13-letter words containing s, t, h, r, i
- gonochoristic — Of or pertaining to gonochorism.
- grandad shirt — a long-sleeved collarless shirt
- grantsmanship — skill in securing grants, as for research, from federal agencies, foundations, or the like.
- 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.
- guttersnipish — Resembling or characteristic of a guttersnipe.
- haemarthrosis — Alternative form of hemarthrosis.
- hainan strait — a strait between Hainan island and Leizhou peninsula. 50 miles (81 km) long; 15 miles (24 km) wide.
- hair restorer — a lotion claimed to promote hair growth
- hairsplitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- hard standing — a hard-surfaced area on which heavy vehicles or airplanes can be parked.
- harmonisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of harmonization.
- harness hitch — a hitch forming a loop around a rope, especially one formed at the end of a bowline.
- haruspication — the use of animal entrails for divination
- harvest index — a measurement of crop yield: the weight of a harvested product as a percentage of the total plant weight of a crop.
- hazard lights — Usually, hazard lights. an indicator light on a vehicle that flashes to warn that it is unexpectedly slowing down, reversing, or not moving.
- 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.
- heliocentrism — The theory that the sun is the center of the universe, (This theory is historically important and was widely accepted at the time of Copernicus, Galileo and Kepler.).
- hellgrammites — Plural form of hellgrammite (Alternative spelling of hellgramites).
- hemichordates — Plural form of hemichordate.
- hemiparasitic — Semiparasitic.
- herd instinct — the impulse or tendency toward clustering or acting in a group, especially the presumed instinct toward or need for gregariousness and conformity.
- hereditaments — Plural form of hereditament.
- hereditarians — Plural form of hereditarian.
- heresiologist — a person who studies or writes about heresies.
- 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
- hermit thrush — a North American thrush, Hylocichla guttata, noted for its complex and appealing song.
- 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.
- herpetologist — the branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians.
- hertfordshire — a county in SE England. 631 sq. mi. (1635 sq. km).
- hetero-sexism — a prejudiced attitude or discriminatory practices against homosexuals by heterosexuals.
- heteroblastic — (of a plant or plant part) showing a marked difference in form between the juvenile and the adult structures
- heteroclitous — heteroclite
- heterogenesis — Also, heterogeny [het-uh-roj-uh-nee] /ˌhɛt əˈrɒdʒ ə ni/ (Show IPA). alternation of generations, especially the alternation of parthenogenetic and sexual generations.
- heteroglossia — (linguistics) the coexistence of distinct varieties within a single linguistic code.
- heteroplastic — the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
- heterostylism — the condition of being heterostyled
- heterozygosis — the state of being a heterozygote.
- 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.
- hieroglyphist — a person who studies hieroglyphics; hieroglyphologist.
- high-interest — (of a loan, mortgage, etc) to be repaid at a high rate of interest
- high-spirited — characterized by energetic enthusiasm, elation, vivacity, etc.
- highly strung — person: tense, sensitive