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11-letter words containing s, e, h, u

  • bullshitter — nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
  • bumbershoot — an umbrella
  • burnishment — the act or process of burnishing
  • burnt shale — carbonaceous shale formed by destructive distillation of oil shale or by spontaneous combustion of shale after it has been some years in a tip: sometimes used in road making
  • bus shelter — A bus shelter is a bus stop that has a roof and at least one open side.
  • bush clover — any of several plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Lespedeza, of the legume family, having pinnately trifoliate leaves and heads of pink, purple, cream, or white flowers.
  • bush jacket — a casual jacket or shirt having four patch pockets and a belt
  • bush lawyer — any of several prickly trailing plants of the genus Rubus
  • bush league — In baseball, a bush league is the same as a minor league.
  • bush oyster — a bull's testicle when cooked and eaten
  • bush parole — an escape from prison.
  • bush shrike — any shrike of the African subfamily Malaconotinae, such as Chlorophoneus nigrifrons (black-fronted bush shrike)
  • bush tucker — any wild animal, insect, plant or plant extract, etc traditionally used as food by native Australians
  • bush-league — inferior or amateurish; mediocre: a bush-league theatrical performance.
  • bushelwoman — a woman who alters clothes
  • bushwhacker — a person who travels around or lives in thinly populated woodlands
  • butt chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade less than 4 inches (10 cm) long.
  • butt-cheeks — the flesh of the buttocks
  • butter dish — a small dish designed to hold butter
  • buzz phrase — a phrase that comes into vogue in the same way as a buzz word
  • can crusher — a device which presses empty metal food containers in order to reduce their volume before they are disposed of
  • catechumens — Plural form of catechumen.
  • champertous — a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.
  • chart house — a room or deckhouse for storing and working with charts, navigational instruments, etc.
  • chartaceous — of the nature of paper; papery
  • chartbuster — A popular singer or group that makes a best-selling recording.
  • cheliferous — bearing chelae
  • chelsea bun — a rolled yeast currant bun decorated with sugar
  • cheque stub — the part of a cheque that is retained as a record of its purpose
  • chequerwise — in the manner of a chequerboard
  • chilaquiles — (in Mexican cooking) a dish of fried tortilla strips typically topped with a spicy tomato sauce and cheese.
  • child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare
  • chili sauce — a spiced sauce of chopped tomatoes, green and red sweet peppers, onions, etc.
  • chinese lug — a lugsail stiffened by battens and kept flat when hoisted: used in Chinese sailing vessels.
  • chirurgeons — Plural form of chirurgeon.
  • chlamydeous — (of plants) relating to or possessing sepals and petals
  • chorus line — the group of dancers who perform routines in a musical
  • chucklesome — amusing; full of humour
  • chukchi sea — part of the Arctic Ocean, north of the Bering Strait between Asia and North America
  • churchgoers — a person who goes to church, especially habitually.
  • chyliferous — containing chyle
  • chymiferous — containing chyme
  • clean house — to clean and put a home in order
  • closehauled — having the sails adjusted for heading as nearly as possible into the wind
  • coach house — a building in which a coach is kept
  • coffeehouse — an establishment that sells coffee and usually other refreshments and that commonly serves as an informal club for its regular customers
  • copublisher — a publisher that publishes a work in conjunction with another publisher
  • cornhuskers — Plural form of cornhusker.
  • cough sweet — a lozenge to relieve a cough
  • countershot — a sequence of frames seen from the perspective of the subject of the previous shot
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