11-letter words containing o, a, h, u
- rhizanthous — bearing flowers directly from the root.
- rhizomatous — a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
- right about — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
- roman punch — a lemon-water ice flavored with rum or other alcoholic beverage.
- rough draft — writing: unfinished version
- rough paper — paper that is used for writing a rough copy
- rough trade — male homosexual prostitution, especially involving brutality or sadism.
- roundarched — having semicircular arches
- roundheaded — (of a person) possessing a round head; brachycephalic.
- route march — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- royal burgh — (in Scotland) a burgh that was established by a royal charter granted directly by the sovereign
- royal flush — the five highest cards of a suit.
- russophobia — an intense and often irrational hatred for Russia, or esp the former Soviet Union, its political system, etc
- sam houston — Sam(uel) 1793–1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836–38 and 1841–44.
- sarcophagus — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scarborough — a seaport in North Yorkshire, in NE England.
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- schaffhouse — a town in N Switzerland, capital of Schaffhausen canton, on the Rhine. Pop: 33 628 (2000)
- shaft house — a structure housing machinery and other equipment at the top of a mine shaft.
- shootaround — an informal match or practice session
- shop around — compare prices
- show around — guide round a new place
- shroud-laid — noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right-handed with or without a heart.
- small hours — pre-dawn
- smash-mouth — designating or of a style of football characterized by rough, aggressive play and, typically, strong offensive rushing
- soft launch — the launch of a website in stages, with regular updating
- soho square — a formerly fashionable residential district of London, England.
- solar house — a house designed to absorb and store solar heat.
- south korea — 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 miami — a town in S Florida.
- south sudan — a landlocked republic in NE Africa, in the Sahel region; formerly part of Sudan: became independent after a referendum in 2011, following a long civil war. Languages: English, Arabic. Religions: Christian, animist. Currency: South Sudanese Pound. Capital: Juba. Pop: 11 090 104 (2013 est). Area: 644 329 sq km (248 777 sq miles)
- south wales — an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. Includes the capital city, Cardiff, as well as Swansea and Newport. Welsh name: De Cymru
- southampton — Henry Wriothesley [rahy-uh ths-lee] /ˈraɪ əθs li/ (Show IPA), 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
- southeaster — a wind or storm from the southeast.
- southlander — a person from the south
- southwardly — toward the south
- spathaceous — of the nature of or resembling a spathe.
- state house — the building in which the legislature of a state sits; the capitol of a state.
- steak house — A steak house is a restaurant that serves mainly steaks.
- stockhausen — Karlheinz [kahrl-hahynts] /ˈkɑrlˌhaɪnts/ (Show IPA), 1928–2007, German composer.
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- sulphurator — an apparatus used in treating anything with sulphur or sulphur fumes, such as in fumigating
- syngnathous — (of fish) having a tubular snout, e.g. pipefish, seahorse
- taurocholic — of or derived from taurocholic acid.
- tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
- tautophonic — having or repeating the same sound
- teotihuacan — the ruins of an ancient Mesoamerican city in central Mexico, near Mexico City, that flourished a.d. c200–c750 and is the site of the pyramids of the Sun and Moon and of many temples, palaces, and dwellings.
- tharborough — a type of constable in William Shakespeare's 'Love's Labours Lost'