13-letter words containing r, u, s, h
- south african — of southern Africa.
- south america — a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. About 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km).
- south arabian — of or relating to the former South Arabia (now South Yemen) or its inhabitants
- south georgia — a British island in the S Atlantic, about 800 miles (1290 km) SE of the Falkland Islands. About 1000 sq. mi. (2590 sq. km).
- south windsor — a town in N Connecticut.
- south-eastern — South-eastern means in or from the south-east of a region or country.
- south-western — South-western means in or from the south-west of a region or country.
- southeasterly — coming from the south east
- southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
- southern blot — a procedure for identifying and measuring the amount of a specific DNA sequence or gene in a mixed extract, as in testing for a mutation or a virus: DNA strands from the person or organism under study are cut with restriction enzymes, separated by gel electrophoresis, transferred to special filter paper, and hybridized with a labeled DNA probe.
- southern cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- southern fish — the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- southwesterly — coming from the south west
- southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- souvenir shop — a shop that sells trivial gift items, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, keyrings etc, esp aimed at tourists
- sprung rhythm — a poetic rhythm characterized by the use of strongly accented syllables, often in juxtaposition, accompanied by an indefinite number of unaccented syllables in each foot, of which the accented syllable is the essential component.
- squash ladder — a list showing the relative order of merit of a set of squash players determined by the winning player in each match taking the higher of the two players' positions
- squash player — a person who plays squash
- squash racket — a light long-handled racket used in the game of squash
- stout-hearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
- straighten up — stand straighter
- street urchin — a child who spends or appears to spend a lot of time roaming the streets
- stuffed shirt — a pompous, self-satisfied, and inflexible person.
- styling brush — a hairbrush used to style or neaten hair
- sub-franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- subinhibitory — not completely inhibiting
- successorship — the position or state of a successor
- sugar orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
- sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
- summer school — study programs offered by a school, college, or university during the summer to those who wish to obtain their degrees more quickly, who must make up credits, or who wish to supplement their education.
- summer squash — any of several squashes of the variety Cucurbita pepo melopepo, that mature in the late summer or early autumn and are used as a vegetable in an unripe state, before the rind and seeds become hard.
- sunrise watch — dogwatch (def 2).
- super-heroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
- super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- superachiever — someone who achieves more than most; high achiever
- superencipher — to encode (a message) that is already a cryptogram.
- supergraphics — large-scale painted or applied decorative art in bold colors and typically in geometric or typographic designs, used over walls and sometimes floors and ceilings to create an illusion of expanded or altered space.
- superhelicity — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- superhumanize — to make superhuman, or represent as such
- superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
- superstrength — great strength
- superthriller — a highly sensational film or book
- suprachiasmic — relating to the area in the hypothalamus that regulates the biological clock
- surbased arch — drop arch (def 2).
- surge chamber — a chamber for absorbing surge from a liquid or gas.
- surgery hours — the period of time each day when a doctor's surgery or office is open
- sweet sorghum — sorgo.