11-letter words containing r, e, a, h, o
- sothic year — the fixed year of the ancient Egyptians, determined by the heliacal rising of Sirius, and equivalent to 365 days.
- 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.
- southeaster — a wind or storm from the southeast.
- southlander — a person from the south
- spheroplast — a Gram-negative bacterial cell with a cell wall that has been altered or is partly missing, resulting in a spherical shape.
- spirochaete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- stadtholder — stadholder.
- stake horse — a horse that is regularly entered in stake races.
- stakeholder — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- stallholder — A stallholder is a person who sells goods at a stall in a market.
- statehooder — a person who supports or advocates the attainment of statehood for a territory, colony, or the like, especially for Puerto Rico.
- steatorrhea — the presence of excess fat in the stools, usually caused by disease of the pancreas or intestine, and characterized by chronic diarrhea and weight loss.
- stenography — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stereograph — a single or double picture for a stereoscope.
- tacheometer — a type of theodolite designed for the rapid measurement of distances, elevations, and directions
- tacheometry — the measurement of distance, etc, using a tacheometer
- tachysterol — an isomer of ergosterol, C28H44O, formed during the production of calciferol by the irradiation of ergosterol
- tautochrone — a curve upon which a moving object will reach a certain point at the same time through gravity from whichever point it starts
- technocracy — a theory and movement, prominent about 1932, advocating control of industrial resources, reform of financial institutions, and reorganization of the social system, based on the findings of technologists and engineers.
- tenorrhaphy — suture of a tendon.
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- tetrahedron — Geometry. a solid contained by four plane faces; a triangular pyramid.
- thaumatrope — a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
- the argonne — a wooded region of NE France: scene of major battles in both World Wars
- the cariboo — a region in the W foothills of the Cariboo Mountains, scene of a gold rush beginning in 1860
- the creator — an epithet of God
- the gorbals — a district of Glasgow, formerly known for its slums
- the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
- the proteas — the national cricket team of South Africa
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- the wagoner — Auriga
- theatergoer — a person who goes to the theater, especially often or habitually.
- theatregoer — a person who is at the theatre or who goes regularly to the theatre to see plays
- theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
- theoretical — given to, forming, or dealing with theories; speculative.
- thereabouts — about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
- theriolatry — the worship of theriomorphic deities or deities that are a combination of human and animal forms
- thermobaric — (of an explosive device or explosion) detonated by means of an explosive substance reacting spontaneously with air
- thermograph — a thermometer that records the temperatures it measures.
- thermonasty — a nastic movement in response to a temperature change, as occurs in the opening of certain flowers
- thermopylae — a pass in E Greece, between the cliffs of Mt. Oeta and the Gulf of Lamia: Persian defeat of the Spartans 480 b.c.
- thermotaxis — Biology. movement of an organism toward or away from a source of heat.
- thoreauvian — Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- thorn apple — any poisonous plant belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, the species of which bear capsules covered with prickly spines, especially the jimson weed, D. stramonium.
- thorvaldsen — Albert Bertal [ahl-bert bar-tuh l] /ˈɑl bɛrt ˈbær təl/ (Show IPA), 1770–1844, Danish sculptor.
- thrash over — to go over (a problem, etc.) in great detail
- thread rope — cordage 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) or less in thickness.
- thromboxane — a compound, C 20 H 32 O 5 , formed in blood platelets, that constricts blood vessels and promotes clotting.
- throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
- throw shade — to make a public show of contempt