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10-letter words containing s, h, e, u

  • sulphoxide — any compound containing a sulphinyl group (SO) and a hydrocarbon radical
  • sulphurate — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
  • sulphurise — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur.
  • sulphurize — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
  • sun helmet — a rigid hat worn in tropical climates, mainly in the past
  • sun-shield — something put over the windscreen of a car to keep the sun out
  • super-rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
  • superbitch — an exceptionally spiteful woman, a very bitchy person
  • superheavy — Chemistry, Physics. pertaining to any of a series of elements having an atomic number greater than 103.
  • superhelix — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
  • superhuman — above or beyond what is human; having a higher nature or greater powers than humans have: a superhuman being.
  • superlight — extremely light
  • supermacho — extremely macho
  • superphone — a telephone with a high-speed processor that can perform many of the functions of a computer
  • supersharp — extremely sharp
  • superthick — extremely thick
  • supertight — extremely tight
  • sure thing — something that is or is supposed to be a certain success, as a bet or a business venture: He thinks that real estate is a sure thing.
  • suretyship — the relationship between the surety, the principal debtor, and the creditor.
  • sutherland — Earl Wilbur, Jr. 1915–74, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1971.
  • sweathouse — (especially among North American Indians) a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body by sweating, in which heated water is poured over heated stones to produce steam.
  • syon house — a mansion near Brentford in London: originally a monastery, rebuilt in the 16th century, altered by Inigo Jones in the 17th century, and by Robert Adam in the 18th century; seat of the Dukes of Northumberland; gardens laid out by Capability Brown
  • 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.
  • telemachus — the son of Odysseus and Penelope who helped Odysseus to kill the suitors of Penelope.
  • tetterbush — an evergreen shrub, Lyonia lucida, of the southeastern U.S., having leathery leaves and white to pink flowers.
  • thaumasite — a colourless or white silicate mineral, Ca3Si(CO3)(SO4)(OH)6·12(H2O)
  • the absurd — the conception of the world, esp in Existentialist thought, as neither designed nor predictable but irrational and meaningless
  • the bushes — rural or small-town districts
  • the buskin — tragic drama
  • the discus — the event or sport of throwing the discus
  • the exodus — the departure of the Israelites from Egypt led by Moses
  • the guides — an organization for girls equivalent to the Scouts
  • the hounds — a pack of foxhounds, etc
  • the missus — one's wife or the wife of the person addressed or referred to
  • the squits — diarrhoea
  • the-clouds — a comedy (423 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
  • theocritus — flourished c270 b.c, Greek poet.
  • theodosius — a.d. 401–450, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 408–450.
  • theonomous — the state of an individual or society that regards its own nature and norms as being in accord with the divine nature.
  • theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
  • theopneust — inspired by God or a god
  • thinsulate — a type of thermal insulation made of synthetic fibers, used esp. as a lining in clothing
  • thresh out — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
  • thucydides — c460–c400 b.c, Greek historian.
  • thumbscrew — a screw, the head of which is so constructed that it may be turned easily with the thumb and a finger.
  • thunderous — producing thunder or a loud noise like thunder: thunderous applause.
  • thuner see — German name of Lake of Thun.
  • thutmose i — flourished c1500 b.c, Egyptian ruler.
  • tied house — a public house or tavern owned by or under contract to a brewery whose brands of beer, ale, etc., it sells exclusively.
  • tonguefish — any of several flatfishes of the family Cynoglossidae, having the tail tapered to a point.
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