12-letter words containing h, o, s, e, d
- onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
- orchestrated — Simple past tense and past participle of orchestrate.
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- outstretched — to stretch forth; extend: to outstretch one's hand in welcome.
- overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
- overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
- overscutched — overworked; worn out
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- pedomorphism — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
- philomelides — a king of Lesbos who wrestled and killed every opponent until he himself was defeated by Odysseus.
- phosphoreted — phosphureted.
- phosphureted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.
- photo spread — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- photo-stated — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- polysulphide — any sulphide of a metal containing divalent anions in which there are chains of sulphur atoms, as in the polysulphides of sodium, Na2S2, Na2S3, Na2S4, etc
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- potting shed — A potting shed is a small building in a garden, in which you can keep things such as seeds or garden tools.
- powder chest — a small wooden box containing a charge of powder, old nails, scrap iron, etc., formerly secured over the side of a ship and exploded on the attempt of an enemy to board.
- 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
- pseudoscheme — A translator from Scheme to Common Lisp by Jonathan Rees <[email protected]>. Version 2.8. It conforms to all of R3RS except call/cc and requires Common Lisp. Runs on Lucid, Symbolics CL, VAX Lisp, Explorer CL. Mailing list: [email protected]
- pseudosphere — a surface generated by revolving a tractrix about its asymptote.
- 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.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rosh chodesh — the beginning of a new month in the Jewish calendar, celebrated in a specified manner during the morning service in the synagogue.
- saddle horse — a horse bred, trained, or used for riding.
- saddle shoes — shoes with a midsection (where the laces are) that is darker in colour, usually black, to the rest of the shoe, which is usually white
- 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
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- second reich — the German Empire 1871–1919.
- second sheet — a sheet of blank stationery, used in a letter as the second and following pages to a sheet having a letterhead.
- second sight — the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
- second teeth — the teeth which replace the milk teeth
- second-homer — a person who owns another house in addition to their main home, often in an area where they are not native and used as a holiday home
- section hand — a person who works on a section gang.
- self-honored — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- shadow dance — a dance in which shadows of the dancers are cast on a screen.
- 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.
- shellshocked — suffering from shellshock
- shepherd boy — male child who herds sheep