11-letter words containing s, h, o, r, t, c
- histrionics — an actor.
- homestretch — the straight part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line. Compare backstretch.
- horoscopist — One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.
- house-craft — skill in domestic management
- hovercrafts — (nonstandard) Plural form of hovercraft.
- humouristic — Alternative spelling of humoristic.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hypocenters — Plural form of hypocenter.
- hypocretins — Plural form of hypocretin.
- hypogastric — of, relating to, or situated in the hypogastrium.
- hypsometric — Of or relating to the use of the hypsometer; hypsographic.
- ichthyornis — an extinct genus of toothed birds having vertebrae resembling those of fishes.
- ichthyosaur — any fishlike marine reptile of the extinct order Ichthyosauria, ranging from 4 to 40 feet (1.2 to 12 meters) in length and having a round, tapering body, a large head, four paddlelike flippers, and a vertical caudal fin.
- interschool — Occurring or taking place between two or more schools.
- intraschool — Within a single school.
- isorhythmic — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- lythraceous — belonging to the Lythraceae, the loosestrife family of plants.
- machinators — Plural form of machinator.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- matchboards — Plural form of matchboard.
- mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
- metachrosis — the ability of some animals, such as chameleons, to change their colour
- microlights — Plural form of microlight.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- microswitch — a highly sensitive switch used in automatic-control devices.
- monarchists — Plural form of monarchist.
- netherstock — a stocking
- neuroethics — The ethics of neuroscience and neurotechnology.
- nitrostarch — an orange powder, C 1 2 H 1 2 N 8 O 2 6 , soluble in ethanol, used in explosives.
- octahedrons — Plural form of octahedron.
- old scratch — the devil; Satan.
- orchardists — Plural form of orchardist.
- orchestrate — Arrange or score (music) for orchestral performance.
- orchestrina — (musical instruments) orchestrion.
- orchestrion — a mechanical musical instrument, resembling a barrel organ but more elaborate, for producing the effect of an orchestra.
- orthoclases — Plural form of orthoclase.
- orthogenics — the treatment of mentally and emotionally disturbed children
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthoscopic — pertaining to, characterized by, or produced by normal vision.
- orthostatic — relating to or caused by erect posture.
- orthostichy — a vertical rank or row.
- ostrich egg — the large egg produced by a fast-running flightless African bird, Struthio camelus, that is the largest living bird, with stout two-toed feet and dark feathers, except on the naked head, neck, and legs: order Struthioniformes
- ostrichlike — a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- overclothes — clothing worn outside other garments.
- overstretch — to stretch excessively.
- panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
- port neches — a town in SE Texas.
- prehistoric — of or relating to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.