13-letter words containing s, h, a, m, e, l
- muscle shoals — former rapids of the Tennessee River in SW Alabama, changed into a lake by Wilson Dam: part of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
- myelin sheath — a wrapping of myelin around certain nerve axons, serving as an electrical insulator that speeds nerve impulses to muscles and other effectors.
- nonhomosexual — a person who is not homosexual
- opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
- peach blossom — the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.
- pelham holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- pelham-holles — Thomas, 1st Duke of Newcastle, 1693–1768, British statesman: prime minister 1754–56, 1757–62 (brother of Henry Pelham).
- peripheralism — the explanation of psychological events emphasizing peripheral human functions, as those of skeletal muscles or the sex organs, rather than cognition or other processes of the central nervous system.
- phalansterism — a model of society in which members of a community live in the same space and share common belongings
- phenomenalism — the doctrine that phenomena are the only objects of knowledge or the only form of reality.
- platform shoe — a shoe with a platform.
- plethysmogram — the recording of a plethysmograph.
- rhinoscleroma — an inflammatory bacterial disease of the nose that is mostly found in Africa and Central America
- safety helmet — protective hard hat
- saint michael — one of the archangels. Feast day: Sept 29 or Nov 8
- schematically — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
- semi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- semiochemical — a chemical substance produced by an animal and used in communications, such as a pheromone
- shamelessness — lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
- shear modulus — The shear modulus of a material is how stiff or rigid it is. It is equal to the shear stress divided by the shear strain.
- sheep measles — a disease of sheep caused by infestation by the cysticerci of a dog tapeworm (Taenia ovis)
- shell company — A shell company is a company that another company takes over in order to use its name to gain an advantage.
- shell program — A shell program is a basic computer program that provides a framework within which the user can develop the program to suit their own needs.
- shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
- silvichemical — any of a number of chemicals derived from a tree.
- slàinte mhath — a drinking toast; cheers
- slasher movie — a film in which victims, often women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc
- smooth-talker — a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner
- stamen blight — a disease of blackberries, characterized by a gray, powdery mass of spores covering the anthers, caused by a fungus, Hapalosphaeria deformans.
- steam whistle — a type of whistle sounded by a blast of steam, as used formerly in factories, on locomotives, etc
- sulfonmethane — a colorless, crystalline compound, C7H16O4S2, used in medicine as a soporific and hypnotic
- telemechanics — the science or practice of operating mechanisms by remote control.
- the himalayas — a vast mountain system in S Asia, extending 2400 km (1500 miles) from Kashmir (west) to Assam (east), between the valleys of the Rivers Indus and Brahmaputra: covers most of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, and the S edge of Tibet; the highest range in the world, with several peaks over 7500 m (25 000 ft). Highest peak: Mount Everest, 8848 m (29 028 ft)
- the small ads — the small ads in a newspaper are short advertisements in which you can advertise something such as an object for sale or a room to let
- the sum total — the result you get when you add numbers or amounts together
- the-alchemist — a comedy (1610) by Ben Jonson.
- theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
- thermal baths — warm water spa
- thermal noise — a wide spectrum of electromagnetic noise appearing in electronic circuits and devices as a result of the temperature-dependent random motions of electrons and other charge carriers.
- thermal shock — a fluctuation in temperature causing stress in a material. It often results in fracture, esp in brittle materials such as ceramics
- thermoelastic — pertaining to the thermodynamic effects produced by deformation of an elastic substance.
- thermoplastic — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- tower hamlets — a borough of Greater London, England.
- unsmotherable — unquenchable
- whigmaleeries — a whim; notion.
- whimsicalness — Whimsicality.
- whoremasterly — of or relating to the character of a whoremaster
- wilhelmshaven — a seaport in NW Germany, NW of Bremen, on the North Sea.
- yellowhammers — Plural form of yellowhammer.