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13-letter words containing s, t, a, i, r, e

  • gunters-chain — a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
  • gyromagnetism — the condition or state of being gyromagnetic
  • haemarthrosis — Alternative form of hemarthrosis.
  • hair restorer — a lotion claimed to promote hair growth
  • harness hitch — a hitch forming a loop around a rope, especially one formed at the end of a bowline.
  • harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
  • head register — the high register of the human voice.
  • headmistressy — typical of the duties and behaviour of a headmistress
  • heart disease — any condition of the heart that impairs its functioning.
  • heartsickness — The condition of being heartsick.
  • heartstopping — Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats.
  • heartstricken — Shocked; dismayed.
  • hecate strait — a strait in central British Columbia, Canada, between the mainland and the Queen Charlotte Islands. 160 miles (257 km) long and 40–80 miles (64–129 km) wide.
  • hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
  • hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
  • hemiparasitic — Semiparasitic.
  • hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
  • hereditarians — Plural form of hereditarian.
  • heritage site — a historical site, a building, or an area of the unspoilt natural environment, considered to be important to a country or area's heritage
  • herod antipas — died after a.d. 39, ruler of Galilee, a.d. 4–39: ordered the execution of John the Baptist and participated in the trial of Jesus.
  • heroic stanza — elegiac stanza.
  • heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
  • heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
  • heteroplastic — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
  • heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
  • hiatus hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
  • hilbert space — a complete infinite-dimensional vector space on which an inner product is defined.
  • histaminergic — releasing histamine
  • home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
  • hoosier state — Indiana (used as a nickname).
  • horse gentian — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
  • horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
  • horse trailer — lorry for transporting a horse
  • horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
  • hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
  • house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
  • house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.
  • house-trained — housebroken.
  • housepainters — Plural form of housepainter.
  • housetraining — Present participle of housetrain.
  • hunter trials — a test for hunters held under the auspices of a hunt, in which the course is laid with obstacles to simulate actual hunting conditions.
  • hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
  • hyperesthesia — an abnormally acute sense of pain, heat, cold, or touch; algesia.
  • hyperparasite — an organism that is parasitic on or in another parasite.
  • hypersalinity — an excess of salt in a saline solution
  • hypsometrical — Of or pertaining to hypsometry.
  • ideal crystal — a crystal in which there are no defects or impurities
  • illustratable — Capable of being illustrated.
  • image formats — (graphics, file format)   There are many formats used to store images in files. GIF, TIFF and JPEG are very common. Others are BIFF, bmp, Clear, FITS, IFF, NFF, OFF, PCX, PNG, TGA, XBM. Some of these are documented on-line at the following sites:
  • immaterialise — Alt form immaterialize.
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