12-letter words containing h, a, l, m, s
- simian shelf — a shelflike thickening along the inside of the mandible, characteristic of the anthropoid apes.
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- sledgehammer — a large heavy hammer wielded with both hands.
- slot machine — a gambling machine operated by inserting coins into a slot and pulling a handle that activates a set of spinning symbols on wheels, the final alignment of which determines the payoff that is released into a receptacle at the bottom.
- slumbershade — sleep shade.
- small change — coins of small denomination.
- smallclothes — men's close-fitting knee breeches of the 18th and 19th centuries
- smallholding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- smith island — a group of islands in S Maryland and N Virginia, in Chesapeake Bay.
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- space helmet — a helmet worn by astronauts while in outer space
- spasmophilia — a condition in which only moderate mechanical or electrical stimulation produces spasms, convulsions, or tetany.
- spasmophilic — of or noting spasmophilia.
- stately home — a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.
- steam shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
- steam-shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
- stenothermal — (of animals or plants) able to exist only within a narrow range of temperature
- storm-lashed — badly affected by storms
- sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
- superhumeral — an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the shoulders
- thalassaemia — a hereditary disease, common in many parts of the world, resulting from defects in the synthesis of the red blood pigment haemoglobin
- thalassaemic — a person who has the blood disorder thalassaemia
- the midlands — the central counties of England, including Warwickshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, the former West Midlands metropolitan county, and Worcestershire: characterized by manufacturing industries
- the psalmist — King David, to whom all or certain of the Psalms are variously attributed
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- thermostable — capable of being subjected to a moderate degree of heat without loss of characteristic properties, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermolabile).
- thomas talys — Thomas, Tallis, Thomas.
- thrash metal — a type of very fast, very loud rock music that combines elements of heavy metal and punk rock
- thymus gland — a ductless, butterfly-shaped gland lying at the base of the neck, formed mostly of lymphatic tissue and aiding in the production of T cells of the immune system: after puberty, the lymphatic tissue gradually degenerates.
- 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.
- unhandsomely — unattractively
- unmarshalled — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- villahermosa — a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- whimsicality — Also, whimsicalness. whimsical quality or character.
- white salmon — the yellowtail, Seriola lalandei.