13-letter words containing s, h, e, a
- ashlar veneer — a thin dressed stone with straight edges, used to face a wall
- asphalt paper — paper treated with asphalt, as to increase toughness or water resistance.
- assembly hall — a very large room used to hold public meetings, to stage shows, etc
- associateship — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- asthenosphere — a thin semifluid layer of the earth (100–200 km thick), below the outer rigid lithosphere, forming part of the mantle and thought to be able to flow vertically and horizontally, enabling sections of lithosphere to subside, rise, and undergo lateral movement
- astonishments — Plural form of astonishment.
- at sb's heels — If a person or an animal is at your heels, they are following close behind you.
- at the latest — You use at the latest in order to indicate that something must happen at or before a particular time and not after that time.
- at this stage — at this point: in a process
- atheistically — pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting, or disseminating atheism: atheistic literature; atheistic people.
- athenagoras i — (Aristocles Spyrou) 1886–1972, Archbishop Ecumenical of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church 1948–72.
- atherogenesis — (medicine) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries.
- athletic shoe — a shoe designed to be worn for sports, exercising, or recreational activity, as racquetball, jogging, or aerobic dancing.
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- attested herd — a herd of cattle, etc that has been certified as being free from a disease, esp from tuberculosis
- auction house — a commercial company that specializes in selling items at auction
- authenticates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate.
- autocephalous — (of an Eastern Christian Church) governed by its own national synods and appointing its own patriarchs or prelates
- automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
- autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
- autoschediaze — to do or act with little forethought or preparation
- baal shem tov — original name Israel ben Eliezer ?1700–60, Jewish religious leader, teacher, and healer in Poland: founder of modern Hasidism
- baal-shem-tov — (Israel ben Eliezer"Besht") c1700–60, Ukrainian teacher and religious leader: founder of the Hasidic movement of Judaism.
- baby snatcher — a person who steals a baby from its pram
- baby's-breath — a tall Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant, Gypsophila paniculata, bearing small white or pink fragrant flowers
- bachelor seal — a young male seal, esp a fur seal, that has not yet mated
- bachelorettes — Plural form of bachelorette.
- backscratcher — an implement with a long handle, used for scratching one's back
- balance shaft — a shaft in a vehicle engine that is designed to reduce the amount of vibration from other moving parts as it rotates
- balance sheet — A balance sheet is a written statement of the amount of money and property that a company or person has, including amounts of money that are owed or are owing. Balance sheet is also used to refer to the general financial state of a company.
- ballet school — a school where professional ballet dancers are trained
- balloon shade — a window shade that when raised is gathered into a series of puffy festoons created by inverted pleats in the fabric.
- baltic shield — the wide area of ancient rock in Scandinavia
- bang goes sth — If you say bang goes something, you mean that it is now obvious that it cannot succeed or be achieved.
- banking house — a more formal term for a bank
- bantamweights — Plural form of bantamweight.
- barbary sheep — aoudad
- barber's itch — any of various fungal infections of the bearded portion of the neck and face
- barbershopper — a member of a barbershop singing group.
- barrel-shaped — having the shape of a barrel
- barristership — the office of a barrister
- base exchange — a nonprofit general store at a military base, for the sale of merchandise for personal use, refreshments, etc.
- base hospital — a hospital serving a large rural area
- basic english — a simplified form of English, proposed by C. K. Ogden and I. A. Richards, containing a vocabulary of approximately 850 of the commonest English words, intended as an international language
- bassenthwaite — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria near Keswick. Length: 6 km (4 miles)
- batch-process — to perform batch processing on (files)
- beacon school — a notably successful school whose methods and practices are brought to the attention of the education service as a whole in order that they may be adopted by other schools
- bear's-breech — a widely cultivated S European acanthus plant, Acanthus mollis, having whitish purple-veined flowers
- beehive state — Utah (used as a nickname).
- behavioristic — the theory or doctrine that human or animal psychology can be accurately studied only through the examination and analysis of objectively observable and quantifiable behavioral events, in contrast with subjective mental states.