10-letter words containing s, h, a
- show trial — (especially in a totalitarian state) the public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes, as to suppress further dissent against the government by making an example of the accused.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- showboater — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
- showcasing — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- shower tea — kitchen tea.
- showerhead — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- shreadhead — jerkinhead.
- shrievalty — the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- shrinkpack — flexible plastic used for shrink-wrapping goods
- shylockian — a relentless and revengeful moneylender in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.
- siddhartha — an epithet of Buddha meaning “he who has attained his goal.”.
- side chain — a group of atoms bound to an atom, usually a carbon, that forms part of a larger chain or ring in a molecule
- side chair — a straight-backed chair without arms.
- sight-read — Someone who can sight-read can play or sing music from a printed sheet the first time they see it, without practising it beforehand.
- singhalese — Sinhalese
- sinhailien — Xinhailian.
- sinophobia — a fear or dislike of China, or Chinese people, their language or culture
- siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
- sit shivah — to mourn
- sitophobia — abnormal aversion to food.
- sivash sea — a salt lagoon in S Ukraine, on the N of the Crimea peninsula. About 990 sq. mi. (2560 sq. km).
- sixth year — (in Scotland) the most senior class in a secondary school to which pupils, usually above the legal leaving age, may proceed to take sixth-year studies, retake or take additional Highers, etc
- skaithless — without injury or damage
- sketch map — a rough map of the principal features of a locale, as one drawn from memory.
- sketchable — suitable for being sketched.
- skid chain — a chain fitting over the tire of a car, truck, or other vehicle, to increase traction and prevent skidding on roads covered with ice or snow.
- skin patch — an adhesive patch stuck to the skin to slowly and steadily release medicine into the bloodstream
- slap happy — severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
- slap-happy — severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
- slash pine — a pine, Pinus elliotii, found in slashes and swamps in the southeastern U.S., yielding a hard, durable wood.
- slathering — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
- slaughtery — a slaughterhouse
- slave ship — a ship for transporting slaves from their native homes to places of bondage.
- slavophile — a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
- slavophobe — a person who fears or hates the Slavs, their influence, or things Slavic.
- sleepyhead — a sleepy person.
- sleevehand — a sleeve's cuff or wristband
- sling hash — a device for hurling stones or other missiles that consists, typically, of a short strap with a long string at each end and that is operated by placing the missile in the strap, and, holding the ends of the strings in one hand, whirling the instrument around in a circle and releasing one of the strings to discharge the missile.
- sloth bear — a coarse-haired, long-snouted bear, Ursus ursinus, of India and Indochina: now rare.
- slouch hat — a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim.
- slow coach — a slowpoke.
- slow march — a march in slow time
- slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
- small chop — cocktail snacks
- smallmouth — a river fish of the bass family
- smart home — a dwelling equipped with systems and appliances that can be operated remotely using a computer or mobile phone
- smartmouth — a witty or sarcastic person
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- smartwatch — a computing device that resembles a wristwatch and is attached to a band worn around the wrist: Get email and text message notifications on your smartwatch.