11-letter words containing s, y, r, o
- hilariously — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- histography — a treatise on or description of organic tissues.
- historicity — historical authenticity.
- historyless — Lacking history.
- histotrophy — A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph.
- hoary cress — a perennial Mediterranean plant, Cardaria (or Lepidium) draba, with small white flowers: a widespread troublesome weed: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- hobby-horse — You describe a subject or idea as your hobby-horse if you have strong feelings on it and like talking about it whenever you have the opportunity.
- hobbyhorses — Plural form of hobbyhorse.
- holy orders — (used with a singular verb) the rite or sacrament of ordination.
- holy spirit — the spirit of God.
- honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them
- honeyeaters — Plural form of honeyeater.
- honeysucker — a bird that feeds on the nectar of flowers.
- horseplayer — a habitual bettor on horse races.
- house party — the guests at such an affair or party: The house party goes sailing today.
- householdry — (archaic) The management and upkeep of a household.
- housewifery — the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping.
- humorlessly — a comic, absurd, or incongruous quality causing amusement: the humor of a situation.
- humourously — (UK, uncommon, nonstandard) alternative spelling of humorously.
- hydragogues — Plural form of hydragogue.
- hydrocorals — any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
- hydrogenase — an enzyme in certain microorganisms that speeds up the reversible oxidation of hydrogen
- hydrogenous — of or containing hydrogen.
- hydrologist — the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere.
- hydrolysate — any compound formed by hydrolysis.
- hydromedusa — the medusa form of a hydrozoan.
- hydrometers — Plural form of hydrometer.
- hydrophones — Plural form of hydrophone.
- hydrophytes — Plural form of hydrophyte.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydroscopes — Plural form of hydroscope.
- hydroscopic — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrosphere — the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere.
- hydrostatic — of or relating to hydrostatics.
- hydroxylase — any enzyme that catalyzes the introduction of a hydroxyl group into a substance.
- hygrographs — Plural form of hygrograph.
- hygrometers — Plural form of hygrometer.
- hygrophytes — Plural form of hygrophyte.
- hygroscopes — Plural form of hygroscope.
- hygroscopic — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hyoplastral — of or relating to hyoplastra
- hyperbolise — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
- hyperbolism — the use of hyperbole.
- hyperbolist — One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
- hyperinosis — a blood condition characterized by the presence of excessive levels of fibrin
- hypernymous — Having the qualities of a hypernym.
- hypersomnia — a tendency to sleep excessively.
- hypervisors — Plural form of hypervisor.
- hypocenters — Plural form of hypocenter.