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11-letter words containing s, h, i, t, l, e

  • schorlomite — a mineral that is black in colour and belongs to the garnet group
  • searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
  • self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
  • self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
  • semimonthly — made, occurring, done, or published twice a month.
  • settle with — to pay a debt or bill to
  • sheriffalty — shrievalty.
  • shift lever — the lever mounted on the steering column or floor of a vehicle that enables the driver to shift gears.
  • shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.
  • shirtsleeve — not wearing a jacket; informally dressed: a shirt-sleeve mob.
  • short field — the area of the infield between third base and second, covered by the shortstop.
  • short title — an abridged listing in a catalog or bibliography, giving only such essential information as the author's name and the book's title, publisher, and date and place of publication.
  • short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
  • shuttlewise — in the manner of a shuttle (i.e. back and forth)
  • silhouetted — a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.
  • silk thread — thread that is manufactured from silk
  • silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
  • silversmith — a person whose occupation is making and repairing articles of silver.
  • single-shot — (of a firearm) requiring loading before each shot; not having or using a cartridge magazine.
  • sixteenthly — in sixteenth place
  • sleep tight — Sleep well
  • slit trench — a narrow trench for one or more persons for protection against enemy fire and fragmentation bombs.
  • small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
  • snitch line — a direct telephone or other communications link set up to allow people to report neighbours, colleagues, etc suspected of wrongdoing
  • sow thistle — any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.
  • spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
  • speed light — an electronic flash lamp.
  • split-phase — pertaining to or noting a current in one of two parallel circuits that have a single-phase current source but unequal impedances and that produce currents of different phase.
  • sprightless — without any spirit or liveliness
  • starlighted — lit by the stars
  • stenohaline — (of an aquatic organism) unable to withstand wide variation in salinity of the surrounding water.
  • stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
  • streetlight — a light, usually supported by a lamppost, for illuminating a street or road.
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • synthetical — of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
  • technopolis — a society with a concentration of technology-based businesses or an emphasis on technology
  • telearchics — the remote control of electronic devices
  • telepathist — a student of or believer in telepathy.
  • telephonist — a telephone switchboard operator.
  • telesthesia — sensation or perception received at a distance without the normal operation of the recognized sense organs.
  • telesthetic — sensation or perception received at a distance without the normal operation of the recognized sense organs.
  • test flight — a flight made to observe the performance characteristics of a new aircraft or spacecraft.
  • thalassemia — a hereditary form of anemia, occurring chiefly in people of Mediterranean origin, marked by the abnormal synthesis of hemoglobin and a consequent shortened life span of red blood cells.
  • that's life — expressing acceptance of fate
  • the english — the natives or inhabitants of England collectively
  • the flemish — the Flemings collectively
  • the giggles — a fit of prolonged and uncontrollable giggling
  • the islands — the islands of the South Pacific
  • the sublime — sublime quality; sublimity
  • the willies — nervousness, jitters, or fright (esp in the phrase give (or get) the willies)
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