12-letter words containing s, h, a, d
- merchandiser — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- merchandises — the manufactured goods bought and sold in any business.
- metathesized — Simple past tense and past participle of metathesize.
- misapprehend — to misunderstand.
- misfashioned — Simple past tense and past participle of misfashion.
- mithridatism — the production of immunity against the action of a poison by taking the poison in gradually increased doses.
- monadelphous — (of stamens) united into one bundle or set by their filaments.
- monohydrates — Plural form of monohydrate.
- mother's day — a day, usually the second Sunday in May, set aside in honor of mothers.
- motherboards — Plural form of motherboard.
- moustachioed — Alternative spelling of moustachio\u2019d.
- mushy-headed — inadequately thought out: mushyheaded ideas.
- mustard bath — a supposed cure for aches, tired muscles, colds and fevers, consisting of bathing in hot water infused with mustard seeds
- neanderthals — Plural form of neanderthal.
- near-sighted — seeing distinctly at a short distance only; myopic.
- needle-sharp — very sharp
- newfashioned — Alternative form of new-fashioned.
- noahide laws — the seven laws given to Noah after the Flood, which decree the establishment of a fair system of justice in society, and prohibit idolatry, blasphemy, murder, adultery and incest, robbery, and the eating of flesh taken from a living animal
- nonhazardous — Not hazardous; safe.
- north island — the northernmost principal island of New Zealand. 44,281 sq. mi. (114,690 sq. km).
- odd-man rush — an attacking move when the defence is outnumbered by the opposing team
- old-womanish — Sometimes Offensive. having characteristics considered typical of an old woman, as excessive fussiness or timidity.
- oldfashioned — Rare spelling of old-fashioned.
- on shipboard — on board a ship
- on the cards — likely
- onion-shaped — bulb-shaped; shaped like an onion
- orchard bush — open savanna country with occasional trees and scrub, as found north of the W African forest belt
- orchestrated — Simple past tense and past participle of orchestrate.
- orchidaceous — belonging to the plant family Orchidaceae.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- outlandishly — In an outlandish manner.
- pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- pebbledashed — covered with a finish for external walls consisting of small stones embedded in plaster
- phased array — a radar antenna consisting of an array of dipoles that are excited in or out of phase with each other to control beam direction and radiation pattern without moving the antenna. Compare dipole (def 3).
- philadelphus — (Philadelphus) king of Pergamum c159–138 b.c.
- phosphamidon — a systemic and contact insecticide, C 1 0 H 1 9 ClNO 5 P, used against beetles, aphids, mites, and other crop pests.
- phosphatidic — of or relating to a phosphatide
- phosphatidyl — an atom or group of atoms containing one or more unpaired electrons derived from a phosphatide
- photo spread — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- photo-stated — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- plattdeutsch — the Low German vernacular dialects spoken in northern Germany.
- pleased with — satisfied or content with
- predischarge — of or pertaining to the period prior to discharge, esp prior to discharge from hospital or from employment
- pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- push forward — keep advancing
- radiesthesia — the ability to sense energy forces or radiation, esp from the human body
- radiesthetic — of or relating to radiesthesia