12-letter words containing n, s, h

on the shelf — a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects.
on the skids — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
on the skite — on a drinking spree
on the slate — on credit
on the stick — alert, efficient, etc.
on the stump — If politicians are on the stump, they are campaigning for an election.
on the tiles — on a spree, esp of drinking or debauchery
on-the-scene — being at the very place of occurrence: an on-the-scene newscast.
one-base hit — single (def 24).
one-man show — a show with only one performer
oneg shabbat — a Jewish celebration in honor of the Sabbath that takes place on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon and usually includes a program of songs, a lecture, and refreshments.
onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
opisthotonic — of or relating to opisthotonos
opisthotonos — Spasm of the muscles causing backward arching of the head, neck, and spine, as in severe tetanus, some kinds of meningitis, and strychnine poisoning.
or something — You use something in expressions such as 'or something' and 'or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact.
orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
ornithopters — Plural form of ornithopter.
ornithoscopy — divination from the observation of birds
oropharynxes — Plural form of oropharynx.
ortho-cousin — parallel cousin.
orthocenters — Plural form of orthocenter.
orthocousins — the children of two brothers or two sisters
orthodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.
orthodontist — the branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention and correction of irregular teeth, as by means of braces.
orthogenesis — Biology. Also called orthoselection. evolution of a species proceeding by continuous structural changes in a single lineage without presenting a branching pattern of descent. a theory that the evolution of a species in a continuous, nonbranching manner is due to a predetermined series of alterations intrinsic to the species and not subject to natural selection.
orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
orthotonesis — accentuation of a proclitic or enclitic
ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
outpouchings — Plural form of outpouching.
outthrusting — Present participle of outthrust.
overfinished — having an excessively polished finish
overrashness — the act of being overrash
overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
owing to sth — You use owing to when you are introducing the reason for something.
packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
paki-bashing — the activity of making vicious and unprovoked physical assaults upon Pakistani immigrants or people of Pakistani descent
panaesthesia — an individual's general awareness or perception
panarthritis — arthritis in the entire joint
panhellenism — the idea or advocacy of a union of all Greeks in one political body.
panning shot — pan3 (def 6).
pantophagist — an omnivore
pantophagous — characterized by pantophagy
parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
paragnathism — the condition or fact of having upper and lower jaws of equal length
paragnathous — (of certain vertebrates) having the upper and lower jaws of equal length
paranthropus — (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of the former genus Paranthropus.
paraphrasing — a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals

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