11-letter words containing h, o, r, s
- 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.
- shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- 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.
- shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
- show around — guide round a new place
- show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
- shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
- shower room — a room which contains a shower
- shower unit — fitted shower
- showeriness — the state or quality of being showery
- showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
- showrooming — the practice of looking at an item of merchandise in a shop, often using a smartphone app to compare its price elsewhere, before buying it from an online distributor
- showstopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- shroud-laid — noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right-handed with or without a heart.
- shroud-line — a cloth or sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial.
- shuddersome — tending to shudder
- shunt motor — A shunt motor is a direct current motor whose two windings are in parallel, with the same voltage across each.
- sialography — radiography of salivary glands once they have been injected with a contrast medium
- sialorrhoea — an abnormally high production of saliva
- siderophile — (of a cell or tissue) having an affinity for iron.
- sightworthy — worth seeing
- sir anthony — Sir Anthony, Van Dyck, Sir Anthony.
- sit through — endure the whole of
- six-shooter — a revolver from which six shots can be fired without reloading.
- sixth chord — an inversion of a triad in which the second note (next above the root) is in the bass.
- slaveholder — an owner of slaves.
- sleep rough — to spend the night in the open; be without a home or without shelter
- slough over — to gloss over; minimize
- small hours — pre-dawn
- smallholder — owner of small plot of land
- smart phone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- smooth over — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- snapshooter — an amateur photographer, especially one who takes snapshots with a simple camera.
- snobography — an account or description of snobs
- so much for — So much for is used to indicate that you have finished talking about a subject.
- sociography — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- softhearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- soho square — a formerly fashionable residential district of London, England.
- solar house — a house designed to absorb and store solar heat.
- solar month — month (def 4).
- solar-month — Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- soldierfish — any of several squirrelfishes of the family Holocentridae.