13-letter words containing m, h, o
- shy away from — If you shy away from doing something, you avoid doing it, often because you are afraid or not confident enough.
- silkworm moth — any of several moths of the families Bombycidae and Saturniidae, the larvae of which are silkworms.
- silver-y moth — a brownish noctuid moth, Plusia gamma, having a light Y-shaped marking on each forewing; it migrates in large flocks
- single mother — a mother who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- slasher movie — a film in which victims, often women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc
- small holding — a piece of land rented or sold to a farmer by county authorities for purposes of cultivation.
- smoke chamber — an enlarged area between the throat of a fireplace and the chimney flue.
- smooth collie — a breed of short-haired collie with a smooth, thick coat.
- smooth muscle — involuntary muscle tissue in the walls of viscera and blood vessels, consisting of nonstriated, spindle-shaped cells.
- smooth-shaven — having the beard and mustache shaved off; clean-shaven.
- smooth-spoken — speaking or spoken easily and softly.
- smooth-talker — a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner
- somatopsychic — of or relating to the effects of the body on the mind.
- somersetshire — a county in SW England. 1335 sq. mi. (3455 sq. km).
- south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south dum dum — a city in SE West Bengal state, in E India.
- south modesto — a town in central California.
- south vietnam — a former country in SE Asia that comprised Vietnam S of about 17° N latitude; a separate state 1954–75; now part of reunified Vietnam. Capital: Saigon.
- spanish broom — a spiny, often leafless shrub, Genista hispanica, of the legume family, native to southern Europe, having clustered, golden-yellow flowers and hairy pods.
- spermatophore — a capsule surrounding a mass of spermatozoa, produced by the male of various animal species and transferred to the female.
- spermatophyte — any of the Spermatophyta, a primary division or group of plants comprising those that bear seeds.
- spermatorrhea — abnormally frequent and involuntary nonorgasmic emission of semen.
- sphagnum moss — Botany
- sphingomyelin — any of the class of phospholipids occurring chiefly in the brain and spinal cord, composed of phosphoric acid, choline, sphingosine, and a fatty acid.
- spokesmanship — the office or skilful use of the office of spokesman
- sportsmanship — the character, practice, or skill of a sportsman.
- stagecoachman — the driver or operator of a stagecoach
- stoichiometry — the calculation of the quantities of chemical elements or compounds involved in chemical reactions.
- stomach tooth — a lower canine milk tooth of infants.
- stomach upset — a slight illness affecting your stomach and/or bowels characterized by nausea, vomiting and/or diarrhoea
- sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
- summer school — study programs offered by a school, college, or university during the summer to those who wish to obtain their degrees more quickly, who must make up credits, or who wish to supplement their education.
- sweet sorghum — sorgo.
- swimming hole — a place, as in a stream or creek, where there is water deep enough to use for swimming.
- symbolography — the writing of symbolic characters or tracing of symbolic figures
- sympathectomy — surgery that interrupts a nerve pathway of the sympathetic or involuntary nervous system.
- sympatholytic — opposing the effects of stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system.
- symphysiotomy — a surgical procedure to facilitate labour
- synodic month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- synophthalmia — cyclopia.
- take-home pay — the amount of salary remaining after deductions, as of taxes, have been made.
- tapestry moth — carpet moth.
- tauromorphous — having the form of a bull
- tautochronism — the fact or quality of being a tautochrone
- temporal hour — a unit of time used in the Roman and Ottoman empires that divided the daylight into an equal number of hours, resulting in long summer hours and short winter hours.
- thalamifloral — relating to the Thalamiflorae
- thaumatolatry — the worship of or excessive admiration for marvels and miracles
- the atonement — the redeeming of humanity and its reconciliation with God through the suffering and death of Jesus Christ
- the big smoke — a large city, esp London
- the comforter — the Holy Spirit: John 14:26