12-letter words containing n, e, t, h, r, s
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- prenticeship — an apprenticeship
- prester john — a legendary Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, supposed to have had a kingdom in some remote part of Asia or Africa and associated with fabulous narratives of travel.
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- rechristened — to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- refreshments — something that refreshes, especially food or drink.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- residentship — a person who resides in a place.
- restrengthen — to strengthen again or return to strength
- resynthesize — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- 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.
- run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- 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-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- 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.
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- shatter cone — a cone-shaped fragment of rock, probably formed by violent shock waves, as from meteoritic impact or atomic explosions
- sheet anchor — Nautical. a large anchor used only in cases of emergency.
- shelter tent — a small, two-person, military tent consisting of two halves (shelter halves) buttoned or tied together, held up by accessory ropes and poles.
- short notice — little warning
- short-change — to give less than the correct change to.
- short-handed — not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
- short-spoken — speaking in a short, brief, or curt manner.
- short-winded — short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- sight screen — a white screen set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batsman in seeing the ball when it is bowled.
- skirt length — the length of someone's skirt
- slaughterman — a person employed to kill animals in a slaughterhouse
- smotheriness — the condition or state of smothering
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- snow thrower — snow blower.
- soft chancre — chancroid.
- south korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- south orange — a city in NE New Jersey.
- southeastern — from the south east
- southernmost — farthest south.
- southernness — the state of being southern
- southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.