12-letter words containing s, a, h, r, n
- attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- backbenchers — Plural form of backbencher.
- bag snatcher — a thief whose main tactic is to grab women's handbags and run off with them
- bairnsfather — Bruce. 1888–1959, British cartoonist, born in India: best known for his cartoons of the war in the trenches during World War I
- banana shrub — a tall Chinese shrub, Michelia figo, of the magnolia family, having cream-yellow flowers with a reddish edge and a strong banana odor.
- bandersnatch — a fictional creature created by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, and appearing also in The Hunting of the Snark and Through the Looking-Glass
- bank charges — penalties charged by a bank to a customer, for example when the customer's account is overdrawn or if a cheque is not honoured
- bean-shooter — peashooter.
- bhubaneshwar — a state in E India. 60,136 sq. mi. (155,752 sq. km). Capital: Bhubaneshwar.
- brainwashing — the process of brainwashing.
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- brinkmanship — Brinkmanship is a method of behaviour, especially in politics, in which you deliberately get into dangerous situations which could result in disaster but which could also bring success.
- bronchospasm — an abnormal contraction of the bronchi resulting in restriction of the airway
- buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
- canvas chair — a chair in which the seat and back are made from canvas
- carbon brush — a small block of carbon used to convey current between the stationary and moving parts of an electric generator, motor, etc
- cardan shaft — A cardan shaft or cardan drive is a propeller shaft fitted with universal joints at each end.
- cardinalfish — any of the perchlike fishes of the family Apogonidae, many species of which are bright red with black markings.
- cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
- cartoonishly — in a cartoonish manner
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- cash journal — cashbook.
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chairmanship — The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone's chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- chances are… — it is likely (that)…
- change purse — A change purse is a very small bag that people, especially women, keep their money in.
- channel surf — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
- channel-surf — to switch TV channels repeatedly using a remote-control device, usually so as to sample brief segments of programs
- chanterelles — Plural form of chanterelle.
- chanticleers — Plural form of chanticleer.
- charge nurse — A charge nurse is a nurse who is in charge of a hospital ward.
- charlatanism — the practice or method of a charlatan.
- charmingness — pleasing; delightful: a charming child.
- charnelhouse — Alternative form of charnel house.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chiantishire — a nickname for Tuscany
- chicharrones — A Hispanic dish; made of fried pork rinds.
- chinaberries — Plural form of chinaberry.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chondroblast — a type of cell that develops into a chondrocyte or cartilage cell
- chondrostian — relating to the class Chondrostei of fish with fin rays
- christian iv — 1577–1648, king of Denmark and Norway (1588–1648): defeated in the Thirty Years' War (1629) and by Sweden (1645)
- christian ix — 1818–1906, king of Denmark 1863–1906.
- christianise — to make Christian.
- christianism — the beliefs and practices of Christians.
- christianite — (mineral) alternative name of phillipsite.