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11-letter words containing s, h, e, w, o

  • lower house — one of two branches of a legislature, generally more representative and with more members than the upper branch.
  • lower sixth — the first year of the sixth form
  • marshmellow — Misspelling of marshmallow.
  • mishallowed — falsely hallowed or revered
  • motherworts — Plural form of motherwort.
  • nonwashable — Not washable.
  • northwester — New England and South Atlantic States. a wind or gale from the northwest.
  • old swedish — the language of Sweden as spoken and written from about 1225 to 1500.
  • open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
  • otherwhiles — at other times, sometimes
  • otherworlds — Plural form of otherworld.
  • otter shrew — a chiefly aquatic insectivore, Potamogale velox, of western Africa, that resembles an otter, having sleek, brown fur and a flattened tail.
  • oxbow chest — a chest of drawers having a front convex at the sides and concave in the center without vertical divisions.
  • puppet show — an entertainment, as a play or musical revue, in which the performers are puppets.
  • rain shower — a brief rainfall, usually of variable intensity.
  • reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
  • saw-toothed — having pointing resembling the edge of a saw.
  • screech owl — any of numerous small American owls of the genus Otus, having hornlike tufts of feathers, as O. asio, of eastern North America.
  • shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
  • shallowness — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
  • shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
  • shellflower — an eastern Asian plant, Alpinia zerumbet, of the ginger family, having pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers with variegated markings.
  • shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
  • show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
  • shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
  • shower room — a room which contains a shower
  • shower unit — fitted shower
  • showeriness — the state or quality of being showery
  • showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
  • showstopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
  • sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
  • snowshoeing — the activity of taking part in cross-country walks over snow
  • somersworth — a town in SE New Hampshire.
  • somewhither — to some unspecified place; somewhere.
  • south wales — an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. Includes the capital city, Cardiff, as well as Swansea and Newport. Welsh name: De Cymru
  • southwester — a wind, gale, or storm from the southwest.
  • sow thistle — any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.
  • stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
  • supergrowth — exceptional growth; very rapid growth
  • sweet tooth — a liking or craving for candy and other sweets.
  • sweet-tooth — a liking or craving for candy and other sweets.
  • switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
  • switched on — turned-on (def 1).
  • switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
  • talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
  • the gallows — execution by hanging
  • the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
  • thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
  • throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
  • throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
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