10-letter words containing i, n, s, g, h
- shanghaied — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
- shanghaier — a person who shanghais
- shangri la — an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
- shangri-la — an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
- sharenting — the habitual use of social media to share news, images, etc of one’s children
- sharpening — the act of making the edge of something very thin or of making its end pointed
- shattering — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- shawinigan — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- shebagging — the practice by a female passenger on public transport of placing a bag on the seat beside her, so denying it to another passenger
- shenanigan — Usually, shenanigans. mischief; prankishness: Halloween shenanigans. deceit; trickery.
- shieldling — a person that is protected or guarded
- shih ching — Book of Odes.
- shimmering — a quivering or vibrating motion or image as produced by reflecting faint light or heat waves.
- shin guard — a protective covering, usually of leather or plastic and often padded, for the shins and sometimes the knees, worn chiefly by catchers in baseball and goalkeepers in ice hockey.
- shockingly — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- shoestring — a shoelace.
- shortening — butter, lard, or other fat, used to make pastry, bread, etc., short.
- shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
- shoutingly — by way of shouting
- showcasing — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- shuddering — trembling or quivering with fear, dread, cold, etc.
- shuttering — a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
- shylocking — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- sighthound — gazehound.
- singhalese — Sinhalese
- singlehood — the status of being unmarried.
- siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
- skin-tight — fitting almost as tightly as skin: skintight trousers.
- slathering — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- sling hash — a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- slithering — to slide down or along a surface, especially unsteadily, from side to side, or with some friction or noise: The box slithered down the chute.
- smashingly — impressive or wonderful: a smashing display.
- smothering — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- somethings — Informal. a person or thing of some value or consequence: He is really something! This writer has something to say and she says it well.
- soothingly — that soothes: a soothing voice.
- springhaas — a leaping and burrowing rodent, Pedetes capensis, native to southern Africa, having kangaroolike legs and long, pointed ears.
- springhalt — stringhalt.
- springhare — a leaping and burrowing rodent, Pedetes capensis, native to southern Africa, having kangaroolike legs and long, pointed ears.
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- squelching — to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
- stag night — man's bachelor party prior to marriage
- stitchings — the act of a person or thing that stitches.
- straighten — make straight
- stretching — the activity of straightening the arms and legs and tightening the muscles
- stringhalt — a nerve disorder in horses, causing exaggerated flexing movements of the hind legs in walking.
- subheading — a subordinate division of a title or heading.
- sunbathing — to take a sunbath.
- sungchiang — Older Spelling. Songjiang.
- sure thing — something that is or is supposed to be a certain success, as a bet or a business venture: He thinks that real estate is a sure thing.
- thinginess — the state or quality of being real or substantive