13-letter words containing h, e, r, d, t
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- short-sighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- short-sleeved — having short sleeves
- 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 knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
- shut the door — put up a barrier
- shutter speed — speed (def 5b).
- sight reading — the act or skill of performing unfamiliar written music, or of translating something written in a foreign language, readily on sight, without previous study
- single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
- soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
- southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- spatterdashes — long leather leggings worn in the 18th century, as to protect from mud when riding
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- stone-hearted — stony-hearted.
- stony-hearted — hardhearted.
- stout-hearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
- straight-edge — advocating abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, and sex and sometimes advocating vegetarianism.
- striped hyena — a hyena, Hyaena hyaena, of northern Africa, Arabia, and India, having a grayish coat with distinct blackish stripes.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- switched-star — denoting or relating to a cable television system in which only one or two programme channels are fed to each subscriber, who can select other channels by remote control of a central switching point
- take sth hard — If you take something hard, you are very upset or depressed by it.
- take the road — to begin a journey or tour
- tenderhearted — soft-hearted; sympathetic.
- tetartohedral — (of a crystal) having one fourth the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.
- tetrachloride — a chloride containing four atoms of chlorine.
- the adversary — Satan
- the archfiend — the chief of fiends or devils; Satan
- the decameron — title of collection of stories written in Italian in the early Renaissance by Boccaccio
- the ediacaran — the Ediacaran period or rock system
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- the high road — the principal road from one place to another
- the iron lady — a nickname often used to describe female heads of government around the world, meaning 'strong-willed woman'. Most famously used of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979 to 1990) Margaret Thatcher
- the last word — final retort
- the new world — the Americas; the western hemisphere
- the oppressed — people who are subjugated by cruelty, force, etc
- the other day — several days ago
- the real deal — a person or thing seen as being authentic and not inferior in any way
- the ryder cup — the trophy awarded in a professional golfing competition between teams representing Europe and the US
- the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
- the third age — old age, esp when viewed as an opportunity for travel, further education, etc
- the-decameron — a collection of 100 tales (1353) by Boccaccio.