11-letter words containing h, o, p, e
- rh positive — See under Rh factor.
- rh-positive — See under Rh factor.
- rheotropism — the effect of a current of water upon the direction of plant growth.
- rhizosphere — the area of soil that surrounds the roots of a plant and is altered by the plant's root growth, nutrients, respiration, etc.
- rhododaphne — a shrub with narrow, poisonous evergreen leaves and attractive pink flowers, also known as oleander or rosebay
- rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
- rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
- rompishness — the state or condition of being rompish
- rope stitch — (in embroidery) a stitch formed from the entwining of stitches.
- rope-length — a length of standard climbing rope, normally 50–60m
- rough paper — paper that is used for writing a rough copy
- sand hopper — beach flea.
- sapphic ode — Horatian ode.
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- schizophyte — any of the Schizophyta, a group of organisms comprising the schizomycetes and the schizophyceous algae, characterized by a simple structure and reproduction by simple fission or spores.
- sclerophyll — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- scotch pine — a pine, Pinus sylvestris, of Eurasia, having a reddish trunk and twisted, bluish-green needles.
- scotch tape — clear adhesive tape
- scotch-tape — to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.
- scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
- scripophile — a person who practices scripophily.
- sea-poacher — poacher1 (def 2).
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- serotherapy — therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.
- set up shop — a retail store, especially a small one.
- sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
- shine up to — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- ship-broker — a person who acts for a shipowner by getting cargo and passengers for his ships and also handling insurance and other matters
- shoe polish — wax for making footwear shiny
- shoofly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
- shoot'em-up — a book, film, TV show, video game, etc. characterized by much violent content, gunplay, etc., esp. one in the western, crime, or war genres
- shoot-em-up — A shoot-em-up is a computer game that involves shooting and killing characters.
- shopbreaker — a robber who breaks into a shop
- shopkeeping — a retail merchant or tradesman; a person who owns or operates a small store or shop.
- shot putter — a sportsperson who competes in the shot put
- shot-putter — a participant in shot put.
- show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
- showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
- showstopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- siderophile — (of a cell or tissue) having an affinity for iron.
- sleep rough — to spend the night in the open; be without a home or without shelter
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- snapshooter — an amateur photographer, especially one who takes snapshots with a simple camera.
- snapshotted — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- soft hyphen — a hyphen that is used only in breaking a word at the end of a line of text.
- soldiership — a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
- solenoglyph — any poisonous snake of the viper family with hollow, paired, erectile fangs