11-letter words containing s, a, l, h
- hypersexual — unusually or excessively active in or concerned with sexual matters.
- hypoblastic — Of, or relating to the hypoblast.
- hypoglossal — situated under the tongue.
- hypohalites — Plural form of hypohalite.
- hypophyseal — Alternative spelling of hypophysial.
- hypophysial — pituitary gland.
- hypoplastic — Pathology. abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements.
- hypothallus — a layer of hyphae rimming the thallus of certain lichens.
- hysteresial — relating to the retardation of an effect following upon its cause
- icosahedral — Of, relating to, or having the shape of an icosahedron.
- idaho falls — a city in E Idaho.
- idler shaft — a shaft carrying one or more gearwheels that idles between a driver shaft and a driven shaft, usually to reverse the direction of rotation or provide different spacing of gearwheels, esp in a gearbox
- inhalations — Plural form of inhalation.
- intraschool — Within a single school.
- ioshkar-ola — autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 8994 sq. mi. (23,294 sq. km). Capital: Ioshkar-Ola.
- isallotherm — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature variations within a given period of time.
- isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
- isocephalic — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isolecithal — homolecithal.
- isophthalic — Of or pertaining to isophthalic acid and its derivatives.
- israelitish — of or relating to the Israelites; Hebrew.
- ithyphallus — an erect phallus
- janus cloth — a worsted fabric, each side of which has a different color.
- jealoushood — jealousy
- kalashnikov — A Kalashnikov is a type of rifle that is made in Russia.
- keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
- kosher salt — a coarse-grained salt with no additives, used especially to draw out the blood from meat to make it kosher.
- krasny luch — a city in SE Ukraine, E of Donetsk.
- laddishness — (British) Laddish attitudes and behaviour; laddism.
- lake school — Lake Poets.
- lakshadweep — a union territory of India comprising a group of islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India. About 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
- lampshading — The practice of decorating lampshades.
- lanarkshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- landholders — Plural form of landholder.
- landsknecht — a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- lanthanides — Plural form of lanthanide.
- lanthanoids — Plural form of lanthanoid.
- laser light — light which is generated by a laser
- laser sight — a device on a firearm that uses a laser to pinpoint impact.
- lashkar gah — a city in S Afghanistan, situated between the Arghandab and Helmand rivers: capital of Helmand province. Pop: 201 546 (2006 est)
- last breath — When someone takes their last breath, they die.
- last hurrah — a politician's final campaign.
- latchstring — a string passed through a hole in a door, for raising the latch from the outside.
- laugh lines — Laugh lines are wrinkles which some older people have at the outside corners of their eyes.
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- lazar house — (formerly) a hospital for persons with infectious diseases, esp leprosy