10-letter words containing s, h, u, e, r
- semichorus — half of a chorus; part of a chorus to be sung by a portion but not all of the singers
- sepulchral — of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
- sharpen up — hone, refine
- shear stud — a stud that transfers shear stress between metal and concrete in composite structural members in which the stud is welded to the metal component
- short fuse — a quick temper: A person with a short fuse has to be handled diplomatically.
- shotgunner — a person who is skilled with a shotgun
- shrewmouse — a shrew.
- shrewsbury — a city now part of Shrewsbury and Atcham, in Salop, in W England.
- shuddering — trembling or quivering with fear, dread, cold, etc.
- shutterbug — an amateur photographer, especially one who is greatly devoted to the hobby.
- shuttering — a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
- skeuomorph — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
- slaughtery — a slaughterhouse
- southerner — a native or inhabitant of the south.
- southernly — southerly.
- spherulite — a rounded aggregate of radiating crystals found in obsidian and other glassy igneous rocks.
- spike-rush — any perennial plant of the temperate cyperaceous genus Eleocharis, occurring esp by ponds, and having underground stems, narrow leaves, and small flowers
- spur wheel — spur gear.
- squabasher — a person who squabashes someone or something
- squarehead — a stupid person.
- squirearch — a member of the squirearchy.
- storehouse — a building in which things are stored.
- stoutherie — theft
- stouthrief — theft using force or violence
- stretchout — a deliberate extension of time for meeting a production quota.
- subchapter — a subdivision especially of a body of laws.
- subcharter — to rent a chartered vehicle
- subphrenic — underneath the diaphragm
- subtrahend — a number that is subtracted from another.
- suckerfish — remora.
- sugarhouse — a shed or other building where maple syrup or maple sugar is made.
- sulphurate — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
- sulphurise — to combine, treat, or impregnate with sulfur.
- sulphurize — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
- super-rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- superbitch — an exceptionally spiteful woman, a very bitchy person
- superheavy — Chemistry, Physics. pertaining to any of a series of elements having an atomic number greater than 103.
- superhelix — a coil formed by intertwined helical DNA or by protein chains.
- superhuman — above or beyond what is human; having a higher nature or greater powers than humans have: a superhuman being.
- superlight — extremely light
- supermacho — extremely macho
- superphone — a telephone with a high-speed processor that can perform many of the functions of a computer
- supersharp — extremely sharp
- superthick — extremely thick
- supertight — extremely tight
- sure thing — something that is or is supposed to be a certain success, as a bet or a business venture: He thinks that real estate is a sure thing.
- suretyship — the relationship between the surety, the principal debtor, and the creditor.
- sutherland — Earl Wilbur, Jr. 1915–74, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1971.
- tannhauser — a German lyric poet of the 13th century: a well-known legend tells of his stay with Venus in the Venusberg and his later repentance.
- tetterbush — an evergreen shrub, Lyonia lucida, of the southeastern U.S., having leathery leaves and white to pink flowers.