11-letter words containing a, s, h, e
- jackhammers — Plural form of jackhammer.
- jealoushood — jealousy
- jehoshaphat — a king of Judah, son of Asa, who reigned in the 9th century b.c. I Kings 22:41–50.
- jew-s--harp — (sometimes lowercase) a small, simple musical instrument consisting of a lyre-shaped metal frame containing a metal tongue, which is plucked while the frame is held in the teeth, the vibrations causing twanging tones.
- joseph raff — Joseph Joachim, 1822–82, Swiss composer.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
- khyber pass — the chief mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan, W of Peshawar. 33 miles (53 km) long; 6825 feet (2080 meters) high.
- kinesthesia — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- knavishness — The quality of being knavish.
- knightheads — Plural form of knighthead.
- kosher salt — a coarse-grained salt with no additives, used especially to draw out the blood from meat to make it kosher.
- laddishness — (British) Laddish attitudes and behaviour; laddism.
- lake school — Lake Poets.
- lakshadweep — a union territory of India comprising a group of islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India. About 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
- lanarkshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- landholders — Plural form of landholder.
- landsknecht — a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- lanthanides — Plural form of lanthanide.
- laser light — light which is generated by a laser
- laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
- last breath — When someone takes their last breath, they die.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy
- leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leaderships — Plural form of leadership.
- leaf sheath — the basal part of a grass leaf that encircles the stem
- leafhoppers — Plural form of leafhopper.
- leaseholder — a tenant under a lease.
- least shrew — a small, brownish shrew, Cryptotis parva, of grassy regions of the eastern U.S.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- lech walesa — Lech [lek] /lɛk/ (Show IPA), born 1943, Polish labor leader: a leader of Solidarity 1980; president 1990–96; Nobel Peace Prize 1983.
- lecithinase — An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
- leishmanial — Relating to leishmania.
- lemon shark — a common shallow-water shark, Negaprion brevirostris, having a yellowish body and inhabiting inshore regions of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- lethal dose — the amount of a drug or other agent that if administered to an animal or human will prove fatal
- letterheads — Plural form of letterhead.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- lightplanes — Plural form of lightplane.
- like a shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- loathedness — the state or condition of being an object of disgust and dislike
- loathsomely — In a way that is loathsome.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician
- lobachevsky — Nikolai Ivanovich [nyi-kuh-lahy ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1856, Russian mathematician.