12-letter words containing i, n, t, r, a, h
- rush matting — a floor covering made from rushes (plants of the genus Juncus)
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- saccharinity — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- 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 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-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- 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
- 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.
- shooting war — open conflict between hostile nations involving direct military engagements.
- short-acting — (of a drug) quickly effective, but requiring regularly repeated doses for long-term treatment, being rapidly absorbed, distributed in the body, and excreted
- shrimp plant — a small, sprawling shrub, Justicia brandegeana (or Beloperone guttata), of the acanthus family, native to Mexico, having small white flowers protruding from a series of overlapping reddish bracts and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- spring catch — a catch for an interior or cabinet door that has a bolt operated by a spring.
- starry night — a painting (1889) by Vincent van Gogh.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stickhandler — a hockey or lacrosse player, esp. one who is talented at stickhandling.
- straight man — an entertainer who plays the part of a foil for a comic partner.
- straight pin — pin (sense 2)
- straightneck — a variety of summer squash related to the crookneck but not having a recurved neck.
- straightness — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strike hands — to show agreement by clasping hands
- stringhalted — afflicted with stringhalt
- strophanthin — a very poisonous, bitter glycoside or mixture of glycosides obtained from the dried, ripe seeds of a strophanthus, especially Strophanthus kombe, used as a cardiac stimulant.
- superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
- synarthrodia — synarthrosis.
- synarthrosis — immovable articulation; a fixed or immovable joint; suture.
- tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
- technocratic — of, relating to, or designating a technocrat or technocracy.
- telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
- the barbican — a building complex in the City of London: includes residential developments and the Barbican Arts Centre (completed 1982) housing concert and exhibition halls, theatres, cinemas, etc
- the cambrian — the Cambrian period or rock system
- the creation — God's act of bringing the universe into being
- the nearside — the side of a vehicle normally nearer the kerb (in Britain, the left side)
- the silurian — the Silurian period or rock system
- the-american — a novel (1877) by Henry James.
- the-persians — a tragedy (472 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- theanthropic — of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- theatregoing — the act of regularly attending the theatre
- theatromania — an abnormal fondness or mania for the theatre
- theoretician — a person who deals with or is expert in the theoretical side of a subject: a military theoretician.
- theorization — to form a theory or theories.
- thereagainst — in opposition to; in a contrary manner
- thereinafter — afterward in that document.
- thermal unit — a unit of heat energy or of the equivalent of heat energy in work.