11-letter words containing i, s, h, k
- shrink-wrap — to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.
- sickishness — the state of being sickish
- silk finish — the appearance of paint, fabric etc with regard to its smoothness and light reflecting quality
- silk thread — thread that is manufactured from silk
- silver hake — a common hake, Merluccius bilinearis, occurring off the Atlantic coast of North America and popular as a food fish.
- sketchiness — like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: cursory, rough, meager, crude.
- skin-search — strip-search.
- snakishness — the state or quality of being like a snake
- sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
- speakership — a person who speaks.
- spike heath — a Eurasian evergreen shrub, Bruckenthalia spiculifolia, of the heath family, having narrow leaves and bell-shaped, pink flowers, growing in gritty soil.
- spike heels — Spike heels are women's shoes with very high narrow heels.
- spinachlike — resembling or characteristic of spinach
- stick shift — a manually operated transmission for an automotive vehicle, with the shift lever set either in the floor or on the steering column.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- strike home — to deliver an effective blow
- svarabhakti — the process of inserting vowel sounds into a consonant cluster, as in a loanword to make it conform to the pattern of the speaker's language and, hence, more easily pronounceable, as in the Italian pronunciation [lahn-tsee-ke-nek-kaw] /ˌlɑn tsi kɛˈnɛk kɔ/ (Show IPA) for German Landsknecht [lahnts-knekht] /ˈlɑntsˌknɛxt/ (Show IPA).
- take a shit — to defecate
- tchaikovsky — Peter Ilyich [il-yich] /ˈɪl yɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), or Pëtr Ilich [Russian pyawtr ee-lyeech] /Russian ˈpyɔtr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), 1840–93, Russian composer.
- textbookish — suggesting a textbook, especially in literary style or composition.
- thanksgiver — a person who gives thanks.
- the five ks — items traditionally worn or carried by Sikhs, each possessing a symbolic importance
- the-knights — a comedy (424 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
- theodorakis — Mikis (ˈmikis). born 1925, Greek composer, who wrote the music for the films Zorba the Greek (1965) and Serpico (1973): imprisoned (1967–70) for his opposition to the Greek military government
- thread silk — silk yarn produced by a silk throwster.
- tiger shark — a large shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri, inhabiting warm seas, noted for its voracious habits.
- turkish rug — any of a large variety of handwoven rugs produced in Turkey, characterized by coarse, heavy yarn and a long, uneven pile.
- turkish van — a breed of cat with soft white semi-long hair and coloured markings on the head and tail
- unshrinking — not shrinking from doing something; unhesitating
- vaisheshika — a school of thought asserting the existence of a universe formed by a god out of atoms of earth, air, fire, and water, as well as out of space, time, ether, mind, and soul, all conceived as substances coexisting eternally with the god.
- whisk broom — a small, short-handled broom used chiefly to brush clothes.
- whiskbrooms — Plural form of whiskbroom.
- whiskerando — a man with extravagant whiskers
- whiskerless — Without whiskers.
- whiskeyfied — (of a person, voice, etc) affected by excessive whisky drinking
- whiskeyjack — (US) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
- white shark — great white shark.
- white stick — a walking stick used by a blind person for feeling the way: painted white as a sign to others that the person is blind
- white stock — a stock of veal bones, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings: used as the basis for sauces and soups.
- white stork — a large Eurasian stork, Ciconia ciconia, having white plumage with black in the wings and a red bill.
- wind-shaken — affected by windshake.
- wonkishness — The state or condition of being wonkish.
- workaholics — Plural form of workaholic.
- workaholism — a person who works compulsively at the expense of other pursuits.
- workmanship — the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
- wreckfishes — Plural form of wreckfish.
- yiddishkeit — Jewish tradition, culture, character, or heritage.
- youskevitch — Igor [ee-gawr] /ˈi gɔr/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, U.S. ballet dancer, born in Russia.