10-letter words containing s, h, i, l, e
- mischannel — to channel wrongly
- mischmetal — an alloy of cerium with certain rare earth metals and iron, used to produce the spark in lighters
- mishandled — Simple past tense and past participle of mishandle.
- mishandles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mishandle.
- mulishness — of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- museophile — One who loves museums.
- needlefish — any fish of the family Belonidae, of warm seas and coastal fresh waters, having a sharp beak and needlelike teeth.
- nettlefish — jellyfish.
- nonhostile — Not hostile; free of hostility.
- oenophiles — Plural form of oenophile.
- overlavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- paddlefish — a large ganoid fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi River and its larger tributaries, having a long, flat, paddlelike snout.
- penn hills — a town in W Pennsylvania.
- perishable — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- 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.
- philosophe — any of the popular French intellectuals or social philosophers of the 18th century, as Diderot, Rousseau, or Voltaire.
- phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- ploughwise — back and forth in alternate rows, in the manner of a plough
- plushiness — the condition of being plush
- pokerishly — in a pokerish manner
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- 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.
- prehensile — adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.
- prepublish — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- publishers — a publishing company
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- raise hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- relinquish — to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.): to relinquish the throne.
- relishable — liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- rifle shot — sound of shotgun fire
- russophile — a person who is friendly to, admires, or prefers Russia or Russian customs, institutions, etc.
- sanmicheli — Michele [mee-ke-le] /miˈkɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1484–1559, Italian architect and military engineer.
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- schalstein — a slate-like rock formed by shearing basaltic or andesitic tuff or lava
- scheduling — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- schleicher — August, 1821–68, German linguist.
- schlieffen — Alfred (ˈalfreːt), Count von Schlieffen. 1833–1913, German field marshal, who devised the Schlieffen Plan (1905): it was intended to ensure German victory over a Franco-Russian alliance by holding off Russia with minimal strength and swiftly defeating France by a massive flanking movement through the Low Countries. In a modified form, it was unsuccessfully employed in World War I (1914)
- schliemann — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1822–90, German archaeologist: excavated ancient cities of Troy and Mycenae.
- schlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- 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.
- 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.