10-letter words containing a, s, h, t
- 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.
- lift shaft — the long vertical space through which a lift travels
- light-fast — not affected or faded by light, especially sunlight; colorfast when exposed to light.
- 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.
- lisianthus — Eustoma grandiflorum, now Eustoma exaltatum subsp. russellianum, a flowering plant.
- lithoclast — an instrument used to break up bladder stones
- lithophysa — a cavity or hollow found in volcanic rocks, caused by expanding gas
- 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.
- loathesome — Misspelling of loathsome.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- lose heart — to become despondent or disillusioned (over something)
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- maastricht — a city in the SE Netherlands, on the Maas River.
- macchiatos — Plural form of macchiato.
- 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.
- maestricht — Maastricht.
- mahasattva — A bodhisattva who attains a high degree on the path of consciousness awakening.
- main shaft — the principal shaft of a motor, transmission, etc. (distinguished from jackshaft).
- 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.
- 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).
- march past — a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
- march-past — a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
- masochists — Plural form of masochist.
- mast cloth — a partial lining sewed to the back of a square sail to prevent chafing from contact with the mast.
- 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.
- mastopathy — any disease of the breast.
- matchbooks — Plural form of matchbook.
- matchboxes — Plural form of matchbox.
- matchgirls — Plural form of matchgirl.
- matchlocks — Plural form of matchlock.
- matchstick — a short, slender piece of flammable wood used in making matches.
- matosinhos — a port in N Portugal, on the estuary of the Leça River north of Oporto: fishing industry. Pop: 167 026 (2001)
- matriarchs — A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
- matryoshka — Each of a set of brightly painted hollow wooden dolls of varying sizes, designed to nest inside one another.
- mattathias — died 167? b.c, Jewish priest in Judea (father of Judas Maccabaeus).
- 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.