12-letter words containing s, h, o, u
- a soft touch — If you say that someone is a soft touch or an easy touch, you mean that they can easily be persuaded to lend you money or to do things for you.
- acanthaceous — of or relating to the Acanthaceae, a mainly tropical and subtropical family of flowering plants that includes the acanthus
- achlamydeous — (of flowers such as the willow) having neither petals nor sepals
- acidophilous — thriving in an acidic environment
- acorn squash — a kind of winter squash, acorn-shaped with ridged, dark-green skin and sweet, yellow flesh
- acoustic ohm — the unit of acoustic impedance, equal to the impedance of a medium in which a sound pressure of one dyne per square centimeter produces a velocity of one centimeter per second.
- ailurophiles — Plural form of ailurophile.
- ailurophobes — Plural form of ailurophobe.
- airbrush out — to remove evidence of (someone or something from photographs, books, or history)
- all shook up — shaken, upset
- amphibiously — In the manner of an amphibian.
- amphicarpous — producing two kinds of fruit that differ either in form or in time of ripening.
- amphicoelous — (of the vertebrae of most fishes and some amphibians) concave at the anterior and posterior ends
- amphistomous — (of certain animals, such as leeches) having a sucker at either end of the body
- amphitropous — (of a plant ovule) partially inverted so that the base and the micropyle at the apex are the same distance from the funicle
- amuse-bouche — an appetizer before a meal
- anemochorous — (of a fruit, seed, or spore) adapted for dispersion by wind.
- anemophilous — (of flowering plants such as grasses) pollinated by the wind
- anotherguess — of a different type or kind; different
- anthocarpous — resembling or pertaining to an anthocarp
- anthophagous — That feeds on flowers.
- anthophilous — (esp of insects) frequenting flowers
- antiochus iv — ?215–164 bc, Seleucid king of Syria (175–164), who attacked the Jews and provoked the revolt of the Maccabees
- antique shop — a shop where antiques are sold
- arch support — a rigid support placed inside a shoe so that its molded form fits the arch of the foot and relieves strain on the muscles of the foot while walking, standing, etc.
- archesporium — archespore.
- archosaurian — belonging to or characteristic of the archosaurs
- ash-coloured — silver-grey in colour
- asynchronous — An asynchronous electric machine is one in which the magnetic field and the rotation are not exactly the same.
- at all hours — If you say that something happens at all hours of the day or night, you disapprove of it happening at the time that it does or as often as it does.
- atheromatous — a sebaceous cyst.
- athos, mount — autonomous monastic district occupying the tip of the easternmost prong of the Chalcidice peninsula, NE Greece: 130 sq mi (337 sq km); pop. 1,500
- atmospherium — an optical system used to simulate images of atmospheric phenomena, as cloud formations, storms, and day and night, on the inside of a dome.
- auger shower — a shower of electrons, photons, etc. resulting from the collision of primary cosmic rays with atomic nuclei in the atmosphere
- australopith — (archaeology, anthropology, paleonotology) Of or pertaining to the extinct hominid primates, of the genus Australopithecus, from the Pleistocene period.
- autochangers — Plural form of autochanger.
- autochthones — Alternative spelling of autochthons.
- autohypnosis — the process or result of self-induced hypnosis
- automorphism — the practice of seeing others as having the same characteristics as oneself
- autorickshaw — (in India) a light three-wheeled vehicle driven by a motorcycle engine
- autotheistic — Self-worshiping; prideful in the extreme.
- bashi-bazouk — a member of the notoriously brutal 19th-cent. Turkish irregulars
- bashibazouks — Plural form of bashibazouk.
- basset hound — A basset hound is a dog with short strong legs, a long body, and long ears. It is kept as a pet or used for hunting.
- bastel house — (on the Anglo-Scottish border) a partly fortified house, usually with a vaulted ground floor.
- bathophilous — (of an organism) living in very deep water
- be no slouch — If you say that someone is no slouch at a particular activity, you mean that they are skilful at it or are willing to work hard at it.
- behaviourism — Behaviourism is the belief held by some psychologists that the only valid method of studying the psychology of people or animals is to observe how they behave.
- bell housing — A bell housing is a bell-shaped extension of an engine crankcase, that contains the flywheel and the clutch.
- biohazardous — a pathogen, especially one used in or produced by biological research.
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