11-letter words containing h, i, s, t, o
- diarthroses — a form of articulation that permits maximal motion, as the knee joint.
- diarthrosis — any freely movable joint, such as the shoulder and hip joints
- diastrophic — Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth's crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of level, etc.
- dichotomies — Botany. a mode of branching by constant forking, as in some stems, in veins of leaves, etc.
- dichotomise — to divide or separate into two parts, kinds, etc.
- dichotomist — to divide or separate into two parts, kinds, etc.
- dichotomous — divided or dividing into two parts.
- dichromates — Plural form of dichromate.
- diphosphate — a pyrophosphate.
- discotheque — a nightclub for dancing to live or recorded music and often featuring sophisticated sound systems, elaborate lighting, and other effects.
- disenthrone — to dethrone.
- dish it out — an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- dishonestly — In a dishonest manner.
- disthronize — to dethrone
- dog whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- dog-whistle — Politics. a political strategy, statement, slogan, etc., that conveys a controversial, secondary message understood only by those who support the message: His criticism of welfare was a dog whistle appealing to racist voters.
- doltishness — The characteristic of being doltish.
- dorsetshire — a county in S England. 1024 sq. mi. (2650 sq. km).
- doughtiness — steadfastly courageous and resolute; valiant.
- downshifted — Simple past tense and past participle of downshift.
- drouthiness — the state or condition of being thirsty or dry
- duotheistic — Of or relating to duotheism.
- dystrophies — Plural form of dystrophy.
- enarthrosis — A ball-and-socket joint.
- epignathous — having a protruding upper jaw
- erythropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear red
- erythrosine — a fluorone, tetraiodo-fluorescein, which is used as a red food colouring (E127) and in biological staining
- esophagitis — Inflammation of the esophagus.
- ethnologist — One who practices ethnology.
- exhalations — Plural form of exhalation.
- exhibitions — Plural form of exhibition.
- exhumations — Plural form of exhumation.
- fashionista — a very fashionable person, especially one who works in the fashion industry.
- fianchettos — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fianchetto.
- fish doctor — a scaleless, brightly colored eelpout, Gymnelis viridis, of Arctic waters.
- flash point — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flashpoints — Plural form of flashpoint.
- floodlights — Plural form of floodlight.
- flourisheth — Archaic third-person singular form of flourish.
- foresighted — Having or using foresight.
- forest hill — a town in N Texas.
- forty-sixth — next after the forty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 46.
- gastroliths — Plural form of gastrolith.
- gastrotrich — any of the microscopic, multicellular animals of the class or phylum Gastrotricha, of fresh or salt waters, characterized by bands of cilia on the ventral surface of the bottle-shaped or ribbony body and by a protrusible feeding apparatus at the mouth.
- geoisotherm — isogeotherm.
- geostrophic — of or relating to the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure force in the atmosphere.
- geotechnics — the application of science in order to utilize the earth's natural resources in engineering projects
- ghost image — ghost (def 8).
- ghost train — a small train at an amusement park that travels through a dark tunnel in which sounds, lights, and mechanized objects are used to scare the people in the train
- ghost-write — If a book or other piece of writing is ghost-written, it is written by a writer for another person, for example a politician or sportsman, who then publishes it as his or her own work.