11-letter words containing h, o, i, s
- arachis oil — peanut oil.
- archaeornis — an extinct primitive Jurassic bird, formerly placed in the genus Archaeornis but now thought to be a species of archaeopteryx
- archbishops — Plural form of archbishop.
- archdiocese — An archdiocese is the area over which an archbishop has control.
- archilochus — 7th century bc, Greek poet of Paros, notable for using his own experience as subject matter
- arsonphobia — Pyrophobia.
- art history — study of art through the ages
- arthrodesis — the fusion of bones in a joint through surgery which causes immobility of the joint
- asphyxiator — to produce asphyxia in.
- astonishing — Something that is astonishing is very surprising.
- astraphobia — a fear of thunder and lightning
- astrophobia — A fear of stars and celestial space.
- atmospheric — Atmospheric is used to describe something which relates to the Earth's atmosphere.
- attophysics — the physics of structures and artefacts with dimensions in the attometre range or of devices, such as lasers, capable of producing pulses with a duration measured in attoseconds
- audiophiles — Plural form of audiophile.
- auditorship — the position or function of auditor
- authorising — Present participle of authorise.
- authorities — the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues or disputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine.
- autotheists — Plural form of autotheist.
- axanthopsia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to yellow.
- azores high — a subtropical high centered near the Azores.
- bachelorism — bachelorhood
- balloonfish — a porcupinefish, Diodon holacanthus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical waters.
- baryshnikov — Mikhail. born 1948, Soviet-born ballet dancer, who defected (1974) to the West while on tour with the Kirov Ballet: director (1980–90) of the American Ballet Theatre
- bashibazouk — (in the 19th century) one of a group of irregular Turkish soldiers notorious for their brutality
- behaviorism — Behaviorism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- behaviorist — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.
- behind post — one of the smaller outer posts inside which the ball must be kicked to score a behind
- bicephalous — having two heads
- bioethicist — a field of study concerned with the ethics and philosophical implications of certain biological and medical procedures, technologies, and treatments, as organ transplants, genetic engineering, and care of the terminally ill.
- biomorphism — a painted, drawn, or sculptured free form or design suggestive in shape of a living organism, especially an ameba or protozoan: The paintings of Joan Miró are often notable for their playful, bright-colored biomorphs.
- biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
- bioresearch — the investigation of the nature of living organisms; biological research.
- boatmanship — boatsmanship.
- bodhisattva — (in Mahayana Buddhism) a divine being worthy of nirvana who remains on the human plane to help men to salvation
- body shield — a small bulletproof shield attached to the arm for fending off projectiles, especially in a riot situation.
- bohemianism — unconventional behaviour or appearance, esp of an artist
- bondmanship — the state of being a bondman; serfdom
- bonefishing — the activity of fishing for bonefish
- book rights — the legal right to make use of the text of a printed book
- boorishness — of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive.
- boot polish — a resistant polish specially formulated to protect boots of various kinds
- bottom fish — any fish that feeds or lives near the bottom of a body of water, as a flounder or catfish
- bottom-fish — to fish with a weighted line for fish that feed close to the bottom.
- brachiosaur — any of a genus (Brachiosaurus) of huge Jurassic sauropods having longer forelegs than hind legs and nostrils high on the forehead
- breconshire — (until 1974) a county of SE Wales, now mainly in Powys: over half its area forms the Brecon Beacons National Park
- bridal shop — a shop that specializes in selling bridal wear
- british lop — a breed of large white pig with large drooping ears, originating from Wales, Cumberland, and Ulster
- brown shirt — (in Nazi Germany) a storm trooper
- buffalofish — any of several freshwater North American hump-backed cyprinoid fishes of the genus Ictiobus: family Catostomidae (suckers)