12-letter words containing s, h, u, e, r
- persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
- phosphoruses — Phosphor.
- phosphureted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.
- picture sash — a large window sash, as for a picture window.
- picture show — motion picture.
- pleomorphous — characterized by pleomorphism
- plough horse — a horse used for pulling a plough
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- pre-purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- prescheduled — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
- pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- pseudosphere — a surface generated by revolving a tractrix about its asymptote.
- purchase tax — a sales tax on nonessential and luxury goods.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- raphaelesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of the style of the painter Raphael.
- rauschenberg — Robert, 1925–2008, U.S. artist.
- refreshfully — in a refreshful manner; refreshingly
- refurnishing — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- refuse chute — a chute in a building which rubbish and waste is thrown down to the main refuse bins, etc
- reichsfuhrer — the title of the chief of the Schutzstaffel.
- relinquished — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- relinquisher — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- rescheduling — the act of changing the time, date, or schedule of
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rheumatismal — of or relating to rheumatism
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rights issue — Finance; offering of new shares to existing holders
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- running shoe — trainer, sneaker
- rutlandshire — a former county, now part of Leicestershire, in central England.
- safe harbour — a place that offers protection from the weather, attack, etc
- saint hubert — a borough in S Quebec, Canada, just E of Montreal.
- saint-hubert — town in S Quebec, Canada: part of metropolitan Montreal: pop. 77,000
- sarrusophone — a metal double-reed wind instrument with a conical bore, related to the oboe and used especially in military bands.
- schopenhauer — Arthur [ahr-too r] /ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1788–1860, German philosopher.
- schussboomer — a skier who is skilled at schussing.
- secure shell — (operating system) (ssh) A Unix shell program for logging into, and executing commands on, a remote computer. ssh is intended to replace rlogin and rsh, and provide secure encrypted communications between two untrusted hosts over an insecure network. X11 connections and arbitrary TCP/IP ports can also be forwarded over the secure channel.
- self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- sell-through — quantity of direct sales made
- shamateurism — a sports term referring to a state in which an athlete is classified as an amateur but acts like a professional, usually by raising money
- sharp tongue — If you say that someone has a sharp tongue, you are critical of the fact that they say things which are unkind though often clever.
- sheep laurel — a small E North American plant (Kalmia angustifolia) of the heath family, with pinkish flowers and evergreen leaves poisonous to sheep and other animals
- shoulder bag — a handbag with shoulder strap attached.
- shoulder pad — clothing: insert in shoulder