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11-letter words containing r, h, a, g

  • rh-negative — See under Rh factor.
  • rhagadiform — of or relating to rhagades
  • ridesharing — of or relating to the sharing of rides or transportation, especially among commuters: The agency was set up to devise a ridesharing program.
  • right about — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
  • right angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one quarter of the circle; the angle formed by two perpendicular lines that intersect; an angle of 90°.
  • right brace — (character)   "}". ASCII character 125. Common names: close brace; right brace; right squiggly; right squiggly bracket/brace; right curly bracket/brace; ITU-T: closing brace. Rare: unbrace; uncurly; rytit ("" = leftit); right squirrelly; {INTERCAL: bracelet ("" = embrace).

    Paired with {left brace

  • right brain — the right cerebral hemisphere of the human brain, which includes areas associated with abstraction, artistic ability, and emotional response
  • right heart — the half of the heart, containing the right ventricle and right atrium, which supplies dark-red, oxygen-deficient venous blood to the lungs for oxygenation
  • right stage — the part of the stage that is right of center as one faces the audience.
  • right whale — any of several large whalebone whales of the genus Balaena, of circumpolar seas: the species B. glacialis is greatly reduced in numbers.
  • roadholding — A vehicle's roadholding is how easy it is to control safely in difficult driving conditions or when going round bends.
  • rough draft — writing: unfinished version
  • rough paper — paper that is used for writing a rough copy
  • rough trade — male homosexual prostitution, especially involving brutality or sadism.
  • royal burgh — (in Scotland) a burgh that was established by a royal charter granted directly by the sovereign
  • rubbish bag — a plastic bag for the disposal of household rubbish
  • sandringham — a village in N Norfolk, England: site of Sandringham House, Royal Family mansion.
  • sarcophagal — related to or depicted on sarcophagi
  • sarcophagus — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
  • scarborough — a seaport in North Yorkshire, in NE England.
  • scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
  • scratch wig — a short wig, especially one that covers only part of the head.
  • searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
  • searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
  • seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
  • serigrapher — someone who engages in serigraphy
  • serigraphic — of or pertaining to serigraphy
  • shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
  • shadowgraph — a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
  • shaft grave — a grave consisting of a deep, rectangular pit with vertical sides, roofed over with a stone slab.
  • shag carpet — shag pile carpet
  • sharp-edged — having a fine edge or edges.
  • shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
  • short-range — having a limited extent, as in distance or time: a short-range shot; a short-range plan.
  • shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
  • sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
  • sight draft — a draft payable upon presentation.
  • sir galahad — (in Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table, destined to regain the Holy Grail; son of Lancelot and Elaine
  • sixth grade — (in the US) the sixth school year after kindergarten, usually containing pupils around 11 or 12 years old
  • slaughtered — the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
  • sling chair — any of several varieties of chairs having a seat and back formed from a single sheet of canvas, leather, or the like, hanging loosely in a frame.
  • snobography — an account or description of snobs
  • sociography — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
  • sonographer — a diagnostic technician who operates a sonograph
  • sphragistic — of or relating to seals or signet rings.
  • sphygmogram — a tracing or diagram produced by a sphygmograph.
  • spirography — the study of breathing using a spirograph
  • stag's horn — the antlers of a stag used as a material for carved implements
  • stage right — Stage right is the right side of the stage for an actor who is standing facing the audience.
  • staggerbush — an ericaceous deciduous shrub, Lyonia mariana, of E North America, having white or pinkish flowers: it is poisonous to livestock
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