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11-letter words containing h, a, t, s

  • schizanthus — any of several plants of the genus Schizanthus, native to Chile, having numerous variously colored flowers resembling small orchids.
  • schoolcraft — Henry Rowe [roh] /roʊ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1864, U.S. explorer, ethnologist, and author.
  • scotch snap — a rhythmic pattern consisting of a short note followed by a long one
  • scotch tape — clear adhesive tape
  • scotch-tape — to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.
  • scotchwoman — Scotswoman.
  • scratch awl — an awllike device for scribing wood.
  • scratch hit — a batted ball, usually poorly hit, barely enabling the batter to reach base safely: a scratch hit off the end of the bat.
  • scratch pad — a pad of paper used for jotting down ideas, informal notes, preliminary writing, etc.
  • scratch wig — a short wig, especially one that covers only part of the head.
  • scratchback — an implement for scratching the back
  • scratchcard — a cardboard coated with impermeable white clay and covered by a layer of ink that is scratched or scraped in patterns revealing the white surface below.
  • scratchless — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
  • scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
  • sea bathing — the activity of swimming in the sea
  • sea feather — any of several anthozoans of the order Gorgonacea, in which the colony assumes a featherlike shape.
  • sea leather — the skin of sharks, porpoises, dogfishes, etc., prepared and used for the same purposes as ordinary leather.
  • search term — Computers. a word or other term used to electronically retrieve data, Web pages, or other information from files, databases, etc.: When you search the shopping website, ads relating to your search terms will appear along with your search results.
  • searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
  • sefer torah — Sepher Torah.
  • self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
  • self-hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
  • self-taught — taught to oneself or by oneself to be (as indicated) without the aid of a formal education: self-taught typing; a self-taught typist.
  • senatorship — the office or position of a senator
  • serotherapy — therapy by means of injections of a serum obtained especially from an immune animal.
  • servanthood — the condition of being a servant
  • seventh-day — designating certain Christian denominations that make Saturday their chief day of rest and religious observance: Seventh-Day Adventists.
  • sex therapy — treatment of sexual disorders that have psychological causes, employing psychiatric counseling, behavior modification, and education.
  • shade cloth — a covering made of cloth or plastic, especially one used to control the amount of sunlight to which plants are exposed.
  • shaft alley — an enclosure on a ship for housing a propeller shaft and a walk for oilers.
  • shaft grave — a grave consisting of a deep, rectangular pit with vertical sides, roofed over with a stone slab.
  • shaft house — a structure housing machinery and other equipment at the top of a mine shaft.
  • shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
  • shag carpet — shag pile carpet
  • shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
  • shamanistic — the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans.
  • shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
  • shanty town — ghetto, slum
  • share draft — an interest-bearing checking account in a credit union.
  • shastracara — an action in accordance with the principles of the shastras.
  • shea butter — a solid, greenish, yellowish, or whitish fat derived from the seeds of the shea tree, used for food and in the manufacture of soaps and candles.
  • sheep track — a pathway made by and used by sheep, often in rocky or mountainous terrain, and sometimes followed by hikers
  • sheet glass — glass in sheet form produced by drawing or by the cylinder glass process.
  • sheet metal — metal in sheets or thin plates.
  • shelftalker — a promotional sign used by a retailer to draw attention to a featured product on the shelf
  • shell steak — a cut of steak from the short loin
  • sheriffalty — shrievalty.
  • shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
  • shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
  • ship's boat — a boat for communication between ship and shore
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