11-letter words containing h, e, r, t, s
- blepharitis — inflammation of the eyelids
- bletcherous — /blech'*-r*s/ Disgusting in design or function; aesthetically unappealing. This word is seldom used of people. "This keyboard is bletcherous!" (Perhaps the keys don't work very well, or are misplaced.) The term bletcherous applies to the esthetics of the thing so described; similarly for cretinous. By contrast, something that is "losing" or "bagbiting" may be failing to meet objective criteria.
- bottlebrush — a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft, used for cleaning bottles
- breadthless — the measure of the second largest dimension of a plane or solid figure; width.
- breadthways — from side to side
- breadthwise — in the direction of the breadth
- breath test — A breath test is a test carried out by police in which a driver blows into a piece of equipment to show how much alcohol he or she has drunk.
- breathalyse — to apply a Breathalyser test to (someone)
- breathiness — (of the voice) characterized by audible or excessive emission of breath.
- brittlebush — any of several composite plants of the genus Encelia, of desert regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having alternate leaves and yellow ray flowers with a yellow or purple center.
- brushstroke — Brushstrokes are the marks made on a surface by a painter's brush.
- bullshitter — nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
- bumbershoot — an umbrella
- burnishment — the act or process of burnishing
- burnt shale — carbonaceous shale formed by destructive distillation of oil shale or by spontaneous combustion of shale after it has been some years in a tip: sometimes used in road making
- bus shelter — A bus shelter is a bus stop that has a roof and at least one open side.
- bush oyster — a bull's testicle when cooked and eaten
- bush tucker — any wild animal, insect, plant or plant extract, etc traditionally used as food by native Australians
- butter dish — a small dish designed to hold butter
- camphorates — Plural form of camphorate.
- cantharides — a diuretic and urogenital stimulant or irritant prepared from the dried bodies of Spanish fly (family Meloidae, not Cantharidae), once thought to be an aphrodisiac
- cash letter — a deposit list from one bank to another containing items to be credited to the account of the depositing bank.
- cashierment — the action of rejecting or dismissing
- castlereagh — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 66 076 (2003 est). Area: 85 sq km (33 sq miles)
- catachresis — the incorrect use of words, as luxuriant for luxurious
- catarrhines — Plural form of catarrhine.
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- catchphrase — A catchphrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
- cedar chest — a chest made of cedar, in which woolens, furs, etc. are stored for protection against moths
- cesarevitch — the eldest son of a czar.
- chain store — A chain store is one of several similar shops that are owned by the same person or company, especially one that sells a variety of things.
- chalkstripe — clothing with a pattern of thin white stripes on a dark background
- champerties — Plural form of champerty.
- champertous — a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.
- charientism — (rhetoric) A figure of speech wherein a taunting expression is softened by a jest; an insult veiled in grace.
- charioteers — Plural form of charioteer.
- charlestown — oldest part of Boston, at the mouth of the Charles River: site of the battle of Bunker Hill
- chart house — a room or deckhouse for storing and working with charts, navigational instruments, etc.
- chartaceous — of the nature of paper; papery
- chartbuster — A popular singer or group that makes a best-selling recording.
- chaste tree — a small ornamental verbenaceous tree, Vitex agnus-castus, of S Europe and SW Asia, with spikes of pale blue flowers
- chatterbots — Plural form of chatterbot.
- checkerspot — any of several butterflies of the genus Melitaea, having black wings with yellowish-brown, checkerlike markings.
- cheek strap — (of a bridle) one of two straps passing over the cheeks of the horse and connecting the crown piece with the bit or noseband.
- chemistries — Plural form of chemistry.
- cherepovets — city in NE Russia, on the Rybinsk Reservoir: pop. 319,000
- cherishment — the act or process of cherishing
- cherrystone — a small or not fully-grown edible clam of the genus Mercenaria, found in the waters off the Atlantic coast of North America
- chevrotains — Plural form of chevrotain.
- china aster — a related Chinese plant, Callistephus chinensis, widely cultivated for its showy brightly coloured flowers