11-letter words containing h, e, s, l
- rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
- riefenstahl — Leni [ley-nee] /ˈleɪ ni/ (Show IPA), 1902–2003, German film director.
- righteously — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- riot shield — Riot shields are pieces of equipment made of transparent plastic which are used by the police to protect themselves against angry crowds.
- rush candle — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- saddle horn — horn (def 19).
- saddle shoe — an oxford with a saddle of contrasting color.
- saddlecloth — Horse Racing. a cloth placed over the saddle of a racehorse bearing the horse's number.
- sales check — sales slip.
- sales pitch — promotional talk
- salt shaker — a container for salt with a perforated top to allow the salt to be shaken out.
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- saltishness — the condition of being saltish
- scape wheel — escape wheel.
- scarlet hat — a cardinal's hat
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- schecklaton — a gilded leather used for embroidering jacks
- schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
- schillerize — to give a schiller to (a crystal) by developing microscopic inclusions along certain planes.
- schlesinger — Arthur Meier [mahy-er] /ˈmaɪ ər/ (Show IPA), 1888–1965, U.S. historian.
- schollander — Donald ("Don") born 1946, U.S. swimmer.
- school fees — the money paid for a person to go to school
- school life — the period of your life that you spend at school
- school meal — lunch served at educational institution
- school time — the period of the day or year when children are at school
- school year — the months of the year during which school is open and attendance at school is required.
- schoolhouse — a building in which a school is conducted.
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- schrecklich — frightful or horrible
- sclerophyll — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- 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.
- screech owl — any of numerous small American owls of the genus Otus, having hornlike tufts of feathers, as O. asio, of eastern North America.
- scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
- scripophile — a person who practices scripophily.
- scuffle hoe — a hoe with a flat blade, pushed back and forth through the surface soil, as to weed
- sea leather — the skin of sharks, porpoises, dogfishes, etc., prepared and used for the same purposes as ordinary leather.
- searchingly — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- second-half — happening in the second half of a game
- sei (whale) — a rorqual (Balaenoptera borealis) with a light-gray or bluish back, found in all seas
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- self-speech — the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity.
- 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.
- 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.
- semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- settle with — to pay a debt or bill to
- seven hills — a town in N Ohio.