11-letter words containing h, e, l, i, a, s
- sharonville — a town in SW Ohio.
- sharpeville — a town in E South Africa: scene of riots in 1960 (when 69 demonstrators died), 1984, and 1985 (when 19 died)
- shaving gel — product that softens hair growth for shaving
- shellacking — lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- sherlockian — pertaining to or characteristic of the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, known for his skill in solving mysteries through deductive reasoning.
- shingle oak — an oak, Quercus imbricaria, yielding a wood used for shingles, clapboards, etc.
- shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
- sialorrhoea — an abnormally high production of saliva
- silk thread — thread that is manufactured from silk
- silver hake — a common hake, Merluccius bilinearis, occurring off the Atlantic coast of North America and popular as a food fish.
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- silverchair — Australian rock group (formed 1994): comprising Daniel Johns (born 1979; vocals, guitar), Ben Gillies (born 1979, drums) and Chris Joannou (born 1979, bass guitar); their albums include Frogstomp (1995) and Young Modern (2007)
- single-hand — to sail (a craft) without help from others.
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- slavishness — of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection.
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- snail shell — the spirally coiled shell of a snail
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- spinachlike — resembling or characteristic of spinach
- split-phase — pertaining to or noting a current in one of two parallel circuits that have a single-phase current source but unequal impedances and that produce currents of different phase.
- starlighted — lit by the stars
- stenohaline — (of an aquatic organism) unable to withstand wide variation in salinity of the surrounding water.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
- swivel head — A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly.
- synthetical — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- telearchics — the remote control of electronic devices
- telepathist — a student of or believer in telepathy.
- telesthesia — sensation or perception received at a distance without the normal operation of the recognized sense organs.
- thalassemia — a hereditary form of anemia, occurring chiefly in people of Mediterranean origin, marked by the abnormal synthesis of hemoglobin and a consequent shortened life span of red blood cells.
- that's life — expressing acceptance of fate
- the islands — the islands of the South Pacific
- theatricals — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- thersitical — scurrilous; foulmouthed; grossly abusive.
- thesis play — a play that develops or defends a particular thesis.
- thiosulfate — a salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid.
- thomasville — a city in S Georgia.
- thread silk — silk yarn produced by a silk throwster.
- trial horse — an opponent who performs against a superior foe in a workout or exhibition.
- unabolished — not abolished or revoked
- vellus hair — short fine unpigmented hair covering the human body
- wealthiness — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- welwitschia — A gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
- westphalian — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- wheelchairs — Plural form of wheelchair.
- whistleable — Capable of being whistled.
- white slave — a woman who is sold or forced into prostitution.
- wholegrains — Wholegrains are the grains of cereals such as wheat and maize that have not been processed.
- wholesaling — the sale of goods in quantity, as to retailers or jobbers, for resale (opposed to retail).