13-letter words containing h, o, t, e, a, r
- potato-masher — a kitchen implement used to crush or mash potatoes
- poulard wheat — a Mediterranean wheat, Triticum turgidum, grown as a forage crop in the U.S.
- pre-adulthood — of or relating to the period prior to adulthood: preadult strivings for independence.
- presto chango — change at once (usually used imperatively, as in a magician's command).
- primrose path — a way of life devoted to irresponsible hedonism, often of a sensual nature: The evangelist exhorted us to avoid the primrose path and stick to the straight and narrow.
- private hotel — a residential hotel or boarding house in which the proprietor has the right to refuse to accept a person as a guest, esp a person arriving by chance
- prophetically — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- protest march — public demonstration
- protochordate — any of the nonvertebrate chordates, as the tunicates, cephalochordates, and hemichordates.
- psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- pterylography — the description of the feather arrangement on birds
- pyretotherapy — therapy by raising the body temperature, as by diathermy or by artificially inducing fever.
- pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
- pyrotechnical — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- quarter horse — one of a breed of strong horses developed in the U.S. for short-distance races, usually a quarter of a mile.
- rapprochement — an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
- refashionment — the act or state of being refashioned
- reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
- rehabilitator — to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or the like.
- rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
- reorchestrate — to orchestrate (a piece of music) again
- retail anchor — A retail anchor is a popular store whose name will attract customers to a shopping mall.
- rhesus factor — Rh factor.
- right you are — If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way.
- rochelle salt — a white crystalline double salt, sodium potassium tartrate, used in Seidlitz powder. Formula: KNaC4H4O6.4H2O
- rock the boat — to move or sway to and fro or from side to side.
- royal charter — authorization by the monarchy
- saber-toothed — having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.
- saccharometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution, as by determining the specific gravity of the solution.
- saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
- sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- schoolteacher — a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level.
- sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
- scotch-hearth — ore hearth.
- scratch score — an estimated number of strokes for a hole or course that a scratch player should make
- scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- seashore test — a test of musical ability in which items measuring tonal memory, rhythm sense, etc., are presented to the subject by means of recordings.
- sex chromatin — Barr body.
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- share account — a savings account in a credit union.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
- shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shore terrace — a terrace or bench produced by wave erosion and biochemical attack along the shore of an ocean or a large lake.
- short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- smooth-talker — a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner
- solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.