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13-letter words containing s, h, e, a, r, l

  • rochelle salt — a white crystalline double salt, sodium potassium tartrate, used in Seidlitz powder. Formula: KNaC4H4O6.4H2O
  • scalenohedral — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • scalenohedron — a hemihedral crystal form of 8 or 12 faces, each face being a scalene triangle.
  • schiller park — a town in NE Illinois.
  • scholarliness — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
  • school leaver — School leavers are young people who have just left school, because they have completed their time there.
  • schoolteacher — a teacher in a school, especially in one below the college level.
  • sclerotherapy — Medicine/Medical. a treatment for varicose veins in which blood flow is diverted and the veins collapsed by injection of a hardening solution, also used cosmetically in spider veins to eliminate discoloration.
  • selenographer — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
  • self-reproach — blame or censure by one's own conscience.
  • serial rights — the rights to reprint or publish a serial or as a serial
  • shag pile rug — a piece of thick material with a nap of long rough strands that you put on a floor. It is like a carpet but covers a smaller area
  • share capital — A company's share capital is the money that shareholders invest in order to start or expand the business.
  • shaver outlet — a point in a wall, esp in a bathroom, where you can connect an electric razor to the power supply
  • 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.
  • shelf-stacker — a person whose job is to fill the shelves and displays in a supermarket or other shop with goods for sale
  • 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.
  • shield bearer — an attendant who carries the shield or arms of a warrior.
  • ship chandler — a person who deals in cordage, canvas, and other supplies for ships.
  • shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
  • sidereal hour — a 24th part of a sidereal day
  • silver halide — a compound in which silver is combined with a halogen, as silver chloride, bromide, or iodide.
  • silver-haired — having silver coloured hair
  • single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
  • single thread — the execution of an entire task from beginning to end without interruption
  • singles chart — a ranked chart of popular music (individual songs, not albums or collections) for a specific period of time
  • slasher movie — a film in which victims, often women, are slashed with knives, razors, etc
  • slaughterable — (of an animal) ready for slaughter
  • slide changer — a device for changing the slide displayed in a projector
  • slipper chair — a small bedroom chair with a low seat.
  • smooth-talker — a person who gets another person to do their bidding by using a slick, gently persuasive, practised, or competent manner
  • solar heating — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • southeasterly — coming from the south east
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • speleotherapy — a form of treatment for asthma sufferers that takes place in clinics in disused mines, in which the air is free of pollen, dust mites, and the other irritants that provoke an allergic reaction; used to reduce the risk of heart disease
  • squash ladder — a list showing the relative order of merit of a set of squash players determined by the winning player in each match taking the higher of the two players' positions
  • squash player — a person who plays squash
  • steeplechaser — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
  • straight-line — (of a machine) having components that are arranged in a row or that move in a straight line when in operation
  • strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
  • sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
  • super-wealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
  • superphysical — above or beyond what is physical; hyperphysical.
  • swash letters — italic capital letters formed with long tails and flourishes
  • the carolinas — North Carolina and South Carolina
  • the last word — final retort
  • the pole star — the star closest to the N celestial pole at any particular time. At present this is Polaris, but it will eventually be replaced by some other star owing to precession of the earth's axis
  • the spiritual — the realm of spirits
  • theatricalism — conduct suggesting theatrical actions or mannerisms, especially of an extravagant or exhibitionist sort.
  • thermal baths — warm water spa
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