12-letter words containing s, h
- eratosthenes — ?276–?194 bc, Greek mathematician and astronomer, who calculated the circumference of the earth by observing the angle of the sun's rays at different places
- erev shabbat — the day before the Sabbath, i.e. Friday
- erythematous — Of or pertaining to erythema.
- erythroblast — An immature erythrocyte containing a nucleus.
- erythrocytes — Plural form of erythrocyte.
- escape chute — a fabric tube or chute hinged to the wall of a stairwell and used as an emergency exit, eg from a burning tall building
- escape hatch — door to an emergency exit
- escape shaft — a shaft in a mine through which miners can escape if the regular shaft is blocked
- escape wheel — moving part of a timepiece
- eschscholzia — Any of the flowers in the Eschscholzia genus, especially the California poppy (Eschscholzia californica).
- esophagotomy — (surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
- establishing — Present participle of establish.
- esthetically — Alternative spelling of aesthetically.
- estheticians — Plural form of esthetician.
- etheostomine — relating to small freshwater fish in the genus Etheostoma
- etherealizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etherealize.
- etherealness — The state or quality of being ethereal.
- ethnogenesis — The emergence of a distinct, recognizable, ethnic identity.
- ethnohistory — The branch of anthropology concerned with the history of peoples and cultures, especially non-Western ones.
- ethnologists — Plural form of ethnologist.
- ethnopoetics — A poetical, linguistic and anthropological movement dealing with poetry written by, or in the style of, indigenous peoples.
- ethosuximide — A particular anticonvulsant drug.
- eunuchoidism — A syndrome in males with a lack of sex characteristics due to lack of proper male sex hormones.
- euphoniously — In a euphonious manner.
- euphoniumist — Someone who plays the euphonium.
- euthanasiast — a person who advocates euthanasia
- ex hypothesi — in accordance with or following from the hypothesis stated
- examinership — the office or function of an examiner
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- exhaust pipe — vehicle's gas outlet
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- exhaustively — In an exhaustive manner.
- exhortations — Plural form of exhortation.
- exophthalmos — Abnormal protrusion of the eyeball or eyeballs.
- exophthalmus — Alt form exophthalmos.
- export house — a company that does not manufacture goods but is instead concerned solely with the financing or handling of their export
- extinguished — Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
- extinguisher — Anything that extinguishes something; but especially a fire extinguisher.
- extinguishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinguish.
- extrovertish — Extroverted.
- factory ship — a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
- faintishness — The quality of being faintish; slight faintness.
- fair housing — the sale and rental of private housing free of discriminatory practices or policies.
- fairy lights — Fairy lights are small, coloured electric lights that are hung up as decorations, for example on a Christmas tree.
- fairy shrimp — any member of the crustacean order Anostraca, characterized by an elongate trunk with more than 20 segments and the absence of a carapace, typically found swimming ventral side up in fresh water.
- faith school — a school that provides a general education within a framework of a specific religious belief
- faithfullest — Superlative form of faithful.
- faithfulness — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- falsehearted — Alternative spelling of false-hearted.
- farsightedly — In a farsighted manner.