10-letter words containing h, a, i, l, s, t
- 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.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- 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.
- matchgirls — Plural form of matchgirl.
- mesothelia — Plural form of mesothelium.
- metalsmith — a person skilled in making articles of metal.
- mischmetal — an alloy of cerium with certain rare earth metals and iron, used to produce the spark in lighters
- multiflash — (of a photographic image) created using several flashes in quick succession in order to depict the successive stages of a movement or action sequence
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- nightclass — an evening lesson
- outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- phalangist — a member of a Lebanese Christian paramilitary organization founded in 1936 and originally based on similar ideas to the fascist Falange in Spain
- philistian — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- phthisical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected by phthisis.
- ritschlian — of or relating to the theology of Albrecht Ritschl (1822–89), who developed a liberal Christian theology and maintained that religious faith is based on value judgments.
- sailor hat — a hat with a flat round crown and fairly broad brim that is rolled upwards
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- scholastic — of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
- semilethal — a semilethal gene
- sheathbill — either of two white sea birds, Chionis alba or C. minor, of the colder parts of the Southern Hemisphere: so called from the horny sheath covering the base of the upper bill.
- shirt-tail — the part of a shirt below the waistline.
- short-laid — hard-laid.
- 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.
- shrievalty — the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- skaithless — without injury or damage
- slathering — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- sphalerite — a very common mineral, zinc sulfide, ZnS, usually containing some iron and a little cadmium, occurring in yellow, brown, or black crystals or cleavable masses with resinous luster: the principal ore of zinc and cadmium; blackjack.
- springhalt — stringhalt.
- stablished — establish.
- staphyline — having a form resembling a bunch of grapes
- stealthier — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- stealthily — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- stringhalt — a nerve disorder in horses, causing exaggerated flexing movements of the hind legs in walking.
- sulphatise — to convert into a sulfate, as by the roasting of ores.
- switchable — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- tashi lama — any of a succession of Tibetan monks and spiritual leaders, second in importance only to the Dalai Lama.
- thalassian — a sea turtle
- the salish — the peoples collectively who speak these languages, divided in Canada into the Coast Salish and the Interior Salish
- the-rivals — a comedy of manners (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.