10-letter words containing a, s, h, t, n
- lengthways — Lengthwise.
- lethalness — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- leviathans — Plural form of leviathan.
- lisianthus — Eustoma grandiflorum, now Eustoma exaltatum subsp. russellianum, a flowering plant.
- loan-shift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- machinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate.
- machinists — Plural form of machinist.
- macintrash — /mak'in-trash"/ The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn"t appreciate being kept away from the *real computer* by the interface. The term maggotbox has been reported in regular use in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Compare Macintoy. See also beige toaster, WIMP environment, point-and-drool interface, drool-proof paper, user-friendly.
- mackintosh — Charles Rennie [ren-ee] /ˈrɛn i/ (Show IPA), 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
- main shaft — the principal shaft of a motor, transmission, etc. (distinguished from jackshaft).
- mainsheets — Plural form of mainsheet.
- malthusian — of or relating to the theories of T. R. Malthus, which state that population tends to increase faster, at a geometrical ratio, than the means of subsistence, which increases at an arithmetical ratio, and that this will result in an inadequate supply of the goods supporting life unless war, famine, or disease reduces the population or the increase of population is checked.
- manchester — a city in NW England: connected with the Mersey estuary by a ship canal (35½ mi. [57 km] long).
- matosinhos — a port in N Portugal, on the estuary of the Leça River north of Oporto: fishing industry. Pop: 167 026 (2001)
- mechanists — Plural form of mechanist.
- metahumans — Plural form of metahuman.
- mineshafts — Plural form of mineshaft.
- miscanthus — any tall perennial bamboo-like grass of the genus Miscanthus, native from southern Africa to SE Asia and cultivated for ornament in temperate regions
- mischanter — mishanter.
- monanthous — bearing one flower.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- myasthenia — muscle weakness.
- myasthenic — Of, pertaining to, or suffering from myasthenia.
- naphthenes — any of a group of hydrocarbon ring compounds of the general formula, C n H 2n , derivatives of cyclopentane and cyclohexane, found in certain petroleums.
- natashquan — a river in Labrador and Quebec, E Canada, flowing S to the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 241 miles (388 km) long.
- naughtiest — Superlative form of naughty; most naughty.
- night safe — a safe built into the outside wall of a bank, in which customers can deposit money at times when the bank is closed
- nightclass — an evening lesson
- nighthawks — Plural form of nighthawk.
- nightmares — Plural form of nightmare.
- nightscape — a scene viewed at night, especially as represented in art.
- nightshade — any of various plants of the genus Solanum, especially the black nightshade or the bittersweet.
- nightstand — night table.
- nonstarchy — Alternative spelling of non-starchy.
- north star — Polaris.
- north-east — The north-east is the direction which is halfway between north and east.
- northlands — Plural form of northland.
- northwards — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- nostopathy — a fear of returning home, often observed in those who have been in institutions such as prison or hospital for a long time
- notchbacks — Plural form of notchback.
- nuthatches — Plural form of nuthatch.
- onslaughts — Plural form of onslaught.
- outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- paintbrush — a brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or one used in painting pictures.
- panatheism — the belief that because there is no God, nothing can properly be termed sacred or holy.
- pansophist — someone with universal knowledge
- pantheress — a female panther
- patchiness — characterized by or made up of patches.
- patchstand — a small tazza.
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.