11-letter words containing s, e, t, h, i
- roosterfish — a large, edible fish, Nematistius pectoralis, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Pacific Ocean, having the first dorsal fin composed of brightly colored filamentous rays.
- rope stitch — (in embroidery) a stitch formed from the entwining of stitches.
- sales pitch — promotional talk
- saltishness — the condition of being saltish
- sash weight — a counterweight to a vertically sliding window sash.
- scene shift — the changing of scenes during a play
- schematical — based on a scheme or structured arrangement
- schick test — a diphtheria immunity test in which diphtheria toxoid is injected intracutaneously, nonimmunity being indicated by an inflammation at the injection site.
- schismatize — to take part in a schism.
- schistosome — Also called bilharzia. any elongated trematode of the genus Schistosoma, parasitic in the blood vessels of humans and other mammals; a blood fluke.
- schizophyte — any of the Schizophyta, a group of organisms comprising the schizomycetes and the schizophyceous algae, characterized by a simple structure and reproduction by simple fission or spores.
- school time — the period of the day or year when children are at school
- schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
- schottische — a round dance resembling the polka.
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- scotch pine — a pine, Pinus sylvestris, of Eurasia, having a reddish trunk and twisted, bluish-green needles.
- sea bathing — the activity of swimming in the sea
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- settle with — to pay a debt or bill to
- shake on it — to shake hands in agreement, reconciliation, etc
- sheet music — music printed on unbound sheets of paper.
- shergottite — a type of igneous rock or meteorite thought to originate on Mars
- sheriffalty — shrievalty.
- sherrington — Sir Charles Scott, 1861–1952, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1932.
- shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
- shift lever — the lever mounted on the steering column or floor of a vehicle that enables the driver to shift gears.
- shifty-eyed — having the appearance of being dishonest, esp as signified by a lack of eye contact
- shine up to — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
- shirt-dress — shirtwaist (def 2).
- shirtjacket — a jacket styled like a shirt
- shirtsleeve — not wearing a jacket; informally dressed: a shirt-sleeve mob.
- shit-scared — very scared
- shitkickers — an unsophisticated farmer, cowboy, or other rural person; country person.
- shoe-string — a shoelace.
- short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
- short title — an abridged listing in a catalog or bibliography, giving only such essential information as the author's name and the book's title, publisher, and date and place of publication.
- short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- short-timer — a person, as a soldier, who has a short period of time left to serve on a tour of duty.
- shorthaired — (of an animal) having hair that is short and lies close to the body.
- shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
- shower unit — fitted shower
- shuttlewise — in the manner of a shuttle (i.e. back and forth)
- sight rhyme — agreement in spelling, but not in sound, of the ends of words or of lines of verse, as in have, grave.
- sightscreen — a white screen set in line with the wicket as an aid to the batsman in seeing the ball when it is bowled.
- sightseeing — the act of visiting and seeing places and objects of interest.