13-letter words containing h, o, s, e, d
- hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hydrokinetics — the branch of hydrodynamics that deals with the laws governing liquids or gases in motion.
- hydromedusoid — a jellyfish or something resembling a jellyfish that lives in water
- hydrosulfides — Plural form of hydrosulfide.
- hydrosulphate — a salt formed by the direct union of sulfuric acid with an organic base, especially an alkaloid, and usually more soluble than the base.
- hydrosulphide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hyperadenosis — abnormal enlargement of the glands, especially of the lymph nodes.
- hyperhidrosis — abnormally excessive sweating.
- hyperlordosis — Particularly severe lordosis.
- ides of march — 15th March: ominous date
- ill-nourished — underfed or inadequately fed
- in good shape — person: fit, healthy
- in the clouds — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- isodrosotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having an equal dew point.
- judeo-spanish — Ladino (def 1).
- kenwood house — a 17th-century mansion on Hampstead Heath in London: remodelled and decorated by Robert Adam: contains the Iveagh bequest, a noted art collection
- kiss of death — a fatal or destructive relationship or action: The support of the outlawed group was the kiss of death to the candidate.
- kneehole desk — a desk with a space for the knees between two side panels
- landownership — an owner or proprietor of land.
- leather goods — products made of animal skin
- leopard shark — a small, inshore shark, Triakis semifasciata, having distinctive black markings across the back, inhabiting Pacific coastal waters from Oregon through California.
- load shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- load-shedding — the deliberate shutdown of electric power in a part or parts of a power-distribution system, generally to prevent the failure of the entire system when the demand strains the capacity of the system.
- lodging house — a house in which rooms are rented, especially a house other than an inn or hotel; rooming house.
- medicine shop — (in Malaysia) a Chinese chemist's shop where traditional herbs are sold as well as modern drugs. It is not, however, a dispensary for prescribed medicines
- medicine show — a traveling troupe, especially in the late 1800s, offering entertainment in order to attract customers for the patent medicines or purported cures proffered for sale.
- metamorphosed — to change the form or nature of; transform.
- methodistical — Methodistic.
- methodologies — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- methodologist — a set or system of methods, principles, and rules for regulating a given discipline, as in the arts or sciences.
- middle school — a school intermediate between elementary school and high school, usually encompassing grades five or six through eight.
- middlesbrough — a seaport in NE England, on the Tees estuary.
- miscomprehend — Misunderstand.
- moderatorship — The position or office of a moderator.
- mohammedanism — Muhammadanism; Islam.
- mohave desert — a desert in S California: part of the Great Basin. About 15,000 sq. mi. (38,850 sq. km).
- monochlorides — Plural form of monochloride.
- more hands on — characterized by or involved in active personal participation in an activity; individual and direct: a workshop to give children hands-on experience with computers.
- neighborhoods — Plural form of neighborhood.
- new-fashioned — lately come into fashion; made in a new style, fashion, etc.
- non-scheduled — not scheduled; not entered on or having a schedule; unscheduled: nonscheduled activities.
- north olmsted — a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- northeastward — the northeast.
- northwestward — the northwest.
- nowhere-dense — (of a set in a topological space) having a closure that contains no open set with any points in it; nondense.
- odontornithes — a proposed class of birds that possess teeth
- offhandedness — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- officeholders — Plural form of officeholder.
- offshore dock — a floating dock moored to pilings, dolphins, etc., used for cleaning and repairing medium-sized vessels.