12-letter words containing i, n, t, h

retainership — the condition of being a retainer or of having retainers.
ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
riding habit — habit1 (def 11).
right-angled — A right-angled triangle has one angle that is a right angle.
right-handed — having the right hand or arm more serviceable than the left; using the right hand by preference: a right-handed painter.
right-hander — a person who is right-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the right hand.
right-minded — having correct, honest, or good opinions or principles.
right-winger — If you think someone has views which are more right-wing than most other members of their party, you can say they are a right-winger.
rim lighting — backlighting.
run off with — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century
saccharinity — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
saint helena — Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
saint helens — a city in Merseyside, in NW England, near Liverpool.
saint helier — a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km). Capital: St. Helier.
saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
saint john's — an island state comprising Antigua and two smaller islands: a member of the former West Indies Associated States; formerly a British crown colony; gained independence 1981. 171 sq. mi. (442 sq. km). Capital: St. John's.
saint joseph — a city in NW Missouri, on the Missouri River.
saint martha — a sister of Mary and Lazarus, who lived at Bethany and ministered to Jesus (Luke 10:38–42). Feast day: July 29 or June 4
saint phalle — Niki de [nik-ee duh;; French nee-kee duh] /ˈnɪk i də;; French niˈki də/ (Show IPA), 1930–2002, French sculptor and painter.
saint thomas — Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
saint-mihiel — a town in NE France, on the Meuse River, NW of Nancy: captured by American forces 1918.
sandy blight — trachoma.
sanity check — (programming) 1. Checking code (or anything else, e.g. a Usenet posting) for completely stupid mistakes. Implies that the check is to make sure the author was sane when it was written; e.g. if a piece of scientific software relied on a particular formula and was giving unexpected results, one might first look at the nesting of parentheses or the coding of the formula, as a "sanity check", before looking at the more complex I/O or data structure manipulation routines, much less the algorithm itself. Compare reality check. 2. A run-time test, either validating input or ensuring that the program hasn't screwed up internally (producing an inconsistent value or state).
satanophobia — a morbid fear of the devil or Satan
satin stitch — a long, straight embroidery stitch worked closely parallel in rows to form a pattern that resembles satin.
satin-smooth — pleasantly soft and smooth, like satin
scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
schindyletic — relating to the joint in which one bone is received into the cleft or slit of another bone
school night — any night of the week that precedes a day of school
scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
second birth — spiritual rebirth.
second sight — the faculty of seeing future events; clairvoyance.
section hand — a person who works on a section gang.
self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
semi-monthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
sheath knife — a knife carried in a sheath.
shin splints — a painful condition of the front lower leg, associated with tendinitis, stress fractures, or muscle strain, often occurring as a result of running or other strenuous athletic activity, especially on a nonresilient surface.
shipping ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
shoot a line — to try to create a false image, as by boasting or exaggerating
shooting box — a small house or lodge for use during the shooting season.

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