11-letter words containing s, p, h, r
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- rhizosphere — the area of soil that surrounds the roots of a plant and is altered by the plant's root growth, nutrients, respiration, etc.
- rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
- rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
- rompishness — the state or condition of being rompish
- rope stitch — (in embroidery) a stitch formed from the entwining of stitches.
- rubbish tip — dump for refuse
- russophobia — an intense and often irrational hatred for Russia, or esp the former Soviet Union, its political system, etc
- sand hopper — beach flea.
- sap orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
- saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- sarcophagal — related to or depicted on sarcophagi
- sarcophagus — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scholarship — learning; knowledge acquired by study; the academic attainments of a scholar.
- school trip — educational outing
- schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
- sclerophyll — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- scratch pad — a pad of paper used for jotting down ideas, informal notes, preliminary writing, etc.
- scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
- scripophile — a person who practices scripophily.
- scripophily — the collecting by hobbyists of old stock certificates and bonds that have no intrinsic value other than their aesthetic appeal or relative rarity.
- sea-poacher — poacher1 (def 2).
- seed shrimp — ostracod
- seismograph — any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes.
- semi-sphere — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- semispheric — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- serigrapher — someone who engages in serigraphy
- serigraphic — of or pertaining to serigraphy
- serotherapy — therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.
- sex therapy — treatment of sexual disorders that have psychological causes, employing psychiatric counseling, behavior modification, and education.
- shadowgraph — a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
- shag carpet — shag pile carpet
- shakespeare — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
- share price — cost of financial stocks
- sharp-eared — having pointed ears.
- sharp-edged — having a fine edge or edges.
- sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
- sharpbender — an organization that has been underperforming its competitors but suddenly becomes more successful, often as a result of new management or changes in its business strategy
- sharpeville — a town in E South Africa: scene of riots in 1960 (when 69 demonstrators died), 1984, and 1985 (when 19 died)
- sheep track — a pathway made by and used by sheep, often in rocky or mountainous terrain, and sometimes followed by hikers
- sheepherder — shepherd (def 1).
- shelf paper — paper used for covering shelves, especially those of a cupboard or kitchen cabinet.
- shepherdess — a girl or woman who herds sheep.
- shepherding — a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
- ship of war — warship.
- ship-broker — a person who acts for a shipowner by getting cargo and passengers for his ships and also handling insurance and other matters