10-letter words containing o, h, m, s
- pyrrhonism — the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
- rhomboides — a rhomboid
- samothrace — a Greek island in the NE Aegean.
- scaramouch — a stock character in commedia dell'arte and farce who is a cowardly braggart, easily beaten and frightened.
- schizogamy — reproduction characterized by division of the organism into sexual and asexual parts, as in certain polychaetes.
- schoolmaid — a schoolgirl
- schoolmarm — a female schoolteacher, especially of the old-time country school type, popularly held to be strict and priggish.
- schoolmate — a companion or associate at school.
- schoolroom — a room in which a class is conducted or pupils are taught.
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- scyphiform — shaped like a cup or goblet.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- sheet home — to tighten the sheets of (a square sail) until it is set as flat as possible
- ship money — a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640
- shoe cream — cream for polishing shoes
- short game — the aspect of golf considered in relation to the ability of a player to hit medium or short shots, as chip shots, pitch shots, and putts, with accuracy. Compare long game (def 1).
- short ream — 480 sheets of paper
- short time — a period or schedule during which the number of working hours is reduced: The recession has put most of the manufacturing plants on short time.
- short-form — noting or relating to journalistic content or a genre of journalism characterized by short articles.
- short-term — covering or applying to a relatively short period of time.
- shot metal — lead hardened with antimony and arsenic, used to manufacture shot for cartridges.
- shotmaking — the playing of good shots (by a sports player)
- shrew mole — a grayish-black mole, Neurotrichus gibbsii, of the western coast of the U.S. and Canada, that grows to a length of about 3 inches (7.6 cm).
- shrewmouse — a shrew.
- siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
- sixth form — secondary school: final 2 years
- 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.
- slow march — a march in slow time
- slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
- small chop — cocktail snacks
- smallmouth — a river fish of the bass family
- smart home — a dwelling equipped with systems and appliances that can be operated remotely using a computer or mobile phone
- smartmouth — a witty or sarcastic person
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smash down — If you smash down a door, building, or other large heavy object, you hit it hard and break it until it falls on the ground.
- smashmouth — denoting a style of play, esp in American football, that is characterized by power and aggression rather than skill and finesse
- smoke shop — a shop selling tobacco products.
- smokehouse — a building or place in which meat, fish, etc., are cured with smoke.
- smoketight — (of a door, etc) not allowing smoke to pass through
- smoky hill — a river flowing E from E Colorado to the Republican River in central Kansas. 540 miles (870 km) long.
- smooth out — remove creases, bumps
- smoothbore — (of firearms) having a bore that is smooth; not rifled.
- smoothness — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- smoothpate — a bald person with a smooth head
- smothering — to stifle or suffocate, as by smoke or other means of preventing free breathing.
- snakemouth — rose pogonia.
- so help me — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- 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.