13-letter words containing h, e, a, s
- seventh grade — school year: age 12-13
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- sexual health — health care and counselling related to sexual relations, reproductive health, sexually transmitted infections, etc
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- shaft feather — one of the two fletchings on an arrow
- shag pile rug — a piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area
- shakespearean — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
- shakespearian — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
- shamefastness — the state or quality of being modest, shy, or bashful
- shamelessness — lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
- shape-shifter — a creature or thing that can change shape at will or that does so under certain conditions
- shaped charge — a warhead having a concave, hollow end and operating on the Munroe effect.
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
- share premium — the excess of the amount actually subscribed for an issue of corporate capital over its par value
- sharecropping — the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper
- shark watcher — a business consultant who assists companies in identifying and preventing unwelcome takeover bids
- sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
- shaving cream — a preparation, as of soap and free fatty acid, that is lathered and applied to the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving.
- shaving horse — a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.
- she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- shearing gang — a group of itinerant workers who contract to shear, class, and bale a farmer's wool clip
- shearing shed — a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool
- sheep farming — agriculture: sheep raising
- sheep measles — a disease of sheep caused by infestation by the cysticerci of a dog tapeworm (Taenia ovis)
- sheep station — a large sheep farm
- sheepshearing — an act or instance of shearing sheep.
- shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
- shetland pony — one of a breed of small but sturdy, rough-coated ponies, raised originally in the Shetland Islands.
- shetland wool — the fine wool undercoat pulled by hand from Shetland sheep.
- shield bearer — an attendant who carries the shield or arms of a warrior.
- shingle beach — a beach made of a mass of small pieces of rough stone
- ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
- ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- ship of state — a nation or its affairs likened to a ship under sail.
- ship's papers — the documents that are required by law to be carried by a ship for the purpose of ascertaining details of her ownership, nationality, destination, and cargo or to prove her neutrality
- shipping lane — sea lane.
- shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
- shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shoe repairer — a person who mends shoes
- shore terrace — a terrace or bench produced by wave erosion and biochemical attack along the shore of an ocean or a large lake.
- short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard