12-letter words containing h, e, a, t, s, o
- orchestrates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of orchestrate.
- orchestrator — One who orchestrates.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
- out of phase — in an unsynchronized way
- out of shape — person: unfit
- pathogeneses — the production and development of disease.
- pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
- penalty shot — a free shot at the goal defended only by the goalkeeper, awarded to an offensive player for certain defensive violations.
- phagocytoses — phagocytize.
- phonasthenia — difficult or abnormal voice production; vocal weakness.
- photo spread — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- photo-stated — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
- photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
- polish wheat — a wheat, Triticum polonicum, grown chiefly in S Europe, N Africa, and Turkestan.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- post-harvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- ram sth home — If something rams home a message or a point, it makes it clear in a way that is very forceful and that people are likely to listen to.
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- sacher torte — a chocolate cake covered with apricot jam and chocolate icing, usually served with whipped cream.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- saint joseph — a city in NW Missouri, on the Missouri River.
- saw-whet owl — a very small North American owl, Aegolius acadicus, having streaked, brown plumage and lacking ear tufts.
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- scatter shot — shot prepared for a weapon having a rifled bore or barrel.
- schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
- section hand — a person who works on a section gang.
- sepher torah — a scroll of the Torah, typically of parchment, from which the designated Parashah is chanted or read on the prescribed days.
- share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- sharpshooter — a person skilled in shooting, especially with a rifle.
- shatter cone — a cone-shaped fragment of rock, probably formed by violent shock waves, as from meteoritic impact or atomic explosions
- shatterproof — designed or made to resist shattering: shatterproof glass in automobile windows.
- shawl tongue — kiltie (def 3).
- sheet anchor — Nautical. a large anchor used only in cases of emergency.
- shoe leather — treated animal skin used for shoes
- shoot a line — to try to create a false image, as by boasting or exaggerating