10-letter words containing e, a, r, t, h, s
- stonebrash — a type of subsoil consisting of small or broken stones or rock
- straighten — make straight
- straighter — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strathspey — a slow Scottish dance in quadruple meter.
- subchapter — a subdivision especially of a body of laws.
- subcharter — to rent a chartered vehicle
- subtrahend — a number that is subtracted from another.
- sulphurate — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
- sutherland — Earl Wilbur, Jr. 1915–74, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1971.
- sweatshirt — a loose, long-sleeved, collarless pullover of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, with close-fitting or elastic cuffs and sometimes a drawstring at the waist, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
- sweetheart — either of a pair of lovers in relation to the other.
- switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
- tannhauser — a German lyric poet of the 13th century: a well-known legend tells of his stay with Venus in the Venusberg and his later repentance.
- tear sheet — a sheet or page torn from a magazine, journal, or the like, as one containing an advertisement and sent to the advertiser as proof of publication.
- tear shell — tear bomb.
- tereshkova — Valentina Vladimirovna [vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh vluh-dyi-myee-ruh v-nuh] /və lyɪnˈtyi nə vlə dyɪˈmyi rəv nə/ (Show IPA), born 1937, Soviet cosmonaut: first woman in space 1963.
- tetrastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of four lines.
- the absurd — the conception of the world, esp in Existentialist thought, as neither designed nor predictable but irrational and meaningless
- the azores — three groups of volcanic islands in the N Atlantic, since 1976 an autonomous region of Portugal. Capital: Ponta Delgada (on São Miguel). Pop: 241 762 (2001). Area: 2335 sq km (901 sq miles)
- the boards — the acting profession; the stage
- the breaks — to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments: He broke a vase.
- the charts — the lists produced weekly from various sources of the bestselling pop singles and albums or the most popular videos
- the grades — elementary school
- the majors — the major leagues
- the master — the man of the house
- the pamirs — a mountainous area of central Asia, mainly in Tajikistan and partly in Kyrgyzstan, extending into China and Afghanistan: consists of a complex of high ranges, from which the Tian Shan projects to the north, the Kunlun and Karakoram to the east, and the Hindu Kush to the west; Ismoil Somoni (formerly Communism Peak) is situated in the Tajik Pamirs. Highest peak: Kongur Shan, 7719 m (25 326 ft)
- the papers — newspapers
- the rabbis — the early Jewish scholars whose teachings are recorded in the Talmud
- the strand — a street in W central London, parallel to the Thames: famous for its hotels and theatres
- the-rivals — a comedy of manners (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- the-scream — a painting (1937) by Edvard Munch.
- thermostat — a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
- thesprotia — an ancient coastal district in SW Epirus.
- thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- third base — the third in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate.
- threadfish — any of several jacks of the genus Alectis, especially A. ciliaris, having the front rays of the dorsal and anal fins greatly elongated.
- threadless — a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- three-star — of or being a lieutenant general, as indicated by three stars on an insignia.
- tight-arse — an inhibited or excessively self-controlled person
- time-share — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- tracheitis — inflammation of the trachea.
- track shoe — a light, heelless, usually leather shoe having either steel spikes for use outdoors on a cinder or dirt track, or a rubber sole for use indoors on a board floor.
- trade show — show (def 22).
- transshape — to change shape
- trap house — a shelter from which the clay pigeons are released in trapshooting.
- trash heap — a heap of rubbish or garbage
- trophesial — involving or relating to trophesy
- tsarevitch — the son of a czar.
- turn heads — to be so beautiful, unusual, or impressive as to attract a lot of attention
- washateria — a launderette.