11-letter words containing h, e, r, t, s
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- see through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- see-through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- sefer torah — Sepher Torah.
- self-hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- 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
- sex therapy — treatment of sexual disorders that have psychological causes, employing psychiatric counseling, behavior modification, and education.
- shaft grave — a grave consisting of a deep, rectangular pit with vertical sides, roofed over with a stone slab.
- shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
- shag carpet — shag pile carpet
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- share draft — an interest-bearing checking account in a credit union.
- 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
- shelftalker — a promotional sign used by a retailer to draw attention to a featured product on the shelf
- shelterbelt — a row of trees providing shelter from the wind
- shelterless — something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- shergottite — a type of igneous rock or meteorite thought to originate on Mars
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- sherrington — Sir Charles Scott, 1861–1952, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1932.
- 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.
- shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
- shirt-dress — shirtwaist (def 2).
- shirtjacket — a jacket styled like a shirt
- shirtsleeve — not wearing a jacket; informally dressed: a shirt-sleeve mob.
- shit-scared — very scared
- shitkickers — an unsophisticated farmer, cowboy, or other rural person; country person.
- shoe-string — a shoelace.
- short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
- short jenny — an in-off into a middle pocket
- short metre — a stanza form, used esp for hymns, consisting of four lines, the third of which has eight syllables, while the rest have six
- short money — (in Britain) the annual payment made to Opposition parties in the House of Commons to help them pay for certain services necessary to the carrying out of their parliamentary duties; established in 1975
- short novel — a prose narrative midway between the novel and the short story in length and scope
- short score — a condensed version of the score for a musical composition, usually written for piano
- short title — an abridged listing in a catalog or bibliography, giving only such essential information as the author's name and the book's title, publisher, and date and place of publication.
- short-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having less than five years to run before redemption
- short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- short-order — of, relating to, or specializing in short orders: a short-order cook; short-order diner.
- short-range — having a limited extent, as in distance or time: a short-range shot; a short-range plan.
- short-sheet — to fold and tuck in the top sheet of (a bed) so that it simulates both the top and bottom sheets: when the victim of this joke enters the bed, his or her legs are obstructed by the fold.
- short-timer — a person, as a soldier, who has a short period of time left to serve on a tour of duty.
- shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
- shorthaired — (of an animal) having hair that is short and lies close to the body.
- shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
- shot putter — a sportsperson who competes in the shot put
- shot-putter — a participant in shot put.
- shower unit — fitted shower