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10-letter words containing a, s, h, o, t

  • shapetools — (tool, programming)   A code management system for Unix from The Technical University of Berlin.
  • shellycoat — a mythical creature dressed in shells who haunts rivers and streams
  • shockstall — the loss of lift and increase of drag experienced by transonic aircraft when strong shock waves on the wings cause the airflow to separate from the wing surfaces
  • short game — the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit medium or short shots, as chip shots, pitch shots, and putts, with accuracy. Compare long game (def 1).
  • short head — a distance shorter than the length of a horse's head
  • short rate — a charge, proportionately higher than the annual rate, made for insurance issued or continued in force by the insured for less than one year.
  • short ream — 480 sheets of paper
  • short sale — an act or instance of selling short.
  • short wave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  • short-arse — a small man
  • short-hand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
  • short-haul — of, relating to, or engaged in transportation over short distances: a short-haul trucking firm.
  • short-laid — hard-laid.
  • short-stay — available or valid for a limited time
  • short-wave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  • shortboard — a type of surfboard that is shorter than standard
  • shortbread — a butter cookie commonly made in thick, pie-shaped wheels or rolled and cut in fancy shapes.
  • shortgrass — any of several range grasses of short stature, as buffalo grass, prevalent in semiarid regions of the Great Plains.
  • shot angle — the angle from which a shot is taken
  • shot glass — a small, heavy glass for serving a shot of whiskey or liquor.
  • shot metal — lead hardened with antimony and arsenic, used to manufacture shot for cartridges.
  • shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
  • shovel hat — a hat with a broad brim turned up at the sides and projecting with a shovellike curve in front and behind; worn by some ecclesiastics, chiefly in England.
  • show trial — (especially in a totalitarian state) the public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes, as to suppress further dissent against the government by making an example of the accused.
  • showboater — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
  • shower tea — kitchen tea.
  • sitophobia — abnormal aversion to food.
  • sloth bear — a coarse-haired, long-snouted bear, Ursus ursinus, of India and Indochina: now rare.
  • slouch hat — a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim.
  • slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
  • smallmouth — a river fish of the bass family
  • smart home — a dwelling equipped with systems and appliances that can be operated remotely using a computer or mobile phone
  • smartmouth — a witty or sarcastic person
  • smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
  • smashmouth — denoting a style of play, esp in American football, that is characterized by power and aggression rather than skill and finesse
  • smoothpate — a bald person with a smooth head
  • snakemouth — rose pogonia.
  • sociopathy — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
  • soft wheat — a wheat characterized by soft, starchy kernels that yield a flour used in making pastry, breakfast cereals, etc.
  • softheaded — stupid or foolish
  • solar myth — a myth explaining or allegorizing the origin or movement of the sun
  • solar-heat — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • soothsayer — a person who professes to foretell events.
  • soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
  • south asia — the countries and land area of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan.
  • south gate — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
  • south pass — a mountain pass in SW Wyoming, cutting through the Rocky Mountains at the S of the Wind River range: part of the Oregon Trail.
  • south seas — the seas south of the equator
  • south-east — The south-east is the direction which is halfway between south and east.
  • southwards — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
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