13-letter words containing s, h, e, d, r, o
- scratch video — the technique or practice of recycling images from films or television to make collages
- second growth — the plant growth that follows the destruction of virgin forest.
- seventh chord — a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.
- shaft encoder — A shaft encoder is a sensor for measuring how fast a shaft rotates.
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- 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.
- short-sighted — unable to see far; nearsighted; myopic.
- short-sleeved — having short sleeves
- short-staffed — A company or place that is short-staffed does not have enough people working there.
- short-waisted — of less than average length between the shoulders and waistline; having a high waistline.
- shoulder arms — to bring the rifle vertically close to the right side with the muzzle uppermost and held at the trigger guard
- shoulder knot — a knot of ribbon or lace worn on the shoulder, as by men of fashion in the 17th and 18th centuries, by servants in livery, or by women or children.
- shoulder loop — a flap on each shoulder of a service uniform on which metallic insignia of rank are worn by commissioned and warrant officers in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.
- shoulder-high — A shoulder-high object is as high as your shoulders.
- shrove monday — the Monday before Ash Wednesday.
- shrove sunday — the Sunday before Ash Wednesday; Quinquagesima.
- shut the door — put up a barrier
- sidereal hour — a 24th part of a sidereal day
- soft shoulder — the unpaved edge of a road.
- southeastward — Also, southeastwards. toward the southeast.
- southern toad — a common toad, Bufo terrestris, of the southeastern U.S., having prominent knoblike crests on its head.
- southwestward — Also, southwestwards. toward the southwest.
- spheroidicity — a spheroidal state or form.
- spider orchid — any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys, esp O. sphegodes, having a flower with yellow, green, or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
- staffordshire — a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford.
- stone-hearted — stony-hearted.
- stony-hearted — hardhearted.
- stout-hearted — brave and resolute; dauntless.
- strophiolated — having strophioles, caruncles
- subeditorship — the position or office of a subeditor
- the gas board — any company supplying gas as a source of domestic and industrial heat
- the last word — final retort
- the oppressed — people who are subjugated by cruelty, force, etc
- the secondary — cornerbacks and safeties collectively
- thermostatted — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thirty-second — next after the thirty-first; being the ordinal number for 32.
- thomas decker — Thomas, 1572?–1632? English dramatist.
- threefoldness — the state or condition of being threefold
- thundershower — a shower accompanied by thunder and lightning.
- thunderstroke — a stroke of lightning accompanied by thunder.
- under the sod — dead and buried
- undishonoured — not dishonoured; not disgraced or disrespected
- unupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- weatherboards — Plural form of weatherboard.
- west hartford — a town in central Connecticut.
- whiskerandoed — having extravagant whiskers
- windsor bench — a bench similar in construction to a Windsor chair.