12-letter words containing s, h, i, l
- human shield — a person or group of people located or intentionally placed in a potential line of fire or in an area likely to be attacked.
- humiliations — Plural form of humiliation.
- hydroelastic — undergoing a change in elasticity as a result of the flow of water or another fluid
- hydrologists — Plural form of hydrologist.
- hydrophilous — pollinated by the agency of water.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
- hydrosulfide — a compound containing the univalent group –HS.
- hydrosulfite — hyposulfite (def 1).
- hygrophilous — a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.
- hylomorphism — the theory that every physical object is composed of two principles, an unchanging prime matter and a form deprived of actuality with every substantial change of the object.
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperalgesia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperbolised — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperboloids — Plural form of hyperboloid.
- hyperplastic — Of, or relating to hyperplasia.
- hyperrealism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- hyperspatial — Pertaining to hyperspace.
- hypnotisable — Alternative spelling of hypnotizable.
- hypocycloids — Plural form of hypocycloid.
- hyposulphite — Also called hydrosulfite. a salt of hyposulfurous acid.
- hysterically — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- iconophilism — a taste for pictures and symbols
- iconophilist — a person with a taste for pictures and symbols
- imperishable — not subject to decay; indestructible; enduring.
- imperishably — In an imperishable manner.
- in mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- in rehearsal — being prepared for public performance
- in the flesh — the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat.
- in the least — You can use in the least and the least bit to emphasize a negative.
- inhospitable — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- inhospitably — not inclined to, or characterized by, hospitality, as persons or actions; unfriendly.
- insightfully — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- irish gaelic — Irish (def 4).
- ischiorectal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.
- islamophobia — Alternative capitalization of Islamophobia.
- ismail pasha — 1830–95, viceroy and khedive of Egypt 1863–79.
- isothermally — occurring at constant temperature.
- javelin fish — a fish of the genus Pomadasys of semitropical Australian seas with a long spine on its anal fin
- jawless fish — cyclostome.
- jingle shell — any of several marine, bivalve mollusks of the genus Anomia, having a thin, pearly shell with a conspicuous hole or notch near the hinge of the lower valve.
- kitchen salt — coarse salt that is used in cooking but not at the table
- knightliness — Knightly behaviour; chivalry.
- lachrymosity — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- laguna hills — a city in SW California.
- lamplighters — Plural form of lamplighter.
- landholdings — Plural form of landholding.
- landing ship — any of various ships designed for transporting troops and heavy equipment in amphibious warfare, capable of making assault landings directly onto a beach.
- languishment — the act or state of languishing.
- lantern fish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.