10-letter words containing s, h, e, n, a
- sulphonate — a salt or ester of any sulphonic acid containing the ion RSO2O– or the group RSO2O–, R being an organic group
- superhuman — above or beyond what is human; having a higher nature or greater powers than humans have: a superhuman being.
- sutherland — Earl Wilbur, Jr. 1915–74, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1971.
- sweep hand — a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial.
- synaloepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
- synthetase — ligase.
- tannhauser — a German lyric poet of the 13th century: a well-known legend tells of his stay with Venus in the Venusberg and his later repentance.
- tenantship — the state of being a tenant
- the canvas — the floor of a boxing or wrestling ring
- the strand — a street in W central London, parallel to the Thames: famous for its hotels and theatres
- theodosian — of or relating to Theodosius I, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire.
- thessalian — a region in E Greece: a former division of ancient Greece. 5208 sq. mi. (14,490 sq. km).
- thiaminase — an enzyme that destroys thiamine and is often found in raw fish
- thingstead — the meeting place of a Scandinavian assembly.
- thinsulate — a type of thermal insulation made of synthetic fibers, used esp. as a lining in clothing
- transshape — to change shape
- turn heads — to be so beautiful, unusual, or impressive as to attract a lot of attention
- unbanished — to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
- unchastely — in an unchaste manner
- unhandsome — lacking good looks; not attractive in physical appearance; plain or ugly.
- unharassed — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- unravished — to rape (a woman).
- unsearched — not sought after
- unshadowed — not shadowed; not darkened or obscured by shadow; free from gloom.
- unshakable — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- unshakenly — in an unshaken manner
- unsharable — the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- unsheathed — to draw from a sheath, as a sword, knife, or the like.
- unstanched — unsatisfied
- unstealthy — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- unwashable — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, or the like.
- upheapings — acts or instances of heaping up
- vanishment — to disappear from sight, especially quickly; become invisible: The frost vanished when the sun came out.
- vanquished — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- vanquisher — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- vinegarish — resembling vinegar, as in sourness or acidity: a vinegarish odor; a vinegarish disposition.
- wappenshaw — a periodic muster or review of troops or persons under arms, formerly held in certain districts of Scotland to satisfy military chiefs that their men were properly armed and faithful to the local lord or chieftain.
- wardenship — The state of being a warden.
- welshwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.
- west haven — a town in S Connecticut, near New Haven.
- whalebones — Plural form of whalebone.
- whatsaname — Any object whose name one does not know or cannot remember.
- wheatstone — Sir Charles, 1802–75, English physicist and inventor.
- whip snake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
- wiesenthal — Simon, 1908–2005, Austrian Holocaust survivor and hunter of Nazi war criminals.
- wind shake — Also called anemosis. a flaw in wood supposed to be caused by the action of strong winds upon the trunk of the tree.
- wind shear — the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction.
- wrathiness — the state of being very angry
- xenophanes — c570–c480 b.c, Greek philosopher and poet.
- yesmanship — An atmosphere in which people claim to agree with leadership for political reasons, even when they don't actually agree with leadership.