12-letter words containing h, i, s, t, a
- featheriness — The state or quality of being feathery.
- feldspathoid — Also, feldspathoidal. of or relating to a group of minerals similar in chemical composition to certain feldspars except for a lower silica content.
- fifth estate — any class or group in society other than the nobility, the clergy, the middle class, and the press.
- fish factory — a factory where fish is processed
- fishing boat — vessel: for fishing
- flame stitch — an ornamental stitch, used on bedspreads, upholstery fabrics, and the like, producing rows of ogees in various colors.
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- float switch — an electric switch controlled by a conductor floating in a liquid.
- foolhardiest — Superlative form of foolhardy.
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gastightness — the state or quality of being gastight
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- gazetteerish — in the style of a gazetteer
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- german sixth — (in musical harmony) an augmented sixth chord having a major third and a perfect fifth between the root and the augmented sixth
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- granny smith — a variety of crisp, green-skinned apple, for eating raw or for cooking.
- graphic arts — any of the fine or applied visual arts based on drawing or the use of line, as opposed to colour or relief, on a plane surface, esp illustration and printmaking of all kinds
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- great schism — a period of division in the Roman Catholic Church, 1378–1417, over papal succession, during which there were two, or sometimes three, claimants to the papal office.
- habitualness — The characteristic of being habitual.
- hack to bits — to damage severely
- haematemesis — Alternative spelling of hematemesis.
- haematolysis — Haemolysis.
- hair stylist — a person who designs and arranges hair styles.
- hairsbreadth — a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
- hairstylists — Plural form of hairstylist.
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- hallucinates — to have hallucinations.
- halton hills — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Toronto.
- hamarthritis — a swollen and painful condition that can affect all the joints
- hamstringing — Present participle of hamstring.
- hand setting — Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
- handstitched — Stitched by hand.
- hanging post — a post from which a door, gate, etc., is hung.
- hanging step — a step projecting from a wall with no real or apparent support at its outer end.
- haptoglobins — Plural form of haptoglobin.
- hardstanding — a hard surface on which cars, aircraft etc. may stand
- harmoniumist — a person who plays a harmonium
- harris tweed — a hand-woven tweed made only by residents in the Outer Hebrides from locally dyed and spun wool
- harvest mite — chigger (def 1).
- harvest tick — chigger (def 1).
- harvest time — season when crops are gathered
- haute-savoie — a department in E France. 1775 sq. mi. (4595 sq. km). Capital: Annecy.
- have kittens — to react with disapproval, anxiety, etc
- head station — the main buildings on a large sheep or cattle farm
- headmistress — a woman in charge of a private school.