12-letter words containing h, e, r, d, t
- radiesthetic — of or relating to radiesthesia
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- rammed earth — a mixture of sand, loam, clay, and other ingredients rammed hard within forms as a building material.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- read-through — reading (def 1).
- rechristened — to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- rehydratable — capable of being rehydrated
- residentship — a person who resides in a place.
- rhodomontade — rodomontade
- rhytidectomy — face-lift.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- right-angled — A right-angled triangle has one angle that is a right angle.
- right-handed — having the right hand or arm more serviceable than the left; using the right hand by preference: a right-handed painter.
- right-hander — a person who is right-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand.
- right-minded — having correct, honest, or good opinions or principles.
- right-to-die — asserting or advocating the right to refuse extraordinary medical measures to prolong one's life when one is terminally ill or irreversibly comatose: right-to-die laws.
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- sacred heart — the physical heart of Jesus, to which special devotion is offered as a symbol of His love and redemptive sacrifice.
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- screw thread — Also called worm. the helical ridge of a screw.
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
- sheet feeder — a device that feeds paper into a printer one sheet at a time.
- shelter deck — a weather deck covering a space not considered fully watertight.
- shirt-tailed — (of a garment) having a shirt-tail
- shirtsleeved — not wearing a jacket or coat
- shop steward — commerce: union rep
- short-haired — having short hair
- short-handed — not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- shortsighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- sixth-grader — a pupil in their sixth US school year after kindergarten, who is usually around 11 or 12 years old
- soft-hearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
- spatter dash — roughcast (def 1).
- spatter-dash — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- spiderhunter — any of several sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having dull-colored plumage and a long bill.
- spinsterhood — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- stagger head — dropline.
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- starchedness — the condition or quality of being starched
- stepdaughter — a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- stockholders — Also called stockowner. a holder or owner of stock in a corporation.
- stonyhearted — unfeeling; pitiless; cruel
- storm-lashed — badly affected by storms
- stouthearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
- straightbred — (of animals) purebred; having parents of the same breed