12-letter words containing s, h, a, n, e
- araneomorphs — Plural form of araneomorph.
- archdiocesan — Relating to an archdiocese.
- archenterons — Plural form of archenteron.
- archibenthos — the ocean bottom between the littoral and abyssal zones: from depths of approximately 200 feet (60 meters) to 3300 feet (1000 meters).
- ariel sharon — Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- aristophanes — ?448–?380 bc, Greek comic dramatist, who satirized leading contemporary figures such as Socrates and Euripides. Eleven of his plays are extant, including The Clouds, The Frogs, The Birds, and Lysistrata
- arm's-length — lacking intimacy or friendliness, esp when possessing some special connection, such as previous closeness
- arming chest — a chest for holding armor and weapons.
- arsphenamine — a drug containing arsenic, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and related infections
- arthur evans — Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- astonishable — (obsolete) Astonishing.
- astonishment — Astonishment is a feeling of great surprise.
- asynchronies — a lack of synchronism or coincidence in time.
- attorneyship — The office or profession of an attorney.
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- autochthones — Alternative spelling of autochthons.
- backbenchers — Plural form of backbencher.
- bag snatcher — a thief whose main tactic is to grab women's handbags and run off with them
- bairnsfather — Bruce. 1888–1959, British cartoonist, born in India: best known for his cartoons of the war in the trenches during World War I
- baking sheet — A baking sheet is a flat piece of metal on which you bake foods such as biscuits or pies in an oven.
- banach space — a vector space on which a norm is defined that is complete.
- bandersnatch — a fictional creature created by Lewis Carroll in his poem Jabberwocky, and appearing also in The Hunting of the Snark and Through the Looking-Glass
- bank charges — penalties charged by a bank to a customer, for example when the customer's account is overdrawn or if a cheque is not honoured
- basset hound — A basset hound is a dog with short strong legs, a long body, and long ears. It is kept as a pet or used for hunting.
- bean-shooter — peashooter.
- bhubaneshwar — a state in E India. 60,136 sq. mi. (155,752 sq. km). Capital: Bhubaneshwar.
- biomechanics — the study of the mechanics of the movement of living organisms
- blandishment — the act of blandishing; cajolery
- bounce flash — a flash lamp designed to produce a bounced flash.
- braunschweig — Brunswick
- buccaneerish — of or relating to a buccaneer
- cadent house — any of the four houses that precede the angles: the third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth houses, which correspond, respectively, to neighborhood and relatives, work and health, philosophy and foreign travel, and secret matters and service to others.
- calisthenics — Calisthenics are simple exercises that you can do to keep fit and healthy.
- callisthenes — c360–327 b.c, Greek philosopher: chronicled Alexander the Great's conquests.
- callisthenic — Alternative spelling of calisthenic.
- campshedding — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- candlefishes — Plural form of candlefish.
- canvas shoes — soft shoes with a canvas upper
- casehardened — Simple past tense and past participle of caseharden.
- cash advance — an amount of money borrowed as a short-term loan against a salary, credit card, etc
- cash economy — an economic system, or part of one, in which financial transactions are carried out in cash rather than via direct debit, standing order, bank transfer, or credit card
- cash machine — ATM1
- cash payment — an immediate payment in cash
- cash-in-lieu — Cash-in-lieu is payment of cash instead of stock when a stock splits or changes and the shareholder only owns a partial share.
- chaetognaths — Plural form of chaetognath.
- chain smoker — person: smokes heavily
- chain-smoker — A chain-smoker is a person who chain-smokes.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chamberlains — Plural form of chamberlain.
- chance music — aleatory music.