10-letter words containing s, h, e, l, t
- methylates — Plural form of methylate.
- mischmetal — an alloy of cerium with certain rare earth metals and iron, used to produce the spark in lighters
- ml threads — SML/NJ with mutual exclusion primitives similar to those in Modula-2+ and Mesa. Written by Greg Morrisett <[email protected]>. Implementations for Motorola 68020, SPARC and MIPS and VAX- and MIPS-based multiprocessors.
- molestache — (slang, rare) A type of mustache supposedly associated with child molesters.
- motherless — a female parent.
- mule chest — a low chest with drawers, mounted on a low frame.
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- neckcloths — Plural form of neckcloth.
- nettlefish — jellyfish.
- nonhostile — Not hostile; free of hostility.
- on the sly — cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
- orchestral — of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.
- orthoclase — a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- orthostyle — (of columns) erected in a straight row.
- out-hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- phenoplast — phenolic resin.
- philistine — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
- photocells — a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
- photolyses — the chemical decomposition of materials under the influence of light.
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- plate shop — a shop for cold-forming metal plates.
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- polytheist — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- push plate — a rectangular protective plate of metal, plastic, ceramic, or other material applied vertically to the lock stile of a door.
- rhythmless — movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
- rifle shot — sound of shotgun fire
- ruthlessly — without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
- salt horse — salted beef; salt junk.
- salt shake — a salt shaker.
- saltshaker — table-salt dispenser
- satchelful — the amount a satchel will hold
- scatheless — to attack with severe criticism.
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- schnitzler — Arthur [ahr-ther;; German ahr-too r] /ˈɑr θər;; German ˈɑr tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1862–1931, Austrian dramatist and novelist.
- school tie — old school tie.
- schoolmate — a companion or associate at school.
- schooltide — schooldays
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- scythelike — an agricultural implement consisting of a long, curving blade fastened at an angle to a handle, for cutting grass, grain, etc., by hand.
- seethingly — to surge or foam as if boiling.
- self-worth — the sense of one's own value or worth as a person; self-esteem; self-respect.
- sell short — having little length; not long.
- semilethal — a semilethal gene
- set chisel — a chisel having a broad edge at the end of a tapered shaft; used to cut the heads off bolts, rivets, etc.
- shackleton — Sir Ernest Henry, 1874–1922, English explorer of the Antarctic.
- shallowest — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shapetools — (tool, programming) A code management system for Unix from The Technical University of Berlin.