12-letter words containing h, a, i, r, s
- shirt-tailed — (of a garment) having a shirt-tail
- shirtwaister — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- shoe repairs — repairs to shoes
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- shopbreaking — the act of breaking into a shop
- short radius — the perpendicular distance from the centre of a regular polygon to a side
- short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
- short-haired — having short hair
- 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.
- shrimp sauce — a sauce made from shrimps
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- simhat torah — a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23d day of Tishri, that marks the end of the annual cycle of Torah readings and the beginning of the next cycle
- sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
- sixth-grader — a pupil in their sixth US school year after kindergarten, who is usually around 11 or 12 years old
- skirt chaser — a womanizer.
- skirt-chaser — a womanizer.
- slipper bath — a bath in the shape of a slipper, with a covered end
- sociographic — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- south arabia — Protectorate of, a former protectorate of Great Britain in S Arabia, now part of the Republic of Yemen.
- spanish iris — an iris, Iris xyphium, of the Mediterranean region, having blue, white, or yellow flowers with a yellow or orange patch.
- spanish rice — rice prepared with chopped onions, tomatoes, green peppers, and sometimes diced ham, seasoned with cayenne pepper and mixed with butter.
- spar varnish — a durable, weather-resistant varnish applied to unpainted wooden areas, especially on ships.
- spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
- spearfishing — any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
- spearheading — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- sphragistics — the scientific study of seals or signet rings.
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- spring catch — a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.
- squarishness — the condition or quality of being somewhat square
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- stadia-hairs — a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
- stage fright — nervousness felt by a performer or speaker when appearing before an audience.
- star thistle — any of several naturalized Eurasian plants of the genus Centaurea, especially C. calcitrapa, having purplish, spiny flower heads.
- starry night — a painting (1889) by Vincent van Gogh.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- straight bat — a bat held vertically
- straight man — an entertainer who plays the part of a foil for a comic partner.
- straight off — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straight out — thoroughgoing: a straight-out Democrat.
- straight pin — pin (sense 2)
- straight-arm — Football. to push (a potential tackler) away by holding the arm out straight; stiff-arm.
- straight-out — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straightaway — straight onward, without turn or curve, as a racecourse.