10-letter words containing s, e, h, u
- khrushchev — Nikita S(ergeyevich) [ni-kee-tuh sur-gey-uh-vich;; Russian nyi-kyee-tuh syir-gye-yuh-vyich] /nɪˈki tə sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪˈkyi tə syɪrˈgyɛ yə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1971, Russian political leader: premier of the U.S.S.R. 1958–64.
- kieselguhr — diatomaceous earth.
- languished — Simple past tense and past participle of languish.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- languishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of languish.
- late hours — rising and going to bed later than is usual
- lighthouse — a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc.
- lithuresis — the passage of gravel in the urine.
- long house — a communal dwelling, especially of the Iroquois and various other North American Indian peoples, consisting of a wooden, bark-covered framework often as much as 100 feet (30.5 meters) in length.
- longhouses — Plural form of longhouse.
- lose touch — not keep in contact
- loucheness — The quality of being louche, shifty or disreputable.
- louis heel — a French heel of medium height, flared out or widened at the base, used on women's shoes.
- luftmensch — a person unconcerned with the practicalities of earning a living
- lumpfishes — Plural form of lumpfish.
- lunchboxes — Plural form of lunchbox.
- lungfishes — Plural form of lungfish.
- manichaeus — Mani
- masherbrum — a mountain in N India, in the Himalayas. 25,660 feet (7821 meters).
- mast house — a deckhouse built around a mast as a platform for cargo-handling machinery, gear, and controls.
- meat house — a smokehouse.
- mediumship — The state of being a medium (psychic conduit).
- medusafish — a stromateid fish, Icichthys lockingtoni, of deep waters off the coast of California, living as a commensal in and about medusas.
- medusahead — A type of bristly grass native to Europe.
- meerschaum — a mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, H 4 Mg 2 Si 3 O 1 0 , occurring in white, claylike masses, used for ornamental carvings, for pipe bowls, etc.; sepiolite.
- megathrust — (geology) A sudden slip along a fault between a subducting and an overriding plate; results in a major earthquake.
- meshugeneh — meshuga
- mesohippus — any of a group of prehistoric horselike animals of the genus Mesohippus, which had three toes and which lived during the Oligocene epoch
- metahumans — Plural form of metahuman.
- methuselah — a patriarch who lived 969 years. Gen. 5:27.
- mouse-hole — the burrow of a mouse.
- moustached — Having moustache.
- moustaches — Plural form of moustache.
- mouthiness — The property of being mouthy.
- moviehouse — (US) A cinema or movie theater.
- mule chest — a low chest with drawers, mounted on a low frame.
- mulishness — of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- munchausen — Karl Friedrich Hieronymus [kahrl free-drikh hee-ey-roh-ny-moo s] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx ˌhi eɪˈroʊ nüˌmʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1720–97, German soldier, adventurer, and teller of tales.
- murtherous — (archaic) Intending, or likely to commit murder; bloodthirsty or homicidal.
- musclehead — a muscular man, esp. one who is involved in bodybuilding, weight lifting, etc.
- museophile — One who loves museums.
- mush-melon — muskmelon.
- mushroomed — Simple past tense and past participle of mushroom.
- mushroomer — a person who picks mushrooms
- mushy peas — dried peas that have been soaked, boiled and mashed - often eaten with fish and chips
- naughtiest — Superlative form of naughty; most naughty.
- neighbours — Plural form of neighbour.
- newshounds — Plural form of newshound.
- nissen hut — a prefabricated, tunnel-shaped shelter made of corrugated metal and having a concrete floor; Quonset hut: first used by the British army in World War I.