11-letter words containing a, s, h, d
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- saccharated — sweetened
- saddle horn — horn (def 19).
- saddle shoe — an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color.
- saddlecloth — Horse Racing. a cloth placed over the saddle of a racehorse bearing the horse's number.
- sam hold of — to collect; gather up
- sand hopper — beach flea.
- sandringham — a village in N Norfolk, England: site of Sandringham House, Royal Family mansion.
- sandwiching — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- sap orchard — sugarbush (def 2).
- sapphic ode — Horatian ode.
- sash window — A sash window is a window which consists of two frames placed one above the other. The window can be opened by sliding one frame over the other.
- saw-toothed — having pointing resembling the edge of a saw.
- say kaddish — to be a mourner
- schenectady — a city in E New York, on the Mohawk River.
- schizopodal — pertaining to a split-foot or appendage
- schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
- schoolwards — in the direction of school
- schwarzwald — a wooded mountain region in SW Germany. Highest peak, Feldberg, 4905 feet (1495 meters).
- scratch pad — a pad of paper used for jotting down ideas, informal notes, preliminary writing, etc.
- scratchcard — a cardboard coated with impermeable white clay and covered by a layer of ink that is scratched or scraped in patterns revealing the white surface below.
- second hand — the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
- second-half — happening in the second half of a game
- second-hand — the hand that indicates the seconds on a clock or watch.
- sedan chair — an enclosed vehicle for one person, borne on poles by two bearers and common during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- self-hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- servanthood — the condition of being a servant
- seventh-day — designating certain Christian denominations that make Saturday their chief day of rest and religious observance: Seventh-Day Adventists.
- shade cloth — a covering made of cloth or plastic, especially one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.
- shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
- shadow mask — a perforated metal sheet mounted close to the phosphor-dotted screen in some colour television tubes. The holes are positioned so that each of the three electron beams strikes the correct phosphor dot producing the required colour mixture in the image
- shadow play — a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.
- shadow roll — sheepskin that is placed just below the eyes of a pacing horse in order to prevent it from seeing moving shadows cast by its body.
- shadowgraph — a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
- shaggedness — the state or quality of being shaggy
- shake hands — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- share draft — an interest-bearing checking account in a credit union.
- 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.
- shared care — an arrangement between a welfare agency and a family with a dependent handicapped member, whereby the agency takes the handicapped person into a home for respite care or in emergencies
- 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
- shareholder — a holder or owner of shares, especially in a company or corporation.
- sharp-eared — having pointed ears.
- sharp-edged — having a fine edge or edges.
- sharp-nosed — having a thin, pointed nose.
- sharpbender — an organization that has been underperforming its competitors but suddenly becomes more successful, often as a result of new management or changes in its business strategy
- sheherazade — a legendary Persian queen who is a character in (and the storyteller of) 'One Thousand and One Nights'
- shell gland — a gland in certain invertebrates that secretes the components required for forming the shell of an egg
- shit-scared — very scared
- shock radio — broadcasting by a commercial radio station whose humor includes tasteless jokes, sexual innuendo, and ethnic insults.
- shockheaded — having a shock or thick mass of hair on the head.