10-letter words containing r, e, t, h, i
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- pinfeather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- pitcherful — the amount held by a pitcher.
- poor white — a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education. See also white trash.
- prehistory — human history in the period before recorded events, known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research, etc.; history of prehistoric humans.
- priestfish — blue rockfish.
- priesthood — the condition or office of a priest.
- printwheel — daisy wheel.
- prizefight — a contest between boxers for a prize, a sum of money, etc.; a professional boxing match.
- prohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- promethium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element. Symbol: Pm; atomic number: 61.
- prosthesis — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
- pyrethroid — any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.
- pyrrhotite — a common mineral, iron sulfide, approximately FeS but variable because of a partial absence of ferrous ions, occurring in massive and in crystal forms with a bronze color and metallic luster; magnetic pyrites: generally slightly magnetic.
- ratcheting — a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- ravishment — rapture or ecstasy.
- re-exhibit — to exhibit again
- rear light — vehicle's tail or back light
- rear sight — the sight nearest the breech of a firearm.
- rebirthing — a form of psychotherapy in which the subject supposedly "relives" the experience of being born, in order to confront and overcome traumas and anxieties stemming from birth
- rechristen — to christen or baptize (someone) again
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- redruthite — an important dark-grey or black copper ore mineral which is a sulphide
- redshifted — (of radiation) having undergone a redshift.
- reichstein — Tadeus [tah-dey-oo s] /tɑˈdeɪ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1996, Swiss chemist, born in Poland: Nobel Prize in medicine 1950.
- reshipment — the act of reshipping
- resighting — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
- reteaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- rethinking — the act of reconsidering.
- retrochoir — that part of a church behind the choir or the main altar.
- revanchist — an advocate or supporter of a political policy of revanche, especially in order to seek vengeance for a previous military defeat.
- rheopectic — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rhetorical — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- rheumatoid — resembling rheumatism.
- rhinestone — an artificial gem of paste, often cut to resemble a diamond.
- rhinotheca — the covering of the upper part of the beak in birds
- rhotacized — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- richthofen — Baron Manfred von [mahn-freyt fuh n] /ˈmɑn freɪt fən/ (Show IPA), ("Red Baron"or"Red Knight") 1892–1918, German aviator.
- ricocheted — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- rifle shot — sound of shotgun fire
- right face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
- ruthenious — containing bivalent ruthenium.
- schnitzler — Arthur [ahr-ther;; German ahr-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; German ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1931, Austrian dramatist and novelist.
- schweitzer — Albert, 1875–1965, Alsatian writer, missionary, doctor, and musician in Africa: Nobel Peace Prize 1952.
- schwitters — Kurt [koo rt] /kʊərt/ (Show IPA), 1887–1948, German artist.
- sharenting — the habitual use of social media to share news, images, etc of one’s children