11-letter words containing r, u, s, h
- hydromedusa — the medusa form of a hydrozoan.
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
- hypercasual — Extremely casual.
- hypernymous — Having the qualities of a hypernym.
- hypersexual — unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters.
- hyponitrous — of or derived from hyponitrous acid.
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
- isochronous — isochronal.
- isomorphous — (of a compound or mineral) capable of crystallizing in a form similar to that of another compound or mineral, used especially of substances so closely related that they form end members of a series of solid solutions.
- john sutter — John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- kelly hours — a suggestion for the name of the hours before and after the traditional school day during which child-minding facilities are provided for the children of working parents
- kongur shan — a mountain in China, in W Xinjiang: the highest peak in the Pamirs. Height: 7719 m (25 325 ft)
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.
- kurdaitchas — Plural form of kurdaitcha.
- last hurrah — a politician's final campaign.
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
- lecherously — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- leper house — a hospital for lepers; leprosarium.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- lethiferous — lethal.
- lightstruck — (of beer) Spoiled by exposure to light, which causes riboflavin to react with and break down the isohumulones.
- lindenhurst — a village on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- loudhailers — Plural form of loudhailer.
- low hurdles — a race in which runners leap over hurdles 2 feet 6 inches (76 cm) high.
- low-sulphur — (esp of fuel) containing or made from sources containing relatively little sulphur
- lower house — one of two branches of a legislature, generally more representative and with more members than the upper branch.
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- lutheranism — of or relating to Luther, adhering to his doctrines, or belonging to one of the Protestant churches that bear his name.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- manor house — the house of the lord of a manor.
- marsh buggy — swamp buggy.
- meerschaums — Plural form of meerschaum.
- melon shrub — pepino (def 2).
- meshuggener — Crazy, insane.
- mesothorium — one of two radioactive decay products of thorium, an isotope of radium or actinium.
- mispurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- monorhinous — having a single, median nostril, as the cyclostomes.
- motherhouse — The monastery from which the other 'houses' of a religious order or congregation were (directly or indirectly) founded, often eponymous.
- motormouths — Plural form of motormouth.
- mu shu pork — moo shu pork
- museography — The systematic description of objects in museums.
- mushrooming — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
- musk orchid — a small Eurasian orchid, Herminium monorchis, with dense spikes of musk-scented greenish-yellow flowers
- nailbrushes — Plural form of nailbrush.
- naturopaths — Plural form of naturopath.
- neuroethics — The ethics of neuroscience and neurotechnology.