10-letter words containing s, h, o, t, g
- guesthouse — a small building, separate from a main house or establishment, for the housing of guests.
- gypsy moth — a moth, Porthetria dispar, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, the larvae of which feed on the foliage of shade and other trees.
- hagerstown — a city in NW Maryland.
- headstrong — determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn; obstinate: a headstrong young man.
- hectograms — Plural form of hectogram.
- hegemonist — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- highermost — highest
- histograms — Plural form of histogram.
- histologic — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- holstering — Present participle of holster.
- holy ghost — the third person of the Trinity.
- homografts — Plural form of homograft.
- horologist — an expert in horology.
- hostelling — Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- hostessing — a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere.
- hot spring — a thermal spring having water warmer than 98°F (37°C): the water is usually heated by emanation from or passage near hot or molten rock.
- hothousing — Present participle of hothouse.
- houseguest — a person staying with a household as a guest for one night or longer.
- houselight — One of the lights in an auditorium.
- light show — a form of entertainment consisting chiefly of constantly changing patterns of light and color, usually accompanied by music and sound effects.
- lighthouse — a tower or other structure displaying or flashing a very bright light for the guidance of ships in avoiding dangerous areas, in following certain routes, etc.
- lights out — Chiefly Military. a signal, usually by drum or bugle, that all or certain camp or barracks lights are to be extinguished for the night.
- lights-out — Chiefly Military. a signal, usually by drum or bugle, that all or certain camp or barracks lights are to be extinguished for the night.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- misthought — to think incorrectly or unfavorably.
- moeso-goth — a member of a Gothic people that lived in Moesia in the 4th and 5th cent. a.d.
- moonlights — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of moonlight.
- night soil — human excrement collected and used as fertilizer.
- nightgowns — Plural form of nightgown.
- nightscope — An optical instrument that provides night vision.
- nightspots — Plural form of nightspot.
- nonsighted — having no eyesight; unsighted; blind.
- nothingism — a trivial thing or matter
- onslaughts — Plural form of onslaught.
- open sight — (on a firearm) a rear sight consisting of a notch across which the gunner aligns the front sight on the target.
- othergates — different or other
- otherguess — of another kind; different.
- oughtlings — at all
- outgrowths — Plural form of outgrowth.
- outgushing — Present participle of outgush.
- outshining — Present participle of outshine.
- phlogistic — Pathology. inflammatory.
- phlogiston — a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.
- phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
- postflight — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a flight
- pythagoras — c582–c500 b.c, Greek philosopher, mathematician, and religious reformer.
- ring shout — a group dance of West African origin introduced into parts of the southern U.S. by black revivalists, performed by shuffling counterclockwise in a circle while answering shouts of a preacher with corresponding shouts, and held to be, in its vigorous antiphonal patterns, a source in the development of jazz.
- ring-shout — a group dance of West African origin introduced into parts of the southern U.S. by black revivalists, performed by shuffling counterclockwise in a circle while answering shouts of a preacher with corresponding shouts, and held to be, in its vigorous antiphonal patterns, a source in the development of jazz.
- scatophagy — the act of eating dung or excrement
- scotch egg — British Cookery. a hard-boiled egg encased in sausage meat, breaded, and deep-fried.