10-letter words containing a, p, h
- scapewheel — escape wheel.
- scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
- schafskopf — sheepshead (def 4).
- schizocarp — a dry, dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more one-seeded carpels.
- scrap heap — a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
- scrap-heap — a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
- scratchpad — pad of paper for rough notes
- scyphozoan — any coelenterate of the class Scyphozoa, comprising the true marine jellyfishes.
- seamanship — knowledge and skill pertaining to the operation, navigation, management, safety, and maintenance of a ship.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- sepulchral — of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
- serigraphy — a print made by the silkscreen process.
- shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
- shaganappi — thongs, straps, or lacings made of rawhide.
- shaggy cap — an edible inky-cap mushroom, Coprinus comatus, having an elongated, shaggy pileus.
- shahaptian — Sahaptian
- shankpiece — a piece of metal or fiber for giving form to the shank of a shoe.
- shape note — a musical note in which the degree of the scale is indicated by the shape of the note's head.
- shapetools — (tool, programming) A code management system for Unix from The Technical University of Berlin.
- share shop — A share shop is a shop or Internet website where members of the public can buy shares in companies.
- sharp-eyed — having keen sight or perception.
- sharpen up — hone, refine
- sharpening — the act of making the edge of something very thin or of making its end pointed
- sharpsburg — a town in NW Maryland: nearby is the site of the Civil War battle of Antietam 1862.
- sheep farm — place where sheep are raised
- sheep race — a single-file walkway for sheep at the entrance to a sheep-dip
- sheepshank — a kind of knot, hitch, or bend made on a rope to shorten it temporarily.
- sheepshead — a deep-bodied, black-banded food fish, Archosargus probatocephalus, living along the Atlantic coast of the U.S.
- sheeptrack — a small natural terrace on a hillside
- ship canal — a canal navigable by ships.
- ship-bread — hardtack.
- shiplapped — of, related to, or resembling shiplap
- shipmaster — a person who commands a ship; master; captain.
- shopaholic — a frequent shopper, especially one who is unable to control his or her spending.
- shopwalker — a floorwalker.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- shrinkpack — flexible plastic used for shrink-wrapping goods
- sinophobia — a fear or dislike of China, or Chinese people, their language or culture
- siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
- sitophobia — abnormal aversion to food.
- sketch map — a rough map of the principal features of a locale, as one drawn from memory.
- skin patch — an adhesive patch stuck to the skin to slowly and steadily release medicine into the bloodstream
- slap happy — severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
- slap-happy — severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
- slash pine — a pine, Pinus elliotii, found in slashes and swamps in the southeastern U.S., yielding a hard, durable wood.
- slave ship — a ship for transporting slaves from their native homes to places of bondage.
- slavophile — a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
- slavophobe — a person who fears or hates the Slavs, their influence, or things Slavic.
- sleepyhead — a sleepy person.