11-letter words containing f, i, s, h
- 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.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- lethiferous — lethal.
- lifemanship — the ability to conduct one's life, career, personal relationships, etc., in a successful manner.
- lizard fish — any of several large-mouthed fishes of the family Synodontidae, having a lizardlike head.
- matt finish — a dull finish or surface, as opposed to a shiny one
- net fishing — Fishing using a net, esp a large commercial drift net
- night shift — the work force, as of a factory, scheduled to work during the nighttime.
- officership — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
- old flemish — the Flemish language before c1300.
- overfishing — to fish (an area) excessively; to exhaust the supply of usable fish in (certain waters): Scientists are concerned that fishing boats may overfish our coastal waters.
- oxfordshire — a county in S England. 1008 sq. mi. (2610 sq. km).
- parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- prefectship — the position of, or period served as, a prefect
- prefinished — coated or treated before use or sale: prefinished wood.
- rankshifted — that has been shifted from one linguistic rank to another
- refurbisher — a person who refurbishes
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
- roosterfish — a large, edible fish, Nematistius pectoralis, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean, having the first dorsal fin composed of brightly colored filamentous rays.
- rush family — the plant family Juncaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having narrow, grasslike leaves, small and greenish flowers, and capsular fruit with three compartments, comprising the true rushes.
- scene shift — the changing of scenes during a play
- schiff base — the product of the chemical association of an aldehyde with a primary amine
- school life — the period of your life that you spend at school
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- selfishness — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- sheriffwick — shrievalty.
- shield fern — any of numerous ferns of the genera Dryopteris and Polystichum, having shield-shaped indusia.
- shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
- shift lever — the lever mounted on the steering column or floor of a vehicle that enables the driver to shift gears.
- shifty-eyed — having the appearance of being dishonest, esp as signified by a lack of eye contact
- ship of war — warship.
- shirt front — the front of a shirt, especially the part that is exposed when a jacket or vest is worn.
- shoofly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
- shoplifting — to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
- short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
- showing-off — behaviour designed to impress people
- shufflingly — in the manner of a shuffle
- sight draft — a draft payable upon presentation.
- silk finish — the appearance of paint, fabric etc with regard to its smoothness and light reflecting quality
- singingfish — midshipman (def 3).
- sixty-fifth — next after the sixty-fourth; being the ordinal number for 65.
- sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
- soldierfish — any of several squirrelfishes of the family Holocentridae.
- sonofabitch — an abusive term of address or of description
- sound shift — a gradual alteration or series of alterations in the pronunciation of a set of sounds, esp of vowels
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.