12-letter words containing n, s, h
- mountain ash — variety of tree
- musicianship — knowledge, skill, and artistic sensitivity in performing music.
- mutton chops — side whiskers trimmed in the shape of chops, widening out from the temples
- mythogenesis — the creation and development of myths
- n hemisphere — that half of the celestial sphere north of the celestial equator
- nail varnish — nail polish.
- nakhon sawan — a city in W central Thailand, on the Chao Phraya River.
- nasal concha — turbinate (def 4).
- nasotracheal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.
- natchitoches — a city in NW Louisiana.
- naughty bits — genitals
- naughty step — a place where a child is made to stand as a punishment for bad behaviour
- neanderthals — Plural form of neanderthal.
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- neckerchiefs — Plural form of neckerchief.
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- necrophorous — denoting animals, such as certain beetles, that carry away the bodies of dead animals
- needle-sharp — very sharp
- needlefishes — Plural form of needlefish.
- nephanalysis — a map or chart showing the distribution of types and amounts of clouds and precipitation at a given time.
- nephrologist — A physician whose speciality is nephrology.
- nephroptosis — An abnormal condition in which the kidney drops down into the pelvis when the patient stands up.
- nephrostomes — Plural form of nephrostome.
- nephrotomies — Plural form of nephrotomy.
- netherworlds — Plural form of netherworld.
- neurasthenia — Psychiatry. (not in technical use) nervous debility and exhaustion occurring in the absence of objective causes or lesions; nervous exhaustion.
- neurasthenic — pertaining to or suffering from neurasthenia.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neuropathies — Plural form of neuropathy.
- neuropathist — a specialist in treating diseases of the nervous system; a neurologist
- neutrophiles — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- neutrosphere — the part of the atmosphere whose constituents are, for the most part, electrically neutral, extending from the earth's surface to the base of the ionosphere.
- nevertheless — nonetheless; notwithstanding; however; in spite of that: a small but nevertheless important change.
- new hebrides — former name of Vanuatu.
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- news theatre — a cinema that specialized in showing news films
- newsgatherer — A person involved in newsgathering.
- nicholas iii — (Giovanni Gaetani Orsini) died 1280, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1277–80.
- nielsbohrium — dubnium: symbol, Ns: the name originally proposed by Russian scientists for this element
- nietzscheism — the philosophy of Nietzsche, emphasizing the will to power as the chief motivating force of both the individual and society.
- night person — a person who prefers to stay up late or who functions best during the nighttime hours.
- night school — a school held in the evening, especially for working adults and others who are unable to attend school during the day.
- night sights — an optical instrument used to see and produce images in the dark
- night sweats — heavy sweating during sleep, especially as a symptom of certain diseases, as tuberculosis.
- night vision — ability to see at night or in a dim light.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- nightdresses — Plural form of nightdress.