11-letter words containing h, i, l, t, s
- pissasphalt — a sticky semi-liquid form of bitumen that is similar to tar
- pistol shot — a shot fired from a pistol
- pistol-whip — to beat or hit (someone) repeatedly with a pistol, especially in the head and shoulder area.
- polyhistory — the quality of a polyhistor
- polylithism — (programming) A property of a data-object that can exist in many shapes and sizes, but not simultaneously; which distinguishes it from a union. It is often implemented as a set of classes (or structs) derived from a common base class (or with a common header, as in the case of structs), typically without any methods. It has been loosely described as polymorphic data.
- polyphonist — a musical composer of or theorist in polyphony
- popish plot — an imaginary conspiracy against the crown of Great Britain on the part of English Roman Catholics, fabricated in 1678 by Titus Oates as a means of gaining power.
- postholiday — occurring after a holiday
- prelateship — the rank of a prelate
- priest-hole — a secret chamber in certain houses in England, built as a hiding place for Roman Catholic priests when they were proscribed in the 16th and 17th centuries
- psilophytic — (of a plant) that grows well in the dry savannah
- publishment — publication.
- reestablish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- 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.
- sales pitch — promotional talk
- saltishness — the condition of being saltish
- schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
- school time — the period of the day or year when children are at school
- school trip — educational outing
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- scotophilic — living and flourishing in darkness.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- settle with — to pay a debt or bill to
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- 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.
- shinsplints — inflammation of the muscles around the shinbone caused by strenuous exercise
- shirtsleeve — not wearing a jacket; informally dressed: a shirt-sleeve mob.
- shoplifting — to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
- short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
- 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-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- shuttlewise — in the manner of a shuttle (i.e. back and forth)
- silhouetted — a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.
- silk thread — thread that is manufactured from silk
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- silversmith — a person whose occupation is making and repairing articles of silver.
- single-shot — (of a firearm) requiring loading before each shot; not having or using a cartridge magazine.
- sixteenthly — in sixteenth place
- sleep tight — Sleep well
- slightingly — derogatory and disparaging; belittling.
- slip stitch — a sewing stitch for securing hems, etc, in which only two or three threads of the material are caught up by the needle each time, so that the stitches are nearly invisible from the right side
- slip-stitch — a loose stitch taken between two layers of fabric, as on a facing or hem, so as to be invisible on the right side or outside surface, used in stoating.