10-letter words containing h, a, r, i, s
- rear sight — the sight nearest the breech of a firearm.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- reichsbank — the former German national bank.
- reichsmark — the monetary unit of Germany from November, 1924, until 1948. Compare Deutsche mark, mark2 (def 1), ostmark.
- relishable — liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- revanchism — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rh disease — erythroblastosis (def 2).
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.
- rhapsodize — to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- richardson — Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- ride-share — of or relating to the sharing of rides or transportation, especially among commuters: The agency was set up to devise a ridesharing program.
- rightwards — Also, rightwards. toward or on the right.
- ring flash — a type of electronic flash in which the light source is arranged in a ring around the lens in order to produce a light without shadows
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- rose aphid — a dark green aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, that feeds on roses and related plants.
- ruffianish — like a ruffian
- saccharide — an organic compound containing a sugar or sugars.
- saccharify — to convert (starch) into sugar.
- saccharine — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- saccharize — to convert into sugar; saccharify.
- saccharoid — having a granular texture like that of loaf sugar.
- saehrimnir — a boar that is roasted and served up every night in Valhalla and grows whole by morning.
- safari hat — brimmed hat worn on wildlife tours
- sagamihara — a city on E central Honshu, in Japan, SW of Tokyo.
- sailor hat — a hat with a flat round crown and fairly broad brim that is rolled upwards
- sand chair — a low folding beach chair with a frame, usually of tubular metal, that slants outward below the seat, forming a base designed to be rested in the sand.
- sapphirine — consisting of sapphire; like sapphire, especially in color.
- sarcophagi — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- satyagrahi — an exponent of nonviolent resistance, esp as a form of political protest
- schizocarp — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
- scratching — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- scrimshank — to avoid one's obligations or share of work; shirk.
- sea urchin — any echinoderm of the class Echinoidea, having a somewhat globular or discoid form, and a shell composed of many calcareous plates covered with projecting spines.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- serigraphy — a print made by the silkscreen process.
- shacharith — the religious service celebrated by Jews every morning.
- shanghaier — a person who shanghais
- shangri la — an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
- shangri-la — an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
- sharawadgi — a form of Chinese landscape architecture known for its irregular and asymmetrical plantings
- sharenting — the habitual use of social media to share news, images, etc of one’s children
- sharpening — the act of making the edge of something very thin or of making its end pointed
- shattering — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- sherardize — to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.