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13-letter words containing o, h, a, r, e

  • reprographics — reprography.
  • research work — work concerning research into or investigation into a subject, topic, etc, particularly in the sciences
  • retail anchor — A retail anchor is a popular store whose name will attract customers to a shopping mall.
  • rheologically — in a rheological manner
  • rhesus factor — Rh factor.
  • rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
  • rhizocephalan — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
  • rhodesian man — an extinct Pleistocene human whose cranial remains were found at Kabwe, in Zambia: formerly in some classifications Homo rhodesiensis but now considered archaic Homo sapiens.
  • right you are — If someone says 'right you are', they are agreeing to do something in a very willing and happy way.
  • rochelle salt — a white crystalline double salt, sodium potassium tartrate, used in Seidlitz powder. Formula: KNaC4H4O6.4H2O
  • rock the boat — to move or sway to and fro or from side to side.
  • rocking shear — a shear having a curved blade that cuts with a rocking motion.
  • rogue's march — a derisive tune played to accompany a person's expulsion from a regiment, community, etc.
  • rose of china — China rose (def 2).
  • rough passage — a stormy sea journey
  • royal charter — authorization by the monarchy
  • saber-toothed — having long, saberlike upper canine teeth, sometimes extending below the margin of the lower jaw.
  • saccharometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of sugar in a solution, as by determining the specific gravity of the solution.
  • saccharometry — the process of determining the quantity of sugar in a solution
  • saccharomyces — a fungus of the genus Saccharomyces, esp the yeast plant
  • sacher-masoch — Leopold von [ley-oh-pohlt fuh n] /ˈleɪ oʊˌpoʊlt fən/ (Show IPA), 1836–95, Austrian novelist.
  • sachet-powder — a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
  • scalenohedral — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • schizophrenia — Psychiatry.. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
  • scholarliness — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
  • school leaver — School leavers are young people who have just left school, because they have completed their time there.
  • schoolteacher — a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level.
  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • scotch-hearth — ore hearth.
  • scratch score — an estimated number of strokes for a hole or course that a scratch player should make
  • scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
  • sea buckthorn — a thorny Eurasian shrub, Hippophaë rhamnoides, growing on sea coasts and having silvery leaves and orange fruits: family Elaeagnaceae
  • seashore test — a test of musical ability in which items measuring tonal memory, rhythm sense, etc., are presented to the subject by means of recordings.
  • selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
  • sex chromatin — Barr body.
  • shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
  • share account — a savings account in a credit union.
  • sharecropping — the practice of cultivating farmland as a sharecropper
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
  • shaving horse — a trestle for supporting and steadying a piece of work being shaved.
  • she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
  • shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
  • shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
  • shock therapy — (not in technical use) any of various therapies, as insulin shock therapy or electroconvulsive therapy, that induce convulsions or unconsciousness, used for symptomatic relief in certain mental disorders.
  • shockumentary — a television programme showing members of the public in shocking or violent situations
  • shoe repairer — a person who mends shoes
  • shore terrace — a terrace or bench produced by wave erosion and biochemical attack along the shore of an ocean or a large lake.
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