11-letter words containing s, h, e, f
- shoofly pie — an open pie filled with a sweet crumb and molasses mixture and baked.
- short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
- shot effect — random fluctuations in the emission of electrons from a hot cathode, causing a hissing or sputtering sound (shot noise) in an audio amplifier and causing snow on a television screen.
- showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
- shuffle off — to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
- smoke shelf — a ledge at the bottom of a smoke chamber, so made as to deflect or break downdrafts from the chimney.
- sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
- soft cheese — a type of cheese that is made in a relatively short time and has a soft, creamy or almost runny texture
- soft hyphen — a hyphen that is used only in breaking a word at the end of a line of text.
- soft-headed — foolish; stupid.
- softhearted — very sympathetic or responsive; generous in spirit: a soft-hearted judge.
- soldierfish — any of several squirrelfishes of the family Holocentridae.
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- speech form — linguistic form.
- speechcraft — the art of rhetoric
- speechifier — to make a speech or speeches; harangue.
- spendthrift — a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
- strengthful — full of strength, strong
- surgeonfish — any tropical, coral-reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.
- test flight — a flight made to observe the performance characteristics of a new aircraft or spacecraft.
- that's life — expressing acceptance of fate
- the fact is — You use the fact is or the fact of the matter is to introduce and draw attention to a summary or statement of the most important point about what you have been saying.
- the fidgets — restless, uneasy feelings or movements
- the fifties — the numbers or years, as of a century, from fifty through fifty-nine
- the five ks — items traditionally worn or carried by Sikhs, each possessing a symbolic importance
- the flemish — the Flemings collectively
- the forties — the numbers 40–49 in a particular century, esp the 20th century
- the offense — the team that has possession of the ball
- the offside — the side of a vehicle nearest the centre of the road (in Britain, the right side)
- theftuously — in a theftuous or thievish manner
- thiosulfate — a salt or ester of thiosulfuric acid.
- thriftiness — practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper.
- thuriferous — producing frankincense
- tightfisted — parsimonious; stingy; tight.
- tischendorf — Lobegott Friedrich Konstantin von [loh-buh-gawt free-drikh kawn-stahn-teen fuh n] /ˈloʊ bəˌgɔt ˈfri drɪx ˌkɔn stɑnˈtin fən/ (Show IPA), 1815–74, German Biblical critic.
- toffishness — the quality or state of being toffish
- triggerfish — any of various compressed, deep-bodied fishes of the genus Balistes and allied genera, chiefly inhabiting tropical seas, having an anterior dorsal fin with three stout spines: some are edible while others are poisonous.
- trumpetfish — any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown-flecked Aulostomus maculatus, inhabiting waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, having the habit of orienting vertically in the water and capturing its prey from that position.
- unfashioned — not fashioned or made; not formed
- unfurnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- unrefreshed — not refreshed or rejuvenated; fatigued
- unselfishly — not selfish; disinterested; generous; altruistic.
- vowel shift — a systematic phonetic change in a language's vowels
- warfighters — Plural form of warfighter.
- weatherfish — any of several loaches of the genus Misgurnus, especially the European M. fossilis, which shows increased activity in response to changes in barometric pressure.
- werewolfish — characteristic of a werewolf
- wharfingers — Plural form of wharfinger.
- wharfmaster — a person who manages a wharf
- wheat sheaf — a sheaf of wheat
- whiskeyfied — (of a person, voice, etc) affected by excessive whisky drinking