12-letter words containing h, a, i, r, s, l
- schiaparelli — Elsa [el-sah] /ˈɛl sɑ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1973, French fashion designer, born in Italy.
- scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
- scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
- scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
- scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
- scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
- scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
- seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- share-milker — (in New Zealand) a person who lives on a dairy farm milking the owner's herd for an agreed share of the profits and, usually, building his own herd simultaneously
- shareability — the state or property of being able to be shared
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- shirt-tailed — (of a garment) having a shirt-tail
- shrimp plant — a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- star thistle — any of several naturalized Eurasian plants of the genus Centaurea, especially C. calcitrapa, having purplish, spiny flower heads.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix
- swivel chair — a chair whose seat turns around horizontally on a swivel.
- synchronical — happening at the same time
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- triumphalism — triumphant spirit or character.
- triumphalist — Triumphalist behaviour is behaviour in which politicians or organizations celebrate a victory or a great success, especially when this is intended to upset the people they have defeated.
- trophallaxis — (among social insects) the exchange of nutriments or other secretions between members of a colony.
- unchivalrous — having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and loyalty.
- unhistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- unhysterical — not showing or suggesting any hysteria; controlled; sensible; calm;
- unperishable — imperishable
- unshrinkable — not able to contract or become smaller in size
- urolithiasis — a diseased condition marked by the formation of stones in the urinary tract.
- villahermosa — a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- water shield — Also called water target. an aquatic plant, Brasenia schreberi, of the water lily family, having purple flowers, floating, elliptic leaves, and a jellylike coating on the underwater stems and roots.
- welsh rabbit — a dish of melted cheese, usually mixed with ale or beer, milk, and spices, served over toast.
- wherewithals — Plural form of wherewithal.
- white slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- white-slaver — a person engaged in white-slave traffic or business.
- wranglership — (at Cambridge University) the position of a wrangler