10-letter words containing a, d, e, s
- shade tree — a tree planted or valued for its shade.
- shade-tree — a tree planted or valued for its shade.
- shadowless — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shadowlike — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shagreened — made, covered with, or resembling shagreen
- shake down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shamefaced — modest or bashful.
- shanghaied — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
- sharp-eyed — having keen sight or perception.
- shear stud — a stud that transfers shear stress between metal and concrete in composite structural members in which the stud is welded to the metal component
- sheepshead — a deep-bodied, black-banded food fish, Archosargus probatocephalus, living along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- shellacked — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shenandoah — a river flowing NE from N Virginia to the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. About 200 miles (322 km) long.
- sherardize — to coat (steel) with a thin cladding of zinc by heating in a mixture of sand and powdered zinc.
- shetlander — a native or inhabitant of Shetland
- shield law — a law protecting journalists from forced disclosure of confidential sources of information.
- shieldwall — a protective wall formed by interlocking the shields of foot soldiers
- ship-bread — hardtack.
- shiplapped — of, related to, or resembling shiplap
- shit-faced — very drunk.
- short head — a distance shorter than the length of a horse's head
- shortbread — a butter cookie commonly made in thick, pie-shaped wheels or rolled and cut in fancy shapes.
- shovelhead — bonnethead.
- showerhead — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- shreadhead — jerkinhead.
- siad barre — Muhammad, 1919–1995, Somali army officer and political leader: president 1969–91.
- side chain — a group of atoms bound to an atom, usually a carbon, that forms part of a larger chain or ring in a molecule
- side chair — a straight-backed chair without arms.
- side plate — a small plate used for bread or other accompaniments to a meal
- side salad — A side salad is a bowl of salad for one person which is served with a main meal.
- side table — a table intended to be placed against a wall.
- side-table — a table intended to be placed against a wall.
- sideboards — a piece of furniture, as in a dining room, often with shelves, drawers, etc., for holding articles of table service.
- sideration — sudden paralysis of a part of the body
- siderostat — a telescopic device for reflecting the light of a star in a constant direction, the chief component of which is a plane mirror turned by a clock mechanism to correct for the rotation of the earth.
- sidesaddle — a saddle for women on which the rider sits, facing forward, usually with both feet on the left side of the horse.
- sidestream — (of cigarette smoke) inhaled by passive smokers
- sight-read — Someone who can sight-read can play or sing music from a printed sheet the first time they see it, without practising it beforehand.
- signal red — pimento (def 3).
- skateboard — a device for riding upon, usually while standing, consisting of a short, oblong piece of wood, plastic, or aluminum mounted on large roller-skate wheels, used on smooth surfaces and requiring better balance of the rider than the ordinary roller skate does.
- skedaddler — a person or thing that skedaddles.
- slab-sided — having the sides long and flat, like slabs.
- slam dance — a dance performed to punk rock by groups of people who flail and toss themselves about and slam into one another.
- slanderers — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- slanderous — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
- slant-eyed — having eyes with epicanthic folds.
- sleepyhead — a sleepy person.
- sleevehand — a sleeve's cuff or wristband
- smaragdine — of or relating to emeralds.