaft carrying one or more gearwheels that idles between a driver shaft and a driven shaft, usually to reverse the direction of rotation or provide different spacing of gearwheels, esp in a gearbox
- intraschool — Within a single school.
- ioshkar-ola — autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 8994 sq. mi. (23,294 sq. km). Capital: Ioshkar-Ola.
- isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
- israelitish — of or relating to the Israelites; Hebrew.
- lanarkshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- laser light — light which is generated by a laser
- laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
- latchstring — a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.
- leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- lizard fish — any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Synodontidae, having a lizardlike head.
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- marshalling — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshalship — The position or role of a marshal.
- nailbrushes — Plural form of nailbrush.
- nourishable — able to be nourished; benefiting from nourishment
- oil varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- oligarchies — Plural form of oligarchy.
- overhastily — in such a way as to be excessively hasty or done without enough consideration
- parish hall — a room or building associated with a parish church, used by the local community for social or charitable activities (though not necessarily religious activities)
- pele's hair — volcanic glass thread, usually basaltic, caused by the solidification of exploding or ejected lava in the open air.