12-letter words containing h, a, m, i, s, r
- saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
- schneiderman — Rose, 1884–1972, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland.
- scram switch — (jargon) (From the nuclear power industry) An emergency power-off switch (see Big Red Switch), especially one positioned to be easily hit by evacuating personnel. In general, this is *not* something you frob lightly; these often initiate expensive events (such as Halon dumps) and are installed in a dinosaur pen for use in case of electrical fire or in case some luckless field servoid should put 120 volts across himself while Easter egging. SCRAM stands for Safety Control Rod Ax Man. In the early days of nuclear power, boron moderator rods were raised and lowered on ropes. In the event of a runaway chain reaction, a man with an axe would chop the rope and drop the rods into the nuclear pile to stop the reaction. See also molly-guard, TMRC.
- scrimshander — a person who makes scrimshaw objects.
- scrimshanker — a shirker
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- shamateurism — a sports term referring to a state in which an athlete is classified as an amateur but acts like a professional, usually by raising money
- 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
- 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
- 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
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- straight man — an entertainer who plays the part of a foil for a comic partner.
- straight-arm — Football. to push (a potential tackler) away by holding the arm out straight; stiff-arm.
- thames river — a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
- thermalgesia — pain caused by heat.
- thermostatic — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- third stream — a style of music that uses features of both jazz and classical music in an attempt to develop a new and distinctive musical idiom.
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
- 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.
- unharmonious — marked by agreement in feeling, attitude, or action: a harmonious group.
- villahermosa — a state in SE Mexico, on the Gulf of Campeche. 9783 sq. mi. (25,338 sq. km). Capital: Villahermosa.
- watermanship — the skill, duties, business, etc., of a waterman.
- what is more — moreover, in addition
- witch's mark — devil's mark.