11-letter words containing r, i, g, h, t, s
- in strength — If a group turns out in strength, they arrive in large numbers.
- iron sights — conventional non-telescopic sights on a rifle
- isogeotherm — an imaginary line connecting all points within the earth having the same mean temperature.
- laser light — light which is generated by a laser
- laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
- latchstring — a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.
- light horse — cavalry carrying light arms and equipment.
- light verse — verse that is written to entertain, amuse, or please, often by the subtlety of its form rather than by its literary quality.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- lithographs — Plural form of lithograph.
- microlights — Plural form of microlight.
- millwrights — Plural form of millwright.
- myographist — a person who has expert knowledge of muscles
- nearsighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- netherlings — underwear
- night nurse — a nurse whose duty is to look after a patient or patients during the night
- nightdreams — Plural form of nightdream.
- nightmarish — resembling a nightmare, especially in being terrifying, exasperating, or the like: his nightmarish experience in a concentration camp.
- nightshirts — Plural form of nightshirt.
- orthogenics — the treatment of mentally and emotionally disturbed children
- ostrich egg — the large egg produced by a fast-running flightless African bird, Struthio camelus, that is the largest living bird, with stout two-toed feet and dark feathers, except on the naked head, neck, and legs: order Struthioniformes
- pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
- prognathism — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- quitchgrass — Elymus repens.
- redshirting — a high-school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility. a child held back from starting kindergarten for one year, the practice of which is believed by some parents to give the child academic, athletic, and social advantages.
- right stage — the part of the stage that is right of center as one faces the audience.
- right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
- righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- rightsizing — to adjust to an appropriate size: Layoffs will be necessary to rightsize our workforce.
- rugby shirt — a knitted pullover sport shirt usually in bold horizontal stripes and having a white collar and neckline placket, styled after the shirts traditionally worn by the members of Rugby teams.
- scratch wig — a short wig, especially one that covers only part of the head.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- shergottite — a type of igneous rock or meteorite thought to originate on Mars
- sherrington — Sir Charles Scott, 1861–1952, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1932.
- shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
- shoe-string — a shoelace.
- short sight — myopia
- shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
- sight draft — a draft payable upon presentation.
- sight rhyme — agreement in spelling, but not in sound, of the ends of words or of lines of verse, as in have, grave.
- sightscreen — a white screen set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batsman in seeing the ball when it is bowled.
- sightworthy — worth seeing
- sit through — endure the whole of
- sixth grade — (in the US) the sixth school year after kindergarten, usually containing pupils around 11 or 12 years old
- southbridge — a town in S Massachusetts.
- sphragistic — of or relating to seals or signet rings.
- sprightless — without any spirit or liveliness
- spur blight — a disease of raspberries, characterized by reddish-brown spots on the stems, caused by a fungus, Didymella applanata.
- stage right — Stage right is the right side of the stage for an actor who is standing facing the audience.