12-Letter Words Containing: A,E,H,R,S,T,T

• orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf

• an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

• insert a catheter into (a body part)

• a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language

• The hindmost of the three sections of the thorax of an insect, carrying the posterior pair of legs and the hindwings when present.

• a watch that is worn strapped to the wrist

• a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes

• a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action

• the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

• measuring the depths of the oceans