11-letter words containing o, r, t, h, s, i
- 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.
- holy spirit — the spirit of God.
- horizontals — Plural form of horizontal.
- horoscopist — One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.
- horrisonant — Having an unpleasant sound.
- hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hot springs — city in central Ark., adjoining a national park: the park has 47 hot mineral springs: pop. 36,000
- house-train — to housebreak.
- housesitter — Alternative spelling of house-sitter.
- humouristic — Alternative spelling of humoristic.
- hydrologist — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hyperbolist — One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
- hypocretins — Plural form of hypocretin.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hyponitrous — of or derived from hyponitrous acid.
- hypsometric — Of or relating to the use of the hypsometer; hypsographic.
- ichthyornis — an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
- interschool — Occurring or taking place between two or more schools.
- intraschool — Within a single school.
- iron sights — conventional non-telescopic sights on a rifle
- isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
- isogeotherm — an imaginary line connecting all points within the earth having the same mean temperature.
- isorhythmic — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- janitorship — the office of janitor
- lethiferous — lethal.
- light horse — cavalry carrying light arms and equipment.
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- lithosphere — the solid portion of the earth (distinguished from atmosphere, hydrosphere).
- lithotripsy — the pulverization and removal of urinary calculi using a lithotripter.
- lower sixth — the first year of the sixth form
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- mesothorium — one of two radioactive decay products of thorium, an isotope of radium or actinium.
- mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- metaphorist — a creator or user of metaphors
- microlights — Plural form of microlight.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- microswitch — a highly sensitive switch used in automatic-control devices.
- misanthrope — a comedy (1666) by Molière.
- misanthropy — hatred, dislike, or distrust of humankind.
- monarchists — Plural form of monarchist.