13-letter words containing h, i, d, e, r, s
- rhodesian man — an extinct Pleistocene human whose cranial remains were found at Kabwe, in Zambia: formerly in some classifications Homo rhodesiensis but now considered archaic Homo sapiens.
- rhodochrosite — a mineral, manganese carbonate, MnCO 3 , commonly containing some iron and calcium, and usually rose-red in color: a minor ore of manganese; manganese spar.
- ride the rods — to steal a ride on a freight train
- rushed behind — a situation when the ball passes through the goalposts but was last touched by a defending player, causing the attacking team to win a point
- sandwich tern — a European tern, Sterna sandvicensis, that has a yellow-tipped bill, whitish plumage, and white forked tail, and nests in colonies on beaches, etc
- school dinner — meal served at educational institution
- school friend — A school friend is a friend of yours who is at the same school as you, or who used to be at the same school when you were children.
- scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
- semifurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- seventy-third — next after the seventy-second; being the ordinal number for 73.
- sharp-sighted — having keen sight.
- shearing shed — a farm building equipped with power machinery for sheepshearing and equipment for baling wool
- shepherd king — any of the Hyksos kings.
- shield bearer — an attendant who carries the shield or arms of a warrior.
- ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
- ship decanter — a glass decanter with a very wide base.
- short-sighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- shoulder-high — A shoulder-high object is as high as your shoulders.
- side whiskers — sideburns: hair at side of man's face
- sidereal hour — a 24th part of a sidereal day
- 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
- silver halide — a compound in which silver is combined with a halogen, as silver chloride, bromide, or iodide.
- silver-haired — having silver coloured hair
- single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
- slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
- spanish cedar — a tropical American tree, Cedrela odorata, of the mahogany family.
- speechreading — the act or process of determining the intended meaning of a speaker by utilizing all visual clues accompanying speech attempts, as lip movements, facial expressions, and bodily gestures, used especially by people with impaired hearing.
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- spider orchid — any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys, esp O. sphegodes, having a flower with yellow, green, or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- 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
- third baseman — the player whose position is third base.
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thunderstrike — Archaic. to strike with a thunderbolt.
- trisaccharide — a carbohydrate composed of three monosaccharide units, and hydrolyzable to a monosaccharide or a mixture of monosaccharides.
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- underfinished — (of a farm animal) not having developed enough flesh
- undishonoured — not dishonoured; not disgraced or disrespected
- unreplenished — not replenished or refilled
- varied thrush — a plump thrush, Ixoreus naevius, of western North America, resembling a robin with a dark band across the chest.
- verkhneudinsk — former name of Ulan Ude.
- western hindi — the vernacular of the western half of the Hindi-speaking area in India: the basis of Hindustani and of literary Hindi and Urdu.
- whiskerandoed — having extravagant whiskers
- white mustard — a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.