10-letter words containing a, s, h, e
- leishmania — any parasitic flagellate protozoan of the genus Leishmania, occurring in vertebrates in an oval or spherical, nonflagellate form, and in invertebrates in an elongated, flagellated form.
- lengthsman — a lengthman
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- les halles — (formerly) the large, central, wholesale food market area of Paris, France.
- lethalness — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lethargies — Plural form of lethargy.
- leviathans — Plural form of leviathan.
- lexiphanes — Plural form of lexiphane.
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.
- lightsabre — Alternative spelling of lightsaber.
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- loathesome — Misspelling of loathsome.
- loose head — the prop on the hooker's left in the front row of a scrum
- lose heart — to become despondent or disillusioned (over something)
- mach scale — a scale that measures how much deceit and manipulation one will approve or condone in order to achieve some end.
- machinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- maestricht — Maastricht.
- mahoganies — Plural form of mahogany.
- mainsheets — Plural form of mainsheet.
- make haste — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- make shift — to manage or do the best one can (with whatever means are at hand)
- makeshifts — Plural form of makeshift.
- malachites — Plural form of malachite.
- manchester — a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (35½ mi. [57 km] long).
- manhandles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manhandle.
- manichaeus — Mani
- manicheism — Also, Manichee [man-i-kee] /ˈmæn ɪˌki/ (Show IPA). an adherent of the dualistic religious system of Manes, a combination of Gnostic Christianity, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, and various other elements, with a basic doctrine of a conflict between light and dark, matter being regarded as dark and evil.
- marchese's — an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- marheshvan — Heshvan.
- marsh deer — a large South American deer, Blastocerus dichotomus, that lives in forests near rivers and swamps: an endangered species.
- marsh fern — a fern, Thelypteris palustris, having pinnatifid fronds and growing in wet places.
- marsh wren — Also called long-billed marsh wren. a North American wren, Cistothorus palustris, that inhabits tall reed beds.
- marshalers — Plural form of marshaler.
- marshalled — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshaller — Alternative spelling of marshaler.
- marshalsea — the court of the marshal of the royal household.
- marshfield — a city in SE Massachusetts.
- marshiness — The quality or state of being marshy.
- masherbrum — a mountain in N India, in the Himalayas. 25,660 feet (7821 meters).
- mast house — a deckhouse built around a mast as a platform for cargo-handling machinery, gear, and controls.
- mastership — the office, function, or authority of a master.
- matchboxes — Plural form of matchbox.
- matte shot — a shot in which parts of the background and sometimes the foreground are masked so that a different background, foreground, image, etc., can be substituted during printing.
- meat hooks — the hands or fists
- meat house — a smokehouse.
- mechanised — to make mechanical.
- mechanisms — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanists — Plural form of mechanist.