13-letter words containing s, h, a, m
- ethnophaulism — An ethnic or racial slur, typically caricaturing some identifiable (often physical) feature of the group being derided. For example,
- euphemistical — Archaic form of euphemistic.
- exanthematous — Of or pertaining to exanthem.
- farmer cheese — a cheese made by pressing together the soft white curds of whole milk or partly skimmed milk, similar in texture to dry cottage cheese.
- fashion model — sb employed to show off designer clothes
- fashionmonger — (derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
- field marshal — an officer of the highest military rank in the British and certain other armies, and of the second highest rank in the French army.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- first chamber — the parliament of the Netherlands, consisting of an upper chamber (First Chamber) and a lower chamber (Second Chamber)
- fish geranium — zonal geranium.
- fishing smack — any of various fore-and-aft-rigged fishing vessels of rather large size, often containing a well to keep the catch alive.
- flamethrowers — Plural form of flamethrower.
- flemish giant — one of a breed of large domestic rabbits of Belgian origin, having a solid gray, white, or black coat, and raised for its meat and fur.
- fly fisherman — one who fishes by fly-casting
- forearm smash — a blow like a punch delivered with the forearm in certain types of wrestling
- franchisement — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- freshman week — a week at the beginning of the school year with a program planned to orient entering students, especially at a college.
- gallows humor — humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- garnisheement — the process of arresting a debtor's money or property from the hands of a third party
- graham island — an island in the Pacific Ocean, in W British Columbia, Canada: largest and northernmost of the Queen Charlotte Islands. 2485 sq. mi. (6436 sq. km).
- grain sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as durra or milo, having starchy seeds, grown for grain and forage.
- gram's method — a method of staining and distinguishing bacteria, in which a fixed bacterial smear is stained with crystal violet, treated with Gram's solution, decolorized with alcohol, counterstained with safranine, and washed with water.
- grand marshal — marshal (def 8).
- grantsmanship — skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like.
- grass sorghum — any of several varieties of sorghum, as Sudan grass, grown for pasturage and hay.
- gresham's law — the tendency of the inferior of two forms of currency to circulate more freely than, or to the exclusion of, the superior, because of the hoarding of the latter.
- haemarthrosis — Alternative form of hemarthrosis.
- haematogenous — producing blood
- haematologist — A scientist, usually a medical doctor, who specializes in haematology.
- haemodialyses — Plural form of haemodialysis.
- haemodialysis — (medicine) the use of dialysis to remove waste products from the blood in the case of kidney failure.
- haemodynamics — a branch of physiology that deals with the circulation of the blood
- half measures — inadequate measures or actions
- hampton roads — a channel in SE Virginia between the mouth of the James River and Chesapeake Bay: battle between the Monitor and the Virginia 1862.
- handcraftsman — A handicraftsman.
- handsome lake — 1735-1815; Seneca prophet, social reformer, & founder of a North American Indian religion named after him
- harbor master — an official who supervises operations in a harbor area and administers its rules.
- harbourmaster — (British, Canada, nautical) An official responsible for the enforcement of regulations in a port.
- harmonisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of harmonization.
- harvest mouse — an Old World field mouse, Micromys minutus, that builds a spherical nest among the stems of grains and other plants.
- he's your man — he's the person needed (for a particular task, role, job, etc)
- head linesman — an official who makes rulings regarding play along the line of scrimmage and who oversees the measurement and marking of yardage gained or lost
- head of steam — momentum; driving power
- headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
- heart massage — rhythmic manual compression of the sternum or heart to restore normal heartbeat, as after cardiac arrest.
- helianthemums — Plural form of helianthemum.
- hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
- helminthiasis — a disease caused by parasitic worms in the intestines.
- hematogenesis — hematopoiesis.