10-letter words containing s, h, i, t, a
- hypostasis — Metaphysics. something that stands under and supports; foundation. the underlying or essential part of anything as distinguished from attributes; substance, essence, or essential principle.
- hypostatic — of or relating to a hypostasis; fundamental.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- in cahoots — go cahoots, to share equally; become partners: They went cahoots in the establishment of the store. Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- increaseth — Archaic third-person singular form of increase.
- ingushetia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation, in the N Caucasus. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Magas.
- inhabiters — Plural form of inhabiter.
- inhabitors — Plural form of inhabitor.
- inhalators — Plural form of inhalator.
- interphase — the period of the cell cycle during which the nucleus is not undergoing division, typically occurring between mitotic or meiotic divisions. Also called interkinesis. Compare G1 phase, S phase, G2 phase.
- intraphase — (chemistry, physics) Within a phase.
- irish boat — a small fishing boat used in the Boston area in the late 19th century, derived from an Irish model and having a cutter rig.
- ishmaelite — a descendant of Ishmael, the traditional ancestor of the Arab peoples.
- isothermal — occurring at constant temperature.
- katholikos — catholicos.
- kentishman — a native or inhabitant of Kent, England.
- kinesipath — someone who uses kinesipathy to treat diseases
- kitakyushu — a seaport on N Kyushu, in S Japan: formed in 1963 by the merger of five cities (Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu, and Yawata)
- kshatriyas — Plural form of kshatriya.
- l'hospital — Guillaume François Antoine de [gee-yohm frahn-swa ahn-twan duh] /giˈyoʊm frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1661–1704, French mathematician.
- labyrinths — Plural form of labyrinth.
- laccoliths — Plural form of laccolith.
- lamb shift — the small difference in energy between two states of the hydrogen atom detected by Willis Eugene Lamb (1913–2008), the US physicist
- lancetfish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- larithmics — the study of quantitative relations in population aggregates.
- last thing — as the final action, esp before retiring to bed at night
- last-ditch — done finally in desperation to avoid defeat, failure, disaster, etc.: a last-ditch attempt to avert war.
- lavishment — The act of lavishing.
- leaf sight — a folding rear sight on certain rifles
- legateship — The office or authority of a legate.
- lethargies — Plural form of lethargy.
- leviathans — Plural form of leviathan.
- lift shaft — the long vertical space through which a lift travels
- light-fast — not affected or faded by light, especially sunlight; colorfast when exposed to light.
- lightfaces — Plural form of lightface.
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.
- lightsabre — Alternative spelling of lightsaber.
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- lisianthus — Eustoma grandiflorum, now Eustoma exaltatum subsp. russellianum, a flowering plant.
- lithoclast — an instrument used to break up bladder stones
- lithophysa — a cavity or hollow found in volcanic rocks, caused by expanding gas
- loan-shift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- maastricht — a city in the SE Netherlands, on the Maas River.
- macchiatos — Plural form of macchiato.
- machinates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of machinate.
- machinists — Plural form of machinist.
- macintrash — /mak'in-trash"/ The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn"t appreciate being kept away from the *real computer* by the interface. The term maggotbox has been reported in regular use in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Compare Macintoy. See also beige toaster, WIMP environment, point-and-drool interface, drool-proof paper, user-friendly.