12-letter words containing s, h, y, e, r
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- polyhedrosis — an often fatal disease of certain insect larvae or decapod crustaceans, caused by viruses containing DNA.
- praiseworthy — deserving of praise; laudable: a praiseworthy motive.
- prayer shawl — a tallith.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- pseudography — writing that does not follow conventional spelling or usage
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- refreshfully — in a refreshful manner; refreshingly
- refreshingly — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
- resynthesize — to form (a material or abstract entity) by combining parts or elements (opposed to analyze): to synthesize a statement.
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rhyme scheme — the pattern of rhymes used in a poem, usually marked by letters to symbolize correspondences, as rhyme royal, ababbcc.
- romney marsh — one of an English breed of hardy sheep, having coarse, long wool.
- saccharinely — of the nature of or resembling that of sugar: a powdery substance with a saccharine taste.
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- sclerenchyma — supporting or protective tissue composed of thickened, dry, and hardened cells.
- sclerophylly — the normal development of much sclerenchyma in the leaves of certain plants, as some desert plants, resulting in thickened, hardened foliage that resists loss of moisture.
- sea crayfish — spiny lobster.
- search party — a group of persons conducting an organized search for someone or something lost or hidden.
- seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
- selenography — the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
- seraphically — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- shagreen ray — a species of skate, Leucoraja fullonica
- shareability — the state or property of being able to be shared
- shellfishery — the industry and commerce of catching, processing, and selling shellfish; raising shellfish for commercial purposes.
- shepherd boy — male child who herds sheep
- shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
- siderography — the art or technique of engraving on steel.
- single rhyme — a rhyme of monosyllables, as in heart, part.
- smotheringly — in a smothering manner
- spermaphytic — able to produce seeds
- spermophytic — able to produce seed
- sphenography — the art of writing in cuneiform characters.
- sphericality — the state of being a sphere
- sphygmometer — a device which measures the rate of the pulse
- stepmotherly — related to or having the characteristics of a stepmother
- stereochromy — the stereochrome process.
- stereography — the art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane.
- stonyhearted — unfeeling; pitiless; cruel
- storey house — (in W Africa) a house having more than one storey
- superhighway — a highway designed for travel at high speeds, having more than one lane for each direction of traffic, a safety strip dividing the two directions, and cloverleaves to route the traffic on and off the highway. Compare expressway.