11-letter words containing a, i, s, h
- shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
- shall i say — You use shall I say and shall we say in order to warn someone that what you are about to say may cause offence or be surprising.
- shamanistic — the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans.
- shanghaiing — 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.
- shanhaiguan — a city in NE Hebei province, in NE China, on the Gulf of Liaodong: strategically located at the E end of the Great Wall.
- share index — A share index is a number that indicates the state of a stock market. It is based on the combined share prices of a set of companies.
- share issue — When there is a share issue, shares in a company are made available for people to buy.
- share price — cost of financial stocks
- shared line — a telephone number that is assigned to more than one person, for example in an office. When somebody calls the number, all of the phones will ring until somebody picks up their phone to answer the call
- shark siren — a siren sounded to warn swimmers of the presence of sharks
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- sharpeville — a town in E South Africa: scene of riots in 1960 (when 69 demonstrators died), 1984, and 1985 (when 19 died)
- shaving gel — product that softens hair growth for shaving
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- shenanigans — Usually, shenanigans. mischief; prankishness: Halloween shenanigans. deceit; trickery.
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
- ship of war — warship.
- ship's boat — a boat for communication between ship and shore
- shipka pass — a mountain pass in central Bulgaria, in the Balkan Mountains. 4375 feet (1335 meters) high.
- shirt-waist — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- shirtjacket — a jacket styled like a shirt
- shish kebab — meat on skewer
- shish-kebab — to broil or roast food on a skewer.
- shit-scared — very scared
- shock radio — broadcasting by a commercial radio station whose humor includes tasteless jokes, sexual innuendo, and ethnic insults.
- short hairs — pubic hair.
- shorthaired — (of an animal) having hair that is short and lies close to the body.
- showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
- shrink wrap — transparent film for wrapping food
- shrink-wrap — to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.
- shroud-laid — noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right-handed with or without a heart.
- shunamitism — the rejuvenation of an old man by sleeping with a young woman, although not necessarily having sex with her
- sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
- sialorrhoea — an abnormally high production of saliva
- sight draft — a draft payable upon presentation.
- silk thread — thread that is manufactured from silk
- silver hake — a common hake, Merluccius bilinearis, occurring off the Atlantic coast of North America and popular as a food fish.
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- silverchair — Australian rock group (formed 1994): comprising Daniel Johns (born 1979; vocals, guitar), Ben Gillies (born 1979, drums) and Chris Joannou (born 1979, bass guitar); their albums include Frogstomp (1995) and Young Modern (2007)
- single-hand — to sail (a craft) without help from others.
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- sir anthony — Sir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
- sir galahad — (in Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table, destined to regain the Holy Grail; son of Lancelot and Elaine
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- sixth grade — (in the US) the sixth school year after kindergarten, usually containing pupils around 11 or 12 years old
- skin-search — strip-search.