12-letter words containing h, o, a, r, e, d
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- proudhearted — full of pride.
- pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- radiographer — X-ray technician
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- read-through — reading (def 1).
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- rhabdosphere — a minute sphere made up of rhabdoliths
- rhode island — US state
- rhodes grass — a grass, Chloris gayana, native to Africa, used as pasturage and fodder in warm climates.
- rhodomontade — rodomontade
- rhombohedral — a solid bounded by six rhombic planes.
- ride a hobby — to be excessively devoted to one's favorite pastime or subject
- road haulage — transport of goods by road
- road haulier — a person who owns or works for a road haulage company; a trucker
- saddle horse — a horse bred, trained, or used for riding.
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- search order — an injunction allowing a person to enter the premises of another to search for and take copies of evidence required for a court case, used esp in cases of infringement of copyright
- shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
- shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
- shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- shop steward — commerce: union rep
- short-haired — having short hair
- short-handed — not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- sober-headed — characterized by clear, logical thinking; not fanciful or capricious.
- soft-hearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- stonyhearted — unfeeling; pitiless; cruel
- storm-lashed — badly affected by storms
- stouthearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
- stranglehold — Wrestling. an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
- tetrahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing four hydroxyl groups.
- the cold war — the period (1945-91) of cold war between the Soviet Union and its Communist allies and the U.S. and its non-Communist allies
- the old dart — England
- the ordnance — a department of an army or government dealing with military supplies
- the year dot — The year dot is used to mean a very long time ago.
- theory-laden — (of an expression) capable of being understood only within the context of a specific theory, as for example superego, which requires the apparatus of Freudian theory in explanation
- thermidorian — a member of the French moderate group who participated in the downfall of Robespierre and his followers on the 9th Thermidor (July 27th), 1794.
- thermostated — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thioridazine — a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.