11-letter words containing s, o, r, e, t, h
- geostrophic — of or relating to the balance between the Coriolis force and the horizontal pressure force in the atmosphere.
- ghost-write — If a book or other piece of writing is ghost-written, it is written by a writer for another person, for example a politician or sportsman, who then publishes it as his or her own work.
- ghostbuster — A person who claims to be able to banish ghosts and poltergeists.
- ghostwriter — A person whose job it is to write material for someone else who is the named author.
- goldthreads — Plural form of goldthread.
- groundsheet — a waterproof sheet of plastic, canvas, or other durable material spread on the ground, as under a sleeping bag or in a tent, for protection against moisture.
- growthiness — the quality of being growthy
- hair stroke — a fine line in writing or printing.
- hammerstone — an ancient stone tool used as a hammer, as for chipping flint, processing food, or breaking up bones.
- hard sector — (storage) An archaic floppy disk format employing multiple synchronisation holes in the media to define the sectors.
- hare's-foot — a leguminous annual plant, Trifolium arvense, that grows on sandy soils in Europe and NW Asia and has downy heads of white or pink flowers
- hatemongers — Plural form of hatemonger.
- hearthstone — a stone forming a hearth.
- heartthrobs — Plural form of heartthrob.
- heat source — sth that generates warmth
- heat stroke — a disturbance of the temperature-regulating mechanisms of the body caused by overexposure to excessive heat, resulting in fever, hot and dry skin, and rapid pulse, sometimes progressing to delirium and coma.
- hectoliters — Plural form of hectoliter.
- hectometers — Plural form of hectometer.
- helicopters — Plural form of helicopter.
- heliometers — Plural form of heliometer.
- heliotropes — Plural form of heliotrope.
- hemipterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hemiptera, an order of insects having forewings that are thickened and leathery at the base and membranous at the apex, comprising the true bugs.
- heptamerous — consisting of or divided into seven parts.
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- heteroatoms — Plural form of heteroatom.
- heteroecism — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
- heterolysis — The dissolution of cells by lysins or enzymes from different species.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- heteroptics — incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.
- heteroscian — a name applied to the people who live in temperate zones, so given because in these areas shadows created by the sun at noon will fall in opposite directions
- heterospory — the production of both microspores and megaspores.
- heterostyly — the condition in certain plants, such as primroses, of having styles of different lengths, each type of style in flowers on different plants, which promotes cross-pollination
- heterotaxis — abnormal or irregular arrangement, as of parts of the body, geological strata, etc.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- hip-shooter — a person who acts or talks in a rash, impetuous way
- hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- historiated — (especially of initial letters on an illuminated manuscript) decorated with animals, flowers, or other designs that have a narrative or symbolic purpose.
- historicise — to interpret something as a product of historical development.
- historicize — to interpret something as a product of historical development.
- historiette — a short historical story or anecdote
- historyless — Lacking history.
- home waters — territorial waters
- homeotherms — Plural form of homeotherm.
- homesteader — the owner or holder of a homestead.
- homestretch — the straight part of a racetrack from the last turn to the finish line. Compare backstretch.
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- homopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Homoptera, an order of insects closely related to the hemipterous insects (in some classifications a suborder of Hemiptera) but having membranous forewings and hind wings, including the aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, and scale insects.
- honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them