12-letter words containing s, p, h, r
- hard pressed — heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.
- hard-pressed — heavily burdened or oppressed, as by overwork or financial difficulties; harried; put-upon.
- harper woods — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- harpsichords — Plural form of harpsichord.
- hasenpfeffer — a stew of marinated rabbit meat garnished usually with sour cream.
- heart-shaped — shaped like a stylized heart with a double rounded top
- heartstopper — something so frightening or emotionally gripping as to make one's heart seem to stop beating: We didn't crash, but it was a heartstopper.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- heliospheric — Of or pertaining to the heliosphere.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- helmspersons — Plural form of helmsperson.
- help screens — computer instructions displayed on a visual display unit
- hemapheresis — apheresis.
- hemimorphism — The condition of being hemimorphic.
- hemiparasite — A plant that obtains or may obtain part of its food by parasitism, e.g., mistletoe, which also photosynthesizes.
- hemispheroid — half of a spheroid.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- heptahedrons — Plural form of heptahedron.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- hero-worship — to feel or express hero worship for.
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heteroplasty — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heterosphere — The upper part of the atmosphere, above about sixty miles, in which there is great variation in its composition.
- heterotopias — Plural form of heterotopia.
- heterotrophs — Biology. an organism requiring organic compounds for its principal source of food.
- hidropoiesis — the production of sweat.
- hierophanies — Plural form of hierophany.
- high spirits — lively or boisterous mood
- high-stepper — seeking unrestrained pleasure, as by frequenting night clubs, parties, etc.; leading a wild and fast life: a high-stepping young crowd.
- higher apsis — See under apsis.
- hippo regius — a seaport of ancient Numidia: St. Augustine was bishop here a.d. 395–430; the site of modern Annaba, in Algeria.
- his-lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- histographic — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- homomorphism — Biology. correspondence in form or external appearance but not in type of structure or origin.
- horse parlor — a gambling room where people can bet on horse races with a bookmaker.
- horse pistol — a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen.
- horsemanship — the art, ability, skill, or manner of a horseman.
- horseplayers — Plural form of horseplayer.
- horsewhipped — Simple past tense and past participle of horsewhip.
- host adaptor — SCSI adaptor
- hotelkeepers — Plural form of hotelkeeper.
- house prices — the sums in money for which houses may be bought or sold
- house spider — any largish dark spider of the genus Tegenaria that is common in houses, such as the cardinal spider
- housekeepers — Plural form of housekeeper.
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- hunger pangs — sudden strong feelings of hunger
- hyannis port — a town in SE Massachusetts, on Nantucket Sound: summer resort.
- hydrophilous — pollinated by the agency of water.
- hydrosalpinx — A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.