11-letter words containing m, a, h
- shadow mask — a perforated metal sheet mounted close to the phosphor-dotted screen in some colour television tubes. The holes are positioned so that each of the three electron beams strikes the correct phosphor dot producing the required colour mixture in the image
- shaggy-mane — an edible inky-cap mushroom, Coprinus comatus, having an elongated, shaggy pileus.
- shamanistic — the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans.
- shamelessly — lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- sharefarmer — a farmer who pays a fee to another in return for use of land to raise crops, etc
- sheet metal — metal in sheets or thin plates.
- showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
- shunamitism — the rejuvenation of an old man by sleeping with a young woman, although not necessarily having sex with her
- siphonogamy — a mode of pollination in which pollen tubes develop to facilitate the passage of male cells to eggs
- sir michael — Sir Michael (Kemp) 1905–98, British composer.
- sky marshal — an armed plainclothes federal marshal riding on an airliner to protect against skyjacking.
- slant rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- small hours — pre-dawn
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- 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.
- smash-mouth — designating or of a style of football characterized by rough, aggressive play and, typically, strong offensive rushing
- smear-sheet — a newspaper, magazine, or other periodical specializing in gossip, scandal, malicious innuendo, etc.
- smokechaser — a person who fights forest fires, especially one with lightweight equipment.
- smooth away — to remove (difficulties, obstacles, etc.)
- smooth-talk — to persuade by flattery, cajolery, coaxing, or the like: We smooth-talked the company into a huge donation.
- 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.
- south miami — a town in S Florida.
- southampton — Henry Wriothesley [rahy-uh ths-lee] /ˈraɪ əθs li/ (Show IPA), 3rd Earl of, 1573–1624, English nobleman, soldier, and patron of writers, including William Shakespeare.
- speechmaker — a person who delivers speeches.
- sperm whale — a large, square-snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas.
- spermaphyte — the placenta of a plant
- spermatheca — a small sac or cavity in female or hermaphroditic invertebrates used to store sperm for fertilizing eggs, as in the queen bee.
- sphaeridium — a round body found on sea urchins
- sphygmogram — a tracing or diagram produced by a sphygmograph.
- stasimorphy — structural modification by arrested development
- steam ahead — If an economy or company steams ahead, it becomes stronger and more successful.
- steam chest — the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.
- steam-chest — the chamber from which steam enters the cylinder of an engine.
- stomachache — pain in the stomach or abdomen; colic.
- stomachless — lacking or not having a stomach
- storm watch — watch (def 20).
- stump ranch — (in British Columbia) an undeveloped ranch in the bush where animals graze among the stumps of felled trees
- subchairman — a subordinate or substitute chairman.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- sympathique — pleasing or congenial
- sympathizer — a person who sympathizes.
- symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.
- szombathely — a city in W Hungary: founded a.d. 48.
- tacheometer — a type of theodolite designed for the rapid measurement of distances, elevations, and directions
- tacheometry — the measurement of distance, etc, using a tacheometer
- tack hammer — a light hammer for driving tacks, often magnetized to hold the tack to the head.