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11-letter words containing r, h, i, n, a

  • 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 brain — the right cerebral hemisphere of the human brain, which includes areas associated with abstraction, artistic ability, and emotional response
  • roadholding — A vehicle's roadholding is how easy it is to control safely in difficult driving conditions or when going round bends.
  • sandringham — a village in N Norfolk, England: site of Sandringham House, Royal Family mansion.
  • sash ribbon — a strip of steel or aluminum alloy for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
  • saurischian — any herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur of the order Saurischia, having a three-pronged pelvis resembling that of a crocodile. Compare ornithischian.
  • searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
  • sedan chair — an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.
  • senatorship — the office or position of a senator
  • sennacherib — died 681 b.c, king of Assyria 705–681.
  • share index — A share index is a number that indicates the state of a stock market. It is based on the combined share prices of a set of companies.
  • shared line — a telephone number that is assigned to more than one person, for example in an office. When somebody calls the number, all of the phones will ring until somebody picks up their phone to answer the call
  • shark siren — a siren sounded to warn swimmers of the presence of sharks
  • sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
  • sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
  • shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
  • shrink wrap — transparent film for wrapping food
  • shrink-wrap — to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.
  • sir anthony — Sir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
  • skin-search — strip-search.
  • 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.
  • spanish fir — a species of fir native to S Spain and N Morocco, Abies pinsapo
  • square inch — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one inch on each side; 6.452 square centimeters. 2 , sq. in. Abbreviation: in.
  • starchiness — of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
  • strap hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
  • strap-hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
  • subchairman — a subordinate or substitute chairman.
  • subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
  • súgán chair — a chair with a seat made from woven súgáns
  • swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
  • tax sharing — revenue sharing.
  • tectibranch — a mollusc of the suborder Tectibranchia (or Tectibranchiata) (order: Opisthobranchia) which includes the sea slugs and sea hares
  • tengri khan — a mountain in central Asia, on the boundary between Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan) and China: highest peak of the Tien Shan Mountains. About 23,950 feet (7300 meters).
  • tertianship — (in the Jesuit order) a period of strict discipline before the taking of final vows, beginning one or two years after ordination.
  • thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
  • the curtain — the end of a scene of a play, opera, etc, marked by the fall or closing of the curtain
  • the permian — the Permian period or rock system
  • there again — on second thoughts, however
  • thoreauvian — Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
  • thrasonical — boastful; vainglorious.
  • thread vein — a small red or purple capillary near to the surface of the skin
  • threatening — tending or intended to menace: threatening gestures.
  • thwartingly — in a thwarting manner; obstructingly
  • tirthankara — one of 24 persons who have attained personal immortality through enlightenment.
  • titanothere — any member of the extinct mammalian family Brontotheriidae, large, horned relatives of the horse common in North America and Eurasia from the Eocene to the Oligocene epochs.
  • tocharian a — the eastern dialect of Tocharian
  • tocharian b — the western dialect of Tocharian
  • trachearian — of or relating to the Trachearia, which is a division of arachnids that breathe through the trachea
  • tracheation — the arrangement of tracheae in insects and other arthropods.
  • train crash — a type of accident involving one or more trains
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