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12-letter words containing s, a, h, i

  • schappe silk — a yarn or fabric of or similar to spun silk.
  • scheme-linda — A Scheme interface to Linda written by Ulf Dahlen of University of Edinburgh in 1990. It runs on the Computing Surface and the Symmetry.
  • schiaparelli — Elsa [el-sah] /ˈɛl sɑ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1973, French fashion designer, born in Italy.
  • schistosomal — relating to or characteristic of a schistosome or member of the genus Schistosoma
  • schizocarpic — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
  • schizothymia — the condition of being schizoid or introverted. It encompasses elements of schizophrenia but does not involve the same depth of psychological disturbance
  • schneiderman — Rose, 1884–1972, U.S. labor leader, born in Poland.
  • scintigraphy — the process of producing a scintigram.
  • scopophiliac — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
  • scoptophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
  • scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
  • scram switch — (jargon)   (From the nuclear power industry) An emergency power-off switch (see Big Red Switch), especially one positioned to be easily hit by evacuating personnel. In general, this is *not* something you frob lightly; these often initiate expensive events (such as Halon dumps) and are installed in a dinosaur pen for use in case of electrical fire or in case some luckless field servoid should put 120 volts across himself while Easter egging. SCRAM stands for Safety Control Rod Ax Man. In the early days of nuclear power, boron moderator rods were raised and lowered on ropes. In the event of a runaway chain reaction, a man with an axe would chop the rope and drop the rods into the nuclear pile to stop the reaction. See also molly-guard, TMRC.
  • scratch disk — 1.   (storage)   See scratch. 2.   (operating system)   Unallocated space on Windows 95's primary hard disk partition, used for virtual memory. Shortage of space on this partition can result in the error "scratch disk full".
  • scratch file — A scratch file is a temporary computer file which you use as a work area or as a store while a program is operating.
  • scratch line — a line that marks the start of a race.
  • scratchbuild — to build a scale model of something from scratch, that is, from raw materials like wood, clay or paper
  • scratchbuilt — describing something which has been constructed by scratchbuilding
  • scratchingly — in a scratching manner, with a scratching action
  • scratchpad i — (language)   A general-purpose language originally for interactive symbolic mathematics by Richard Jenks, Barry Trager, Stephen M. Watt and Robert S. Sutor of IBM Research, ca 1971. It features abstract parametrised data types, multiple inheritance and polymorphism. There were implementations for VM/CMS and AIX.
  • scrimshander — a person who makes scrimshaw objects.
  • scrimshanker — a shirker
  • scrophularia — a member of a genus of flowering plants which have a square stem and are known as figworts
  • sea crawfish — spiny lobster
  • sea crayfish — spiny lobster.
  • secd machine — Stack Environment Control Dump machine
  • section hand — a person who works on a section gang.
  • see daylight — the light of day: At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
  • seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
  • self-healing — curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
  • self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • semiattached — partially attached; semidetached.
  • semidetached — partly detached.
  • seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
  • sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
  • set straight — to give the correct facts to; inform properly
  • shadow price — the calculated price of a good or service for which no market price exists
  • shamateurism — a sports term referring to a state in which an athlete is classified as an amateur but acts like a professional, usually by raising money
  • share option — A share option is an opportunity for the employees of a company to buy shares at a special price.
  • share-milker — (in New Zealand) a person who lives on a dairy farm milking the owner's herd for an agreed share of the profits and, usually, building his own herd simultaneously
  • shareability — the state or property of being able to be shared
  • shared logic — the sharing of a central processing unit and associated software among several terminals
  • shareholding — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
  • sharp-witted — having or showing mental acuity; intellectually discerning; acute.
  • shasta daisy — any of several horticultural varieties of Chrysanthemum superbum, having large, white, daisylike flowers.
  • shaving foam — lather used for shaving
  • shaving soap — a special soap for lathering the face to soften and condition the beard for shaving, capable of producing a thick lather due to its high fat content and low alkalinity.
  • sheath knife — a knife carried in a sheath.
  • sherardizing — to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.
  • shield match — a cricket match for the Sheffield Shield
  • shijiazhuang — a province in NE China. 81,479 sq. mi. (211,031 sq. km). Capital: Shijiazhuang.
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