11-letter words containing s, a, l, h
- southlander — a person from the south
- southwardly — toward the south
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- spanish fly — Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac.
- spare wheel — A spare wheel is a wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels.
- sperm whale — a large, square-snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas.
- sphagnology — the study of sphagna
- spheroplast — a Gram-negative bacterial cell with a cell wall that has been altered or is partly missing, resulting in a spherical shape.
- spinachlike — resembling or characteristic of spinach
- splashboard — a board, guard, or screen to protect from splashing, as a dashboard of a vehicle or a guard placed over a wheel to intercept water, dirt, etc.
- splashproof — resistant to splashing
- split hairs — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- split-phase — pertaining to or noting a current in one of two parallel circuits that have a single-phase current source but unequal impedances and that produce currents of different phase.
- sports hall — venue for physical activities
- st. charles — a city in E Missouri, on the Missouri River.
- stadtholder — stadholder.
- stakeholder — the holder of the stakes of a wager.
- stallholder — A stallholder is a person who sells goods at a stall in a market.
- staphylinid — rove beetle.
- staphylitis — inflammation of the soft palate or uvula
- starlighted — lit by the stars
- staunchless — not able to be stanched
- stealth tax — Journalists sometimes refer to indirect taxes as stealth taxes.
- stenohaline — (of an aquatic organism) unable to withstand wide variation in salinity of the surrounding water.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stomachless — lacking or not having a stomach
- strathclyde — a region in SW Scotland. 5300 sq. mi. (13,727 sq. km).
- stylography — the art of writing, tracing, drawing, etc., with a style.
- subchondral — of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- sublethally — in a sublethal manner
- sulphurator — an apparatus used in treating anything with sulphur or sulphur fumes, such as in fumigating
- swash plate — an inclined circular plate on a rotating shaft for transferring force and motion to or from parts reciprocating in a direction parallel to the axis of shaft rotation.
- swashbuckle — to work, behave, or perform as a swashbuckler.
- switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
- swivel head — A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly.
- synthetical — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- szombathely — a city in W Hungary: founded a.d. 48.
- tachysterol — an isomer of ergosterol, C28H44O, formed during the production of calciferol by the irradiation of ergosterol
- talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
- tallahassee — a state in the SE United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 58,560 sq. mi. (151,670 sq. km). Capital: Tallahassee. Abbreviation: FL (for use with zip code), Fla.
- tally sheet — a sheet for checking, counting, or scoring, as of cargo loaded or unloaded.
- tax shelter — any financial arrangement (as a certain kind of investment or allowance) that results in a reduction or elimination of taxes due.
- telearchics — the remote control of electronic devices
- telepathist — a student of or believer in telepathy.
- telesthesia — sensation or perception received at a distance without the normal operation of the recognized sense organs.
- thalassemia — a hereditary form of anemia, occurring chiefly in people of Mediterranean origin, marked by the abnormal synthesis of hemoglobin and a consequent shortened life span of red blood cells.
- thale cress — a small cruciferous plant, Arabidopsis thaliana
- that's life — expressing acceptance of fate
- the gallows — execution by hanging
- the gorbals — a district of Glasgow, formerly known for its slums