12-letter words containing s, h, a, n, o
- cytochalasin — any of a group of metabolites derived from fungus that interfere with cell processes
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- disharmonize — (intransitive) To cause disorder.
- dishonorable — showing lack of honor or integrity; ignoble; base; disgraceful; shameful: Cheating is dishonorable.
- dishonorably — In a dishonorable manner.
- dog's chance — little likelihood; small chance (usually used in the negative): That project didn't have a dog's chance of succeeding.
- dreadnoughts — Plural form of dreadnought.
- dysmenorrhea — painful menstruation.
- east lothian — a historic county in SE Scotland.
- eating house — a restaurant or other place where one can eat
- elasmobranch — A cartilaginous fish of a group that comprises the sharks, rays, and skates.
- encompasseth — Archaic third-person singular form of encompass.
- englishwoman — adult female from England
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- enophthalmos — The posterior displacement of the eyeball within the orbit due to changes in the volume of the orbit (bone) relative to its contents (the eyeball and orbital fat), or loss of function of the orbitalis muscle.
- enthesopathy — (pathology) A disorder of entheses (bone attachments).
- eosinophilia — An increase in the number of eosinophils in the blood, occurring in response to some allergens, drugs, and parasites, and in some types of leukemia.
- epanorthosis — (rhetoric) A rhetorical device or element in which a speaker or writer retracts a word that has been spoken and substitutes a stronger or more suitable word; often done for emphasis or sarcasm.
- eratosthenes — ?276–?194 bc, Greek mathematician and astronomer, who calculated the circumference of the earth by observing the angle of the sun's rays at different places
- exhortations — Plural form of exhortation.
- fair housing — the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.
- fashion icon — a person or thing that is very well known as being highly fashionable
- fashion show — a show in which models display clothes to prospective buyers
- fashionistas — Plural form of fashionista.
- fashiousness — the quality of being fashious; troublesomeness
- fast fashion — the reproduction of highly fashionable clothes at high speed and low cost
- fishing boat — vessel: for fishing
- foreadmonish — (rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
- foreman-ship — a person in charge of a particular department, group of workers, etc., as in a factory or the like.
- francophones — Plural form of francophone.
- french toast — bread dipped in a batter of egg and milk and sautéed until brown, usually served with syrup or sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- galanty show — pantomime shadow play
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- geomechanics — the study and application of rock and soil mechanics
- gnathostomes — Plural form of gnathostome.
- golden share — a share in a company that controls at least 51% of the voting rights, esp one retained by the UK government in some privatization issues
- good heavens — You say 'Good heavens!' or 'Heavens!' to express surprise or to emphasize that you agree or disagree with someone.
- gopher snake — a bullsnake, Pituophis melanoleucus, of western North America, that invades burrows to prey on rodents.
- gramophonist — a person who uses a gramophone
- grandmothers — Plural form of grandmother.
- ground shark — any of various requiem sharks, especially of the genus Carcharhinus.
- gynantherous — having the stamens converted into pistils by the action of frost, disease, or insects.
- hadrosaurine — Hadrosaurid.
- haemogenesis — Haematopoiesis.
- haemosiderin — Alternative form of hemosiderin.
- halcyon days — period regarded with nostalgia
- half section — a part that is cut off or separated.
- half-section — a part that is cut off or separated.