13-letter words containing h, o, m, e, s
- colour scheme — In a room or house, the colour scheme is the way in which colours have been used to decorate it.
- column inches — the amount of coverage given to a story in a newspaper
- come up short — disappoint
- commandership — a person who commands.
- committeeship — (formerly) the office of a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his or her property was entrusted by a court
- commonwealths — Plural form of commonwealth.
- comprehension — Comprehension is the ability to understand something.
- comprehensive — Something that is comprehensive includes everything that is needed or relevant.
- copperheadism — U.S. History. (during the Civil War) the advocacy of peace negotiations to restore the Union to its prewar condition, with continued slavery in the South.
- cosmochemical — relating to cosmochemistry
- cosmothetical — cosmothetic
- cytochemistry — the chemistry of living cells
- damson cheese — thick damson jam
- demochristian — a member or supporter of a Christian democratic party or movement
- demythologise — to divest of mythological or legendary attributes or forms, as in order to permit clearer appraisal and understanding: to demythologize the music dramas of Richard Wagner for modern listeners.
- dermatophytes — Plural form of dermatophyte.
- dermographism — dermatographia.
- dexamethasone — a type of powerful steroid, used as an anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant
- diathermanous — the property of transmitting heat as electromagnetic radiation.
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- disharmonized — Simple past tense and past participle of disharmonize.
- dodecaphonism — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
- drop shipment — a shipment of goods made directly from the manufacturer to the retailer or consumer but billed through the wholesaler or distributor.
- dysmenorrheal — painful menstruation.
- dysmenorrheic — Of, pertaining to, or experiencing dysmenorrhea.
- dysmenorrhoea — painful menstruation.
- elasmobranchs — Plural form of elasmobranch.
- emphysematous — (medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated.
- enantiomorphs — Plural form of enantiomorph.
- encroachments — Plural form of encroachment.
- endotheliomas — Plural form of endothelioma.
- entomophagous — feeding mainly on insects; insectivorous
- entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
- erythematosus — (pathology) An eruption of red lesions.
- esthesiometer — an instrument for measuring the sensitivity of the sense of touch, esp. one for testing how far apart two points pressed against the skin have to be for the points to be felt as separate
- ethnocentrism — The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- exanthematous — Of or pertaining to exanthem.
- exhibitionism — Extravagant behavior that is intended to attract attention to oneself.
- extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
- fashion model — sb employed to show off designer clothes
- fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- fisher of men — an evangelist
- flamethrowers — Plural form of flamethrower.
- fluorochromes — Plural form of fluorochrome.
- forearm smash — a blow like a punch delivered with the forearm in certain types of wrestling
- foster mother — a woman who takes the place of a mother in raising a child.
- four horsemen — four riders on white, red, black, and pale horses symbolizing pestilence, war, famine, and death, respectively. Rev. 6:2–8.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.