13-letter words containing k, h, a, n, s
- radhakrishnan — Sir Sarvepalli [suhr-vuh-puhl-ee] /ˌsʌr vəˈpʌl i/ (Show IPA), 1888–1975, president of India 1962–67.
- ratushinskaya — Irina (ɪˈriːnə). born 1954, Russian poet and writer: imprisoned (1983–86) in a Soviet labour camp on charges of subversion. Her publications include Poems (1984), Grey is the Colour of Hope (1988), and The Odessans (1992)
- return thanks — (of Christians) to say grace before a meal
- rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
- sadie hawkins — Also called Sadie, Sadies. a party, dance, or other social event, especially one held annually among high school or college students, to which each girl escorts the boy of her choice, or invites him to escort her.
- sandwich cake — a cake that is made up of two or more layers with a jam or other filling
- sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
- shack-tapping — the making of house-by-house visits to canvass.
- shakespearean — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
- shakespearian — of, relating to, or suggestive of Shakespeare or his works.
- shaking palsy — Parkinson's disease.
- shanks's pony — one's own legs as a means of transportation
- shark finning — the practice of catching sharks, removing their fins (which are commercially valuable) and throwing the rest of the shark back into the sea (often while it is still alive, but doomed to drown because it cannot swim without its fins)
- shaving stick — a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender shape and held in a slender container for ease of application to the face when removing hair with a razor
- shilling mark — a virgule, as used as a divider between shillings and pence: One reads 2/6 as “two shillings and sixpence” or “two and six.”.
- shock and awe — US military: use of extreme force
- shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
- shulhan arukh — an authoritative code of Jewish law and custom compiled by the Talmudic scholar Joseph Caro (1488–1575), the original edition published in Vienna in 1565 emphasizing the practices of Sephardic Jews.
- snake charmer — an entertainer who seems to charm venomous snakes, usually by music.
- soupfin shark — a requiem shark, Galeorhinus zyopterus, inhabiting the Pacific Ocean, valued for its fins, which are used by the Chinese in the preparation of a soup, and for its liver, which is rich in vitamin A.
- south dakotan — a state in the N central United States: a part of the Midwest. 77,047 sq. mi. (199,550 sq. km). Capital: Pierre. Abbreviation: SD (for use with zip code), S. Dak.
- speech making — act of addressing the public formally
- spindleshanks — spindlelegs.
- spokesmanship — the office or skilful use of the office of spokesman
- sunlight peak — a mountain in SW Colorado, in the San Juan Mountains. 14,059 feet (4285 meters).
- swashbuckling — characteristic of or behaving in the manner of a swashbuckler.
- thank heavens — used as an exclamation of gratitude and relief
- the west bank — a semi-autonomous Palestinian region in the Middle East on the W bank of the River Jordan, comprising the hills of Judaea and Samaria and part of Jerusalem: formerly part of Palestine (the entity created by the League of Nations in 1922 and operating until 1948): became part of Jordan after the ceasefire of 1949: occupied by Israel since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. In 1993 a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization provided for the West Bank to become a self-governing Palestinian area; a new Palestinian National Authority assumed control of parts of the territory in 1994–95, but subsequent talks broke down and Israel reoccupied much of this in 2001–02 and continues to maintain most existing Israeli settlements. Pop: 2 676 740 (2013 est). Area: 5879 sq km (2270 sq miles)
- the-swan-lake — a ballet (1876) by Tchaikovsky.
- thinkableness — the state or quality of being conceivable or thinkable
- thousand oaks — a town in S California.
- thrombokinase — Biochemistry. a lipoprotein in the blood that converts prothrombin to thrombin.
- tracking shot — dolly shot.
- trash-talking — disparaging or boastful language used especially to demoralize or intimidate opponents: trash-talking in the locker room.
- unscholarlike — not befitting a scholar; ungentlemanly
- visakhapatnam — a seaport in Andhra Pradesh, in E India, on the Bay of Bengal.
- walking horse — Tennessee walking horse.
- whiskerandoed — having extravagant whiskers
- world-shaking — of sufficient size or importance to affect the entire world: the world-shaking effects of an international clash.
- yang shangkun — 1907–98, Chinese Communist leader: president 1988–99.
- yuan shih-kai — 1859–1916, president of China 1912–16.