12-letter words containing s, e, t, h
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sphacelation — the process of mortification
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sphincterial — relating to a sphincter
- sphygmometer — a device which measures the rate of the pulse
- spiderhunter — any of several sunbirds of the genus Arachnothera, of southern Asia and the East Indies, having dull-colored plumage and a long bill.
- spinach beet — chard, a plant cultivated for its edible leaves
- spinsterhood — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- spinstership — the state of being a spinster
- spirochaetal — resulting from spirochaetes
- splotchiness — the state or condition of being splotchy
- sponge cloth — any cloth loosely woven of coarse yarn to produce a spongy look or texture, especially one constructed in honeycomb weave.
- sprechstimme — sprechgesang.
- spring vetch — any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
- st. matthews — a town in N Kentucky.
- st.-eustache — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- stacked heel — a shoe heel constructed from several layers of material.
- stage fright — nervousness felt by a performer or speaker when appearing before an audience.
- stagger head — dropline.
- stakeholders — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- stakhanovite — a worker in the Soviet Union who regularly surpassed production quotas and was specially honored and rewarded.
- star chamber — a former court of inquisitorial and criminal jurisdiction in England that sat without a jury and that became noted for its arbitrary methods and severe punishments, abolished 1641.
- star thistle — any of several naturalized Eurasian plants of the genus Centaurea, especially C. calcitrapa, having purplish, spiny flower heads.
- starchedness — the condition or quality of being starched
- start a hare — to initiate a topic of conversation
- starter home — A starter home is a small, new house or flat which is cheap enough for people who are buying their first home to afford.
- state church — established church.
- state school — A state school is a school that is controlled and funded by the government or a local authority, and which children can attend without having to pay.
- stately home — a country mansion, usually of architectural interest and often open to the public.
- stay-at-home — not inclined to travel or seek diversions or pastimes outside one's residence, area, or country.
- ste.-therese — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- stealthfully — secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- stealthiness — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- steam hammer — a hammer for forging, operated by steam.
- steam shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
- steam-heated — heated by steam.
- steam-shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
- steatorrhoea — the presence of excess fat in the stools, usually caused by disease of the pancreas or intestine, and characterized by chronic diarrhea and weight loss.
- steel helmet — a helmet made of steel
- steeplechase — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- steganograph — a piece of coded writing; cipher
- stegophilist — a person who enjoys climbing up the outside of buildings
- stenographer — a person who specializes in taking dictation in shorthand.
- stenographic — the art of writing in shorthand.
- stenophagous — (of an animal) feeding on a limited variety of foods (opposed to euryphagous).
- stenothermal — (of animals or plants) able to exist only within a narrow range of temperature
- stepdaughter — a daughter of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- stephen jobs — (person) Stephen P. Jobs (born 24 February 1955). The co-founder and ex-president of Apple Computer, leader of the team that produced the Macintosh. In 1979, when he was president of Apple, Steven Jobs saw a demonstration of Smalltalk at Xerox's Palo Alto Research Center. He and other Apple employees were "very impressed with the unique and revolutionary user-friendly design". The first Macintosh was released in January 1984. Jobs described it as insanely great. Jobs was ousted from Apple in 1985 and founded Next, Inc.. In December 1996 he was re-employed by Apple when they bought NeXT. See also lithium lick, Mathematica.
- stephen viii — died a.d. 942, pope 939–942.