10-letter words containing h, o, u, s
- roundheels — a prostitute.
- roundhouse — a building for the servicing and repair of locomotives, built around a turntable in the form of some part of a circle.
- rush order — an order for goods required urgently
- russophile — a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.
- russophobe — a person who hates or fears Russia or the Russians.
- ruthenious — containing bivalent ruthenium.
- safe house — a dwelling or building whose conventional appearance makes it a safe or inconspicuous place for hiding, taking refuge, or carrying on clandestine activities.
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- schongauer — Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), c1430–91, German engraver and painter.
- school bus — a vehicle used to transport students to and from school or used for other related purposes.
- school run — The school run is the journey that parents make each day when they take their children to school and bring them home from school.
- scruncheon — (in Newfoundland) a small crisp piece of fried pork fat
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- search out — hunt for, seek
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- shellbound — encased in, or confined to, a shell
- shikibuton — futon.
- shock tube — an apparatus in which a gas is heated to very high temperatures by means of a shock wave, usually for spectroscopic investigation of the natures and reactions of the resulting radicals and excited molecules
- short fuse — a quick temper: A person with a short fuse has to be handled diplomatically.
- short-haul — of, relating to, or engaged in transportation over short distances: a short-haul trucking firm.
- shortcrust — light crumbly pastry
- shotgunner — a person who is skilled with a shotgun
- shout down — silence by speaking more loudly than
- shoutingly — by way of shouting
- show house — theater (def 1).
- showground — outdoor events venue
- shrewmouse — a shrew.
- sighthound — gazehound.
- silhouette — 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.
- sketch out — describe briefly
- skeuomorph — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- slouch hat — a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim.
- slough off — the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically.
- slung shot — a weight, as a stone or a piece of metal, fastened to a short strap, chain, or the like, and used as a weapon.
- smallmouth — a river fish of the bass family
- smartmouth — a witty or sarcastic person
- smashmouth — denoting a style of play, esp in American football, that is characterized by power and aggression rather than skill and finesse
- smokehouse — a building or place in which meat, fish, etc., are cured with smoke.
- smooth out — remove creases, bumps
- snakemouth — rose pogonia.
- snowplough — A snowplough is a vehicle which is used to push snow off roads or railway lines.
- so much as — in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so.
- so much so — You use so much so to indicate that your previous statement is true to a very great extent, and therefore it has the result mentioned.
- sobhuza ii — 1899–1982, king of Swaziland 1921–82.
- soft touch — a person who is easily convinced, especially to give or lend money: a soft touch for charities.
- soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
- sound head — a mechanism through which film passes in a projector for conversion of the soundtrack into audio-frequency signals that can be amplified and reproduced.
- sound hole — an opening in the soundboard of a musical stringed instrument, as a violin or lute, for increasing the soundboard's capacity for vibration.
- sousaphone — a form of bass tuba, similar to the helicon, used in brass bands.
- south asia — the countries and land area of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, India, the Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan.