13-letter words containing s, h, e, l, t
- hydrosulphite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hypersalinity — an excess of salt in a saline solution
- hypochlorites — Plural form of hypochlorite.
- hyposexuality — A significantly low level of sexuality.
- hypotheticals — Plural form of hypothetical.
- hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
- in a nutshell — the shell of a nut.
- in silhouette — If you see something in silhouette, you see it as a dark shape with no detail except for the outline.
- in the clouds — a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- in the saddle — a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- inexhaustible — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
- inexhaustibly — not exhaustible; incapable of being depleted: an inexhaustible supply.
- isle of wight — Isle of, an island off the S coast of England, forming an administrative division of Hampshire. 147 sq. mi. (381 sq. km). County seat: Newport.
- isle of youth — Isle of, an island in the Caribbean, a special municipality in S Cuba. 1182 sq. mi. (3060 sq. km).
- joseph lister — Joseph, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis [lahym ree-jis] /laɪm ˈri dʒɪs/ (Show IPA), 1827–1912, English surgeon: founder of modern antiseptic surgery.
- joseph stalin — Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- kaffeeklatsch — coffee klatsch.
- kentish glory — a moth, Endromis versicolora, common in north and central Europe, having brown variegated front wings and, in the male, orange hindwings
- kettle stitch — (in handsewing) a knot tied in the thread that links one section to the next.
- kettle-stitch — a stitch used in hand-sewn books, at the head and tail, to hold sheets or sections together
- ladder stitch — an embroidery stitch in which crossbars at equal distances are produced between two solid ridges of raised work.
- leather goods — products made of animal skin
- leptocephalus — a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
- leptophyllous — (of plants) having long slender leaves
- let loose sth — If someone lets loose a sound or remark, they make it, often suddenly.
- let sth slide — If you let something slide, you allow it to get into a worse state or condition by not attending to it.
- letter head's — a printed heading on stationery, especially one giving the name and address of a business concern, an institution, etc.
- letzeburgesch — a Germanic dialect that is the native language of most of the people of Luxembourg.
- liberty horse — (in a circus) a riderless horse that performs movements to verbal commands
- lick the dust — to be servile; grovel: cf. Mic. 7:17
- liechtenstein — a small principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland: economically linked with Switzerland. 65 sq. mi. (168 sq. km). Capital: Vaduz.
- light cruiser — a naval cruiser having 6-inch (15-cm) guns as its main armament.
- light whiskey — a light-colored, mild whiskey aged in new or used casks for not less than four years
- lightfastness — The quality of being lightfast.
- lighthouseman — a lighthouse keeper
- lightlessness — The state or condition of being lightless; absence of light.
- lightsomeness — (archaic) The quality of being lightsome.
- line of sight — Also called line of sighting. an imaginary straight line running through the aligned sights of a firearm, surveying equipment, etc.
- list enhanced — (operating system, tool) An MS-DOS file browsing utility written by Vern Buerg in 1983. A former mainframe systems programmer, Buerg wrote DOS utilities when he began using an IBM PC and missed the file-scanning ability he had on mainframes. The software became an instant success, and his list utility was in use on an estimated 5 million PCs.
- lithesomeness — the quality of being flexible and supple
- lithotripters — Plural form of lithotripter.
- loathsomeness — The property or nature that gives rise to revulsion, that inspires loathing.
- lobster shift — Also called lobster trick. dogwatch (def 2).
- lonely hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lonely-hearts — of or for people seeking counseling or companionship to bring love or romance into their lives: a lonely-hearts column in the newspaper.
- lose sight of — no longer see
- lose the plot — go insane
- luncheonettes — Plural form of luncheonette.
- lymphadenitis — inflammation of a lymphatic gland.
- machine-steel — low-carbon steel that can be easily machined.