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14-letter words containing s, h, a, m

  • hardshell clam — quahog.
  • harmoniousness — The characteristic of being harmonious.
  • harry s trumanElizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
  • harz mountains — mountain range in central Germany, extending from Lower Saxony to the Elbe River
  • have a stomack — to be pregnant
  • headmastership — The role or position of headmaster.
  • headmistresses — Plural form of headmistress.
  • health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
  • heating system — a system that provides heat to a building or number of buildings
  • hemerocallises — Plural form of hemerocallis.
  • hemimetabolism — incomplete metamorphosis.
  • hemimetabolous — incomplete metamorphosis.
  • hemingwayesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ernest Hemingway or his works.
  • hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
  • heracliteanism — the philosophy of Heraclitus, maintaining the perpetual change of all things, the only abiding thing being the logos, or orderly principle, according to which the change takes place.
  • hermaphrodites — Plural form of hermaphrodite.
  • hermaphroditus — a son of Hermes and Aphrodite who merged with the nymph Salmacis to form one body
  • hero's formula — the formula for the area of a triangle when the sides are given: for a triangle with sides a, b, and c, the area is equal to , where s is equal to one half the perimeter of the triangle.
  • heterosomatous — (of fish) having an abnormal or asymmetrical body type
  • hexosaminidase — the enzymes that catalyse the metabolism of gangliosides
  • highland games — a meeting in which competitions in sport, piping, and dancing are held: originating in the Highlands of Scotland
  • hippopotamuses — Plural form of hippopotamus.
  • histoplasmosis — an infectious disease of the reticuloendothelial system, caused by the fungus Histoplasma capsulatum and characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
  • hold to ransom — to keep (prisoners, property, etc) in confinement until payment for their release is made or received
  • holometabolism — The complete metamorphosis of an insect.
  • holometabolous — undergoing complete metamorphosis.
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • home and hosed — definitely safe or successful
  • home insurance — Home insurance is insurance coverage for your home, its contents, and your possessions.
  • home secretary — the secretary of state for the Home Office.
  • homogenisation — Alternative spelling of homogenization.
  • homotransplant — allograft.
  • hors de combat — disabled or injured
  • horse mackerel — bluefin tuna.
  • horsehair worm — any long, slender worm of the phylum Nematomorpha, developing parasitically on insects and crustaceans, and free-living as adults in streams and ponds.
  • hospital drama — a TV programme or series based on events in a hospital
  • household name — a person or thing that is very well known
  • housing market — property trade
  • human interest — a quality of a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, that engages attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
  • humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
  • humane studies — educational subjects or courses, or texts, that are, or were historically, considered to have a civilizing influence on those who read or studied them
  • humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
  • humoristically — In a humoristic way.
  • humphreys peak — the highest peak in Arizona, in the N, in the San Francisco Mountains: 12,633 feet (3851 meters).
  • huntsman's-cup — a common pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
  • hypernephromas — Plural form of hypernephroma.
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