11-letter words containing s, h, i, l
- basket hilt — a hilt fitted to a broadsword, with a generally padded basket-shaped guard to protect the hand
- battleships — Plural form of battleship.
- bbc english — Received Pronunciation.
- bicephalous — having two heads
- biophysical — the branch of biology that applies the methods of physics to the study of biological structures and processes.
- birtwhistle — Harrison, born 1934, English composer.
- black hills — a group of mountains in W South Dakota and NE Wyoming: famous for the gigantic sculptures of US presidents on the side of Mount Rushmore. Highest peak: Harney Peak, 2207 m (7242 ft)
- black shirt — a member of any fascist organization (specif., the former Italian Fascist party) with a black-shirted uniform
- blasphemies — impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things.
- blaspheming — to speak impiously or irreverently of (God or sacred things).
- blemishment — a flaw or blemish
- blepharitis — inflammation of the eyelids
- blue schist — a metamorphic rock formed under conditions of high pressure and relatively low temperature
- blue shield — Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
- body shield — a small bulletproof shield attached to the arm for fending off projectiles, especially in a riot situation.
- boot polish — a resistant polish specially formulated to protect boots of various kinds
- bridal shop — a shop that specializes in selling bridal wear
- british lop — a breed of large white pig with large drooping ears, originating from Wales, Cumberland, and Ulster
- brittlebush — any of several composite plants of the genus Encelia, of desert regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having alternate leaves and yellow ray flowers with a yellow or purple center.
- buffalofish — any of several freshwater North American hump-backed cyprinoid fishes of the genus Ictiobus: family Catostomidae (suckers)
- bullshitter — nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
- bushwalking — an expedition on foot in the bush
- butt chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade less than 4 inches (10 cm) long.
- calico bush — mountain laurel
- calisthenic — Of, or relating to calisthenics.
- callimachus — late 5th century bc, Greek sculptor, reputed to have invented the Corinthian capital
- canophilist — a person who loves dogs
- capiz shell — whitish, translucent shell of the Philippines, used in making lamp shades, decorative articles, etc.
- cashability — money or an equivalent, as a check, paid at the time of making a purchase.
- catch flies — any of various plants, especially of the genera Silene and Lychnis, having a viscid secretion on the stem and calyx in which small insects are sometimes caught.
- catechismal — Of or pertaining to a catechism; having the form of questions and answers; catechical.
- catholicism — Catholicism is the traditions, the behaviour, and the set of Christian beliefs that are held by Catholics.
- cavalierish — like a cavalier
- chainplates — Plural form of chainplate.
- chalkstripe — clothing with a pattern of thin white stripes on a dark background
- chandeliers — Plural form of chandelier.
- chandleries — Plural form of chandlery.
- changelings — Plural form of changeling.
- channelised — Simple past tense and past participle of channelise.
- charles iii — known as Charles the Fat. 839–888 ad, Holy Roman Emperor (881–887) and, as Charles II, king of France (884–887). He briefly reunited the empire of Charlemagne
- charles vii — 1403–61, king of France (1422–61), son of Charles VI. He was excluded from the French throne by the Treaty of Troyes, but following Joan of Arc's victory over the English at Orléans (1429), was crowned
- charles xii — 1682–1718, king of Sweden (1697–1718), who inflicted defeats on Denmark, Russia, and Poland during the Great Northern War (1700–21)
- charles xiv — the title as king of Sweden and Norway of Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte
- chatelaines — Plural form of chatelaine.
- cheliferous — bearing chelae
- chelyabinsk — an industrial city in SW Russia; in 2013 a large meteor exploded in an airburst over the city's surrounding district. Pop: 1 067 000 (2005 est)
- cherishable — to hold or treat as dear; feel love for: to cherish one's native land.
- chiastolite — a variety of andalusite containing carbon impurities
- chilaquiles — (in Mexican cooking) a dish of fried tortilla strips typically topped with a spicy tomato sauce and cheese.
- child abuse — physical, sexual, or emotional ill-treatment or neglect of a child, esp by those responsible for its welfare