12-letter words containing r, o, s, h, a
- short-handed — not having the usual or necessary number of workers, helpers, etc.
- shortchanged — to give less than the correct change to.
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder
- shoulder-bag — A shoulder-bag is a bag that has a long strap so that it can be carried on a person's shoulder.
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- shower stall — an individual compartment or self-contained unit, having a single shower and accommodating one person.
- shuffleboard — a game in which standing players shove or push wooden or plastic disks with a long cue toward numbered scoring sections marked on a floor or deck.
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- simhat torah — a Jewish festival, celebrated on the 23d day of Tishri, that marks the end of the annual cycle of Torah readings and the beginning of the next cycle
- sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
- slaughterous — murderous; destructive.
- smart growth — People such as architects and environmentalists use smart growth to refer to the construction of new buildings and roads within a town or city so that they are close to people's workplaces and mass transit systems and so that open spaces are not built on.
- snobographer — a person who writes about snobs
- sober-headed — characterized by clear, logical thinking; not fanciful or capricious.
- sociographic — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- soft chancre — chancroid.
- soft-hearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- solway firth — an arm of the Irish Sea between SW Scotland and NW England. 38 miles (61 km) long.
- sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
- sought after — that is in demand; desirable: a sought-after speaker.
- sought-after — that is in demand; desirable: a sought-after speaker.
- south africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town.
- south arabia — Protectorate of, a former protectorate of Great Britain in S Arabia, now part of the Republic of Yemen.
- south korean — a country in E Asia: formed 1948 after the division of the former country of Korea at 38° N. 36,600 sq. mi. (94,795 sq. km). Capital: Seoul. Compare Korea.
- south orange — a city in NE New Jersey.
- southeastern — from the south east
- sparrow hawk — a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
- spatiography — the study of the characteristics of space beyond the atmosphere, including the mapping of the movements of celestial bodies and the recording of electrical, magnetic, and gravitational effects, especially those likely to affect missiles and spacecraft.
- speakerphone — a telephone or telephone attachment equipped with both loudspeaker and microphone, thus permitting the instrument to be used without being held.
- spectrograph — a spectroscope for photographing or producing a representation of a spectrum.
- speech organ — any part of the body, as the tongue, velum, diaphragm, or lungs, that participates, actively or passively, voluntarily or involuntarily, in the production of the sounds of speech.
- sphenography — the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
- sphygmograph — an instrument for recording the rapidity, strength, and uniformity of the arterial pulse.
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- squash court — an enclosed court used in the game of squash
- st. gotthard — a mountain range in S Switzerland; a part of the Alps; highest peak, 10,490 feet (3195 meters).
- stabilograph — an instrument for measuring body sway.
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- starter home — A starter home is a small, new house or flat which is cheap enough for people who are buying their first home to afford.
- steatorrhoea — the presence of excess fat in the stools, usually caused by disease of the pancreas or intestine, and characterized by chronic diarrhea and weight loss.
- steganograph — a piece of coded writing; cipher
- stenographer — a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stenothermal — (of animals or plants) able to exist only within a narrow range of temperature
- stereography — the art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane.
- stomach worm — a nematode, Haemonchus contortus, parasitic in the stomach of sheep, cattle, and related animals.
- stonyhearted — unfeeling; pitiless; cruel
- storm-lashed — badly affected by storms
- stouthearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.