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13-letter words containing l, e, t, i, s, h

  • doppler shift — (often lowercase) the shift in frequency (Doppler shift) of acoustic or electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source moving relative to an observer as perceived by the observer: the shift is to higher frequencies when the source approaches and to lower frequencies when it recedes.
  • driller’s hut — A driller's hut contains all the controls for the rig floor.
  • electrophiles — Plural form of electrophile.
  • elephant fish — a large marine fish, Callorhinchus milii, of southwest Pacific waters, having a snout resembling an elephant's trunk
  • elephantbirds — Plural form of elephantbird.
  • elephantiasis — A condition in which a limb or other part of the body becomes grossly enlarged due to obstruction of the lymphatic vessels, typically by the nematode parasites that cause filariasis.
  • embellishment — A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
  • endotheliomas — Plural form of endothelioma.
  • entomophilous — (of flowering plants) pollinated by insects
  • eschatologies — Plural form of eschatology.
  • establishable — Able to be established.
  • establishment — The action of establishing something or being established.
  • ethnolinguist — a person who studies ethnolinguistics
  • ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
  • eucharistical — Alternative form of eucharistic.
  • euphemistical — Archaic form of euphemistic.
  • exhilarations — Plural form of exhilaration.
  • extremophiles — Plural form of extremophile.
  • faithlessness — The quality of being faithless.
  • fashion plate — a person who consistently wears the latest style in dress.
  • feldspathoids — Plural form of feldspathoid.
  • festival hall — a concert hall in London, on the South Bank of the Thames: constructed for the 1951 Festival of Britain; completed 1964–65
  • fill her tins — to complete a home baking of cakes, biscuits, etc
  • final whistle — sport: whistle indicating end of match
  • fishing fleet — the boats used in the fishing industry
  • flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
  • flemish giant — one of a breed of large domestic rabbits of Belgian origin, having a solid gray, white, or black coat, and raised for its meat and fur.
  • flugelhornist — One who plays the flugelhorn.
  • foresightedly — In a foresighted manner.
  • foresightless — lacking foresight
  • fortnightlies — Plural form of fortnightly.
  • frightfulness — The quality of being frightful.
  • galois theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of the theory of finite groups to the solution of algebraic equations.
  • gefullte fish — dish of fish stuffed with various ingredients
  • genital phase — the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner.
  • give the slip — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
  • globe thistle — any of various Old World, thistlelike, composite plants of the genus Echinops, having dense heads of tubular blue or white flowers.
  • golan heights — a range of hills in the Middle East, possession of which is disputed between Israel and Syria: under Syrian control until 1967 when they were stormed by Israeli forces; Jewish settlements have since been established. Highest peak: 2224 m (7297 ft)
  • haematologist — A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.
  • half-digested — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
  • hanging stile — the stile of a door, shutter, etc., by which it is hung.
  • helianthemums — Plural form of helianthemum.
  • heliocentrism — The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.).
  • hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
  • helminthiasis — a disease caused by parasitic worms in the intestines.
  • hematologists — Plural form of hematologist.
  • hematosalpinx — (medicine) A medical condition involving bleeding into the Fallopian tubes.
  • heptaselenide — (chemistry) any selenide containing seven selenium atoms in each molecule.
  • heptasyllabic — having seven syllables
  • heresiologist — a person who studies or writes about heresies.
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