12-letter words containing h, a, r, i, s
- straightbred — (of animals) purebred; having parents of the same breed
- straightedge — a bar or strip of wood, plastic, or metal having at least one long edge of sufficiently reliable straightness for use in drawing or testing straight lines, plane surfaces, etc.
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- straightness — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- straightways — in a direct course
- stratigraphy — a branch of geology dealing with the classification, nomenclature, correlation, and interpretation of stratified rocks.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- strip-search — to search (a suspect who has been required to remove all clothing) especially for concealed weapons, contraband, or evidence of drug abuse.
- strophanthin — a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds of a strophanthus, especially Strophanthus kombe, used as a cardiac stimulant.
- strophiolate — having a strophiole
- stylographic — of or relating to a stylograph.
- subarachnoid — of, relating to, or situated below the arachnoid membrane.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix
- superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
- switch grass — a North American grass, Panicum virgatum, having an open, branching inflorescence.
- swivel chair — a chair whose seat turns around horizontally on a swivel.
- synarthrodia — synarthrosis.
- synarthrosis — immovable articulation; a fixed or immovable joint; suture.
- synchronical — happening at the same time
- tachyphrasia — a communication disorder involving rapid, unintelligible speech
- thames river — a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- that's right — that is correct
- the fair sex — women collectively
- the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
- the nearside — the side of a vehicle normally nearer the kerb (in Britain, the left side)
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- the triassic — the Triassic period or rock system
- the-persians — a tragedy (472 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- theorematist — a person who creates or discovers a theorem
- therapeutics — a therapeutic substance.
- therapeutist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- 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.
- thioarsenate — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenic acids
- thioarsenite — any of a group of chemical compounds considered salts of the thioarsenious acids
- third estate — the third of the three estates or political orders: the commons in France or England. Compare estate (def 5).
- 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.
- thitherwards — in that direction
- time sharing — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- time-sharing — time-sharing (def 2).
- transit shed — a building located on or near a pier (piershed) or wharf (wharf shed) used for short-term storage of cargo in transit.
- transleithan — beyond the river Leitha, which once formed part of the boundary between Austria and Hungary
- trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trichuriasis — intestinal infestation with the roundworm Trichuris trichiura, producing nausea, abdominal discomfort, and diarrhea, common in tropical areas with poor sanitation.
- triphosphate — a salt derived from triphosphoric acid.