13-letter words containing s, e, r, o
- heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
- hedge sparrow — the dunnock.
- heliocentrism — The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.).
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- henceforwards — (archaic) henceforth, from this point onwards.
- here's to sth — You use expressions such as 'here's to us' and 'here's to your new job' before drinking a toast in order to wish someone success or happiness.
- herefordshire — a former county in W England, now part of Hereford and Worscester.
- heresiography — a treatise on heresy.
- heresiologist — a person who studies or writes about heresies.
- hermaphrodism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- hermosa beach — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- hero sandwich — a large sandwich, usually consisting of a small loaf of bread or long roll cut in half lengthwise and containing a variety of ingredients, as meat, cheese, lettuce, and tomatoes.
- herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
- heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
- herpes zoster — shingles.
- herpetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- hertfordshire — a county in SE England. 631 sq. mi. (1635 sq. km).
- hertogenbosch — 's Hertogenbosch.
- hetero-sexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- heterocarpous — (of a plant) producing more than one type of fruit
- heteroclitous — heteroclite
- heterocystous — containing or relating to heterocysts
- heterogametes — Plural form of heterogamete.
- heterogeneous — different in kind; unlike; incongruous.
- heterogenesis — Also, heterogeny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/ (Show IPA). alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- heteroplastic — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heteropterous — belonging or pertaining to the Heteroptera, in some classifications a suborder of hemipterous insects comprising the true bugs.
- heterosexuals — Plural form of heterosexual.
- heterosporous — having more than one kind of spore.
- heterostracan — any of several ostracoderms of the order Heterostraci, from the Silurian and Devonian Periods, having the anterior part of the body enclosed in bony plates.
- heterostrophy — the condition of being heterostrophic
- heterostylism — the condition of being heterostyled
- heterozygosis — the state of being a heterozygote.
- heterozygotes — a hybrid containing genes for two unlike forms of a characteristic, and therefore not breeding true to type.
- heusler alloy — any of various alloys of manganese and other nonferromagnetic metals that exhibit ferromagnetism.
- hiberno-saxon — having the characteristics of both the Irish and English; Anglo-Irish.
- hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
- hieroglyphics — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- hilariousness — The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- holosericeous — covered with short, silky hairs.
- holyroodhouse — a royal palace in Edinburgh in Scotland: official residence of the Queen when in Scotland; begun in 1501 by James IV of Scotland; scene of the murder of David Rizzio in 1566
- home comforts — things in a house that make it comfortable
- home row keys — home keys
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- home-schooler — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
- homeomorphism — similarity in crystalline form but not necessarily in chemical composition.