12-letter words containing s, e, t, h
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- purchase tax — a sales tax on nonessential and luxury goods.
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- rabbitfishes — Plural form of rabbitfish.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- radiesthesia — the ability to sense energy forces or radiation, esp from the human body
- radiesthetic — of or relating to radiesthesia
- ram sth home — If something rams home a message or a point, it makes it clear in a way that is very forceful and that people are likely to listen to.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- re-establish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- rechristened — to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- refresh rate — (hardware) (Or "vertical refresh rate", "vertical scan rate") The maximum number of frames that can be displayed on a monitor in a second, expressed in Hertz. The scan rate is controlled by the vertical sync signal generated by the video controller, ordering the monitor to position the electron gun at the upper left corner of the raster, ready to paint another frame. It is limited by the monitor's maximum horizontal scan rate and the resolution, since higher resolution means more scan lines. Increasing the refresh rate decreases flickering, reducing eye strain, but few people notice any change above 60-72 Hz.
- refreshments — something that refreshes, especially food or drink.
- refuse chute — a chute in a building which rubbish and waste is thrown down to the main refuse bins, etc
- reichsthaler — a silver thaler of Germany, originally issued in 1566; rix-dollar.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- residentship — a person who resides in a place.
- resort hotel — a hotel in a holiday resort
- restrengthen — to strengthen again or return to strength
- resynthesize — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- retainership — the condition of being a retainer or of having retainers.
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- reverse shot — a shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot, as during a conversation between two actors, giving the effect of looking from one actor to the other.
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rights issue — Finance; offering of new shares to existing holders
- rock-shelter — a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods.
- run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- sacher torte — a chocolate cake covered with apricot jam and chocolate icing, usually served with whipped cream.
- sacred heart — the physical heart of Jesus, to which special devotion is offered as a symbol of His love and redemptive sacrifice.
- safety catch — a device used in mechanisms, as for elevators, to prevent falling in the event of mechanical failure.
- safety chain — a chain on the fastening of a bracelet, watch, etc, to ensure that it cannot open enough to fall off accidentally
- safety match — a match designed to ignite only when rubbed on a specially prepared surface.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- saint helena — Saint, c247–c330, mother of Constantine I.
- saint helens — a city in Merseyside, in NW England, near Liverpool.
- saint helier — a British island in the English Channel: the largest of the Channel Islands. 44 sq. mi. (116 sq. km). Capital: St. Helier.
- saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
- saint joseph — a city in NW Missouri, on the Missouri River.
- saint phalle — Niki de [nik-ee duh;; French nee-kee duh] /ˈnɪk i də;; French niˈki də/ (Show IPA), 1930–2002, French sculptor and painter.
- saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- saint-mihiel — a town in NE France, on the Meuse River, NW of Nancy: captured by American forces 1918.