12-letter words containing s, o, t, h
- 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.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
- ram sth home — If something rams home a message or a point, it makes it clear in a way that is very forceful and that people are likely to listen to.
- 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.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- resort hotel — a hotel in a holiday resort
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- reverse shot — a shot that views the action from the opposite side of the previous shot, as during a conversation between two actors, giving the effect of looking from one actor to the other.
- ride shotgun — a smoothbore gun for firing small shots to kill birds and small quadrupeds, though often used with buckshot to kill larger animals.
- rock-shelter — a shallow cave or cavelike area, as one formed by an overhanging cliff or standing rocks, occupied by Stone Age peoples, possibly for extended periods.
- rostropovich — Mstislav (Leopoldovich) [mis-tuh-slahv lee-uh-pohl-duh-vich;; Russian mstyi-slahf lyi-uh-pawl-duh-vyich] /ˈmɪs təˌslɑv ˌli əˈpoʊl də vɪtʃ;; Russian mstyɪˈslɑf lyɪ əˈpɔl də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1927–2007, Soviet cellist and conductor (husband of Galina Vishnevskaya).
- run the show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
- rush through — If you rush something through, you deal with it quickly so that it is ready in a shorter time than usual.
- rust-through — an act or instance of rusting: The body of the car is protected against rust-through.
- ryobu shinto — a fusion of Shinto and Buddhism, which flourished in Japan in the 13th century
- sacher torte — a chocolate cake covered with apricot jam and chocolate icing, usually served with whipped cream.
- safety touch — a two-point play
- sail through — If someone or something sails through a difficult situation or experience, they deal with it easily and successfully.
- saint john's — an island state comprising Antigua and two smaller islands: a member of the former West Indies Associated States; formerly a British crown colony; gained independence 1981. 171 sq. mi. (442 sq. km). Capital: St. John's.
- saint joseph — a city in NW Missouri, on the Missouri River.
- saint thomas — Saint Thomas ("the Angelic Doctor") 1225?–74, Italian scholastic philosopher: a major theologian of the Roman Catholic Church.
- saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
- satanophobia — a morbid fear of the devil or Satan
- satin-smooth — pleasantly soft and smooth, like satin
- saw-whet owl — a very small North American owl, Aegolius acadicus, having streaked, brown plumage and lacking ear tufts.
- say the word — If someone says the word, they give their approval as a sign that something should start to happen.
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scatophagous — feeding on dung or excrement
- scatter shot — shot prepared for a weapon having a rifled bore or barrel.
- schistosomal — relating to or characteristic of a schistosome or member of the genus Schistosoma
- schizomycete — any of numerous microorganisms of the subkingdom (or phylum) Schizophyta, kingdom Monera, comprising the bacteria.
- schizophytic — of or relating to a schizophyte
- schizothymia — the condition of being schizoid or introverted. It encompasses elements of schizophrenia but does not involve the same depth of psychological disturbance
- school night — any night of the week that precedes a day of school
- schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.
- scoptophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scotch broom — the broom, Cytisus scoparius.
- scotch broth — a thick soup prepared from mutton, vegetables, and barley.
- scotch grain — a coarse, pebble-grained finish given to heavy leather, esp. for men's shoes
- scotch-irish — (used with a plural verb) the descendants of the Lowland Scots who were settled in Ulster in the 17th century.
- scratch coat — (in plastering) a rough, deeply scored first coat upon which the brown coat is laid.
- scratchboard — a cardboard coated with impermeable white clay and covered by a layer of ink that is scratched or scraped in patterns revealing the white surface below.
- scratchproof — resistant to scratches.
- second birth — spiritual rebirth.
- second sheet — a sheet of blank stationery, used in a letter as the second and following pages to a sheet having a letterhead.