11-letter words containing a, r, h, u, s
- nurse shark — any of several sharks of the family Orectolobidae, especially Ginglymostoma cirratum, occurring in shallow waters from Rhode Island to Brazil and the Gulf of California to Ecuador.
- onslaughter — An onslaught.
- opera house — a theater devoted chiefly to operas.
- ornithosaur — an extinct flying reptile
- pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
- parachutist — sb who makes parachute jumps
- parashurama — a Rama and avatar of Vishnu who rid the earth of Kshatriyas.
- parish pump — of only local interest; parochial
- passthrough — a windowlike opening, as one for passing food or dishes between a kitchen and a dining area.
- persulphate — a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide
- plattsburgh — a city in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: battle, 1814.
- ploughshare — the horizontal pointed cutting blade of a mouldboard plough
- prepurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- prognathous — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- pseudograph — a piece of writing that is falsely ascribed
- purchasable — capable of being bought.
- push around — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
- quail-brush — a salt-tolerant, silvery gray shrub, Atriplex lentiformis breweri, of the amaranth family, native to southern California.
- quitchgrass — Elymus repens.
- rabbitbrush — any of several composite shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having whitish, hairy branches and yellow flowers.
- ramgunshoch — surly; bad-tempered; rude
- ranch house — the house of the owner of a ranch, usually of one story and with a low-pitched roof.
- rattle-bush — blue false indigo.
- repurchaser — to buy again; regain by purchase.
- researchful — (of a book, academic paper etc) full of research, containing or built upon a great deal of research
- rhabdovirus — any of various RNA-containing viruses of the family Rhabdoviridae, including the rabies virus.
- rhamnaceous — belonging to the Rhamnaceae, the buckthorn family of plants.
- rhesus baby — a baby suffering from haemolytic disease at birth as its red blood cells (which are Rh positive) have been attacked in the womb by antibodies from its Rh negative mother
- rhizanthous — bearing flowers directly from the root.
- rhizomatous — a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
- royal flush — the five highest cards of a suit.
- rubbish bag — a plastic bag for the disposal of household rubbish
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- rush family — the plant family Juncaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having narrow, grasslike leaves, small and greenish flowers, and capsular fruit with three compartments, comprising the true rushes.
- russophobia — an intense and often irrational hatred for Russia, or esp the former Soviet Union, its political system, etc
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- sarcophagus — a stone coffin, especially one bearing sculpture, inscriptions, etc., often displayed as a monument.
- saurischian — any herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur of the order Saurischia, having a three-pronged pelvis resembling that of a crocodile. Compare ornithischian.
- scaramouche — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- scarborough — a seaport in North Yorkshire, in NE England.
- shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
- share issue — When there is a share issue, shares in a company are made available for people to buy.
- sharksucker — any of several remoras, as Echeneis naucrates, usually found attached to sharks.
- shea butter — a solid, greenish, yellowish, or whitish fat derived from the seeds of the shea tree, used for food and in the manufacture of soaps and candles.
- shootaround — an informal match or practice session
- shop around — compare prices
- show around — guide round a new place
- shroud-laid — noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right-handed with or without a heart.
- slaughtered — the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
- small hours — pre-dawn