13-letter words containing s, h, e, a
- amphitheatres — Plural form of amphitheatre.
- amphotericins — Plural form of amphotericin.
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetists — Plural form of anaesthetist.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- analphabetism — the inability to read and write, illiteracy
- anathematised — to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse.
- anchorpersons — Plural form of anchorperson.
- and then some — and more than that
- anencephalous — congenital absence of part or all of the brain.
- anesthetic to — incapable of feeling or responding to
- anesthetizing — Present participle of anesthetize.
- angel's share — the amount of alcoholic liquor that evaporates during distillation.
- angular house — any of the four astrological houses that begin at the angles: the first, fourth, seventh, and tenth houses, that correspond, respectively, to self, home, others, and career.
- anise camphor — anethole.
- anna christie — a play (1921) by Eugene O'Neill.
- another-guess — of another kind.
- ante-christum — before Christ. Abbreviation: A.C.
- anthelmintics — Plural form of anthelmintic.
- antihistamine — An antihistamine is a drug that is used to treat allergies.
- antimechanist — opposed to mechanistic philosophy
- antiphonaries — Plural form of antiphonary.
- anything goes — If people say 'anything goes', they mean that anything people say or do is considered acceptable, and usually they mean that they do not approve of this.
- aphanipterous — of or relating to the wingless insects of the order Aphaniptera
- apostrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of apostrophize.
- apostrophizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apostrophize.
- apothegmatise — to speak in apothegms
- apotheosizing — Present participle of apotheosize.
- apprehensible — capable of being comprehended or grasped mentally
- apprehensibly — In an apprehensive manner; cautiously.
- apprehensions — Plural form of apprehension.
- april showers — showers falling in April, generally considered a showery month
- aqueous humor — a watery fluid in the space between the cornea and the lens of the eye
- arabian horse — one of a breed of horses, raised originally in Arabia and adjacent countries, noted for intelligence, grace, and speed.
- archaeologist — a specialist in archaeology, the scientific study of prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, etc.
- archaic smile — a conventional representation of the mouth characterized by slightly upturned corners of the lips, found especially on Greek sculpture produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- archduchesses — Plural form of archduchess.
- archeologists — archaeology.
- archeptolemus — (in the Iliad) the son of Iphitus who served as a charioteer for Hector.
- archipelagoes — Plural form of archipelago.
- architectures — Plural form of architecture.
- arias sanchez — Oscar. born 1940, Costa Rican statesman; president (1986–90, 2006–2010); Nobel peace prize 1987
- aristolochene — (organic compound) A bicyclic sesquiterpene produced by certain fungi.
- arshile gorky — Arshile [ahr-sheel] /ˈɑr ʃil/ (Show IPA), (Vosdanig Adoian) 1904–48, American painter, born in Armenia.
- arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
- as is the way — You can use as is the way to say that a particular situation or example of behaviour is typical and you would not expect it to be different.
- as it happens — You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.
- aschaffenburg — a city in Germany, on the River Main in Bavaria: seat of the Imperial Diet (1447); ceded to Bavaria in 1814. Pop: 68 607 (2003 est)
- aschelminthes — a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.
- ash wednesday — Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent.