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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
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