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12-letter words containing r, h, e, u

  • southernwood — a woody-stemmed wormwood, Artemisia abrotanum, of southern Europe, having aromatic, finely dissected leaves.
  • southwestern — the point or direction midway between south and west. Abbreviation: SW.
  • spiderhunter — any of several sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having dull-colored plumage and a long bill.
  • sprachgefuhl — a sensitivity to language, especially for what is grammatically or idiomatically acceptable in a given language.
  • square shake — square deal.
  • squarishness — the condition or quality of being somewhat square
  • squirrelfish — any of several brightly colored, nocturnal fishes of the family Holocentridae, inhabiting shallow waters of tropical reefs, especially the reddish Holocentrus ascensionis of the West Indies, armed with sharp spines and scales.
  • state church — established church.
  • stepdaughter — a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
  • store-bought — commercially made rather than homemade.
  • storey house — (in W Africa) a house having more than one storey
  • stouthearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
  • subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
  • sucker punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
  • sucker-punch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
  • sugar shaker — a container with holes in the top, used for sprinkling sugar onto food
  • summer house — outbuilding used for leisure
  • summerweight — (of clothes) suitable in weight for wear in the summer; relatively light
  • sun-drenched — Sun-drenched places have a lot of hot sunshine.
  • super-sleuth — a detective. Synonyms: investigator, private investigator; private eye, gumshoe, shamus.
  • super-smooth — dead-smooth.
  • superathlete — a highly accomplished athlete, an exceptional athlete
  • supercharged — equipped with a supercharger.
  • supercharger — a mechanism for forcing air into an internal-combustion engine in order to increase engine power.
  • superheating — Superheating of steam is raising its temperature to well above boiling point.
  • superhelical — of, relating to, or consisting of a superhelix
  • superheroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
  • superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.
  • superhumeral — an ecclesiastical vestment worn over the shoulders
  • superiorship — the state or position of being superior
  • support hose — elastic stockings worn to reduce pressure on the veins of the leg, esp for people with varicose veins
  • sure as hell — definitely, certainly
  • swashbuckler — a swaggering swordsman, soldier, or adventurer; daredevil.
  • synantherous — with united anthers
  • te rauparaha — ?1768–1849, Māori warrior chief, head of the Ngāti Toa tribe and signatory to the Treaty of Waitangi; noted for his cunning and his prowess in battle, he is also credited with composing "Ka Mate", the All Blacks' usual pre-match haka
  • tech support — an advising and troubleshooting service provided by a manufacturer, typically a software or hardware developer, to its customers, often online or on the telephone.
  • technicolour — brightly, showily, or garishly coloured; vividly noticeable
  • telanthropus — a genus of fossil hominids, known from two fragmentary lower jaws found in the region of Swartkrans, near Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • telautograph — a telegraphic device for reproducing handwriting, drawings, etc, the movements of an electromagnetically controlled pen at one end being transmitted along a line to a similar pen at the receiving end
  • téléphérique — a cableway
  • telharmonium — a musical keyboard instrument operating by alternating currents of electricity which, on impulse from the keyboard, produce music at a distant point via telephone lines.
  • the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
  • the bosporus — a strait between European and Asian Turkey, linking the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara
  • the creature — whiskey or other intoxicating liquor
  • the crucible — a Sheffield theatre, venue of the annual world professional snooker championship
  • the hundreds — the numbers 100 to 109
  • the jurassic — the Jurassic period or rock system
  • the pictures — a cinema or film show
  • the populars — cheap newspapers with mass circulation; the popular press
  • the shudders — a feeling of horror, repugnance, etc.
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