11-letter words containing s, h, e, k
- hooke's law — the law stating that the stress on a solid substance is directly proportional to the strain produced, provided the stress is less than the elastic limit of the substance.
- horse block — a step or block of stone, wood, etc., for getting on or off a horse or in or out of a vehicle.
- hot cockles — a children's game in which a blindfolded player is hit by one of the other players and then tries to guess which one did the hitting.
- hot-desking — the practice of not assigning permanent desks in a workplace, so that employees may work at any available desk
- house snake — any African snake of the genus Boaedon, some species of which are important mouse and rat catchers in areas of human habitation.
- housebreaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housebreak.
- housebroken — (of a pet) trained to avoid excreting inside the house or in improper places.
- housekeeper — a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as cleaning or buying food.
- houseworker — a paid employee in a home, as a maid or cook.
- hucksterage — the business of a huckster; peddling
- hucksteress — a female huckster
- huckstering — Present participle of huckster.
- hucksterish — a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
- hucksterism — a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
- husbandlike — resembling a husband
- husking bee — a gathering of farm families or friends to husk corn, usually as part of a celebration or party.
- hypokinesia — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- hypokinesis — abnormally diminished muscular function or mobility.
- jack cheese — a mild, moist cheddar, made from whole, skimmed, or partially skimmed milk: first made in Monterey County, California.
- jackhammers — Plural form of jackhammer.
- katharevusa — the puristic Modern Greek literary language (distinguished from Demotic).
- keep kosher — to observe the Jewish dietary laws
- kelly hours — a suggestion for the name of the hours before and after the traditional school day during which child-minding facilities are provided for the children of working parents
- keogh plans — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- keyhole saw — a compass saw for cutting keyholes, etc.
- khmelnitsky — a city in W Ukraine, SW of Kiev.
- khyber pass — the chief mountain pass between Pakistan and Afghanistan, W of Peshawar. 33 miles (53 km) long; 6825 feet (2080 meters) high.
- kidney dish — medical: curved basin
- killifishes — Plural form of killifish.
- kindredship — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- kinesthesia — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kinesthesis — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kinesthetic — the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.
- kingfishers — Plural form of kingfisher.
- kittenishly — In a kittenish manner.
- kleinhuisie — an outside lavatory
- knavishness — The quality of being knavish.
- knightheads — Plural form of knighthead.
- konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
- kosher salt — a coarse-grained salt with no additives, used especially to draw out the blood from meat to make it kosher.
- lake school — Lake Poets.
- lakshadweep — a union territory of India comprising a group of islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India. About 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
- lanarkshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
- landsknecht — a European mercenary foot soldier of the 16th century, armed with a pike or halberd.
- lemon shark — a common shallow-water shark, Negaprion brevirostris, having a yellowish body and inhabiting inshore regions of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil.
- leschetizky — Theodor [tey-uh-dawr,, -dohr,, thee-] /ˈteɪ əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr,, ˈθi-/ (Show IPA), 1830–1915, Polish pianist and composer.
- lickerishly — In a lickerish manner.
- like a shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- likelihoods — Plural form of likelihood.
- lobachevski — Nikoˈlai Iˈvanovich (nikɔˈlaɪ iˈvɑnɔvɪtʃ ) ; nēk^ōlīˈ ēväˈn^ōvich) 1793-1856; Russ. mathematician