11-letter words containing o, r, i, s, h
- heresiology — the study of heresies.
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
- heroin user — a person who regularly takes the drug heroin, who may or may not be addicted to it
- hesperornis — a toothed aquatic bird of the extinct genus Hesperornis, fossils of which are found in rocks of Cretaceous age in Kansas, having the rear legs modified for swimming and reaching a length of more than 4 feet (1.2 meters).
- heteroecism — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- heterolysis — The dissolution of cells by lysins or enzymes from different species.
- heteroptics — incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.
- heteroscian — a name applied to the people who live in temperate zones, so given because in these areas shadows created by the sun at noon will fall in opposite directions
- heterotaxis — abnormal or irregular arrangement, as of parts of the body, geological strata, etc.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hicky-horse — a seesaw.
- hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- highbrowism — Highbrow attitudes and policies generally.
- hilariously — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- hip-shooter — a person who acts or talks in a rash, impetuous way
- hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- hippodromes — Plural form of hippodrome.
- hippogriffs — Plural form of hippogriff.
- hircocervus — (in classical and medieval fable) a mythical creature that is half goat and half stag
- hirsutulous — hirtellous.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- historiated — (especially of initial letters on an illuminated manuscript) decorated with animals, flowers, or other designs that have a narrative or symbolic purpose.
- historicise — to interpret something as a product of historical development.
- historicism — a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency.
- historicist — a theory that history is determined by immutable laws and not by human agency.
- historicity — historical authenticity.
- historicize — to interpret something as a product of historical development.
- historiette — a short historical story or anecdote
- historyless — Lacking history.
- histotrophy — A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph.
- histrionics — an actor.
- histrionism — Histrionic behaviour.
- hit or miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- hit-or-miss — careless; inattentive; haphazard: The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research.
- holophrasis — the expression of the ideas of a phrase or sentence in one word; polysynthesis: a language characterized by holophrasis.
- holy spirit — the spirit of God.
- homeshoring — A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment.
- honorariums — Plural form of honorarium.
- honorius ii — (Lamberto Scannabecchi) died 1130, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1124–30.
- honorius iv — (Giacomo Savelli) 1210–87, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1285–87.
- horizonless — lacking or without a horizon.
- horizontals — Plural form of horizontal.
- hormigueros — a city in W Puerto Rico, S of Mayagüez.
- horn silver — cerargyrite.
- horoscopist — One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.
- horrisonant — Having an unpleasant sound.
- horrisonous — sounding dreadful
- horse rider — a person riding a horse
- horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.