11-letter words containing s, i, n, h
- sound shift — a gradual alteration or series of alterations in the pronunciation of a set of sounds, esp of vowels
- southernism — a pronunciation, expression, or behavioral trait characteristic of the U.S. South.
- southernize — to make or become southern
- southington — a town in central Connecticut.
- spaghettini — pasta in the form of long thin strings
- spanish fir — a species of fir native to S Spain and N Morocco, Abies pinsapo
- spanish fly — Also called cantharides. a preparation of powdered blister beetles, especially the Spanish fly, used medicinally as a counterirritant, diuretic, and aphrodisiac.
- spendthrift — a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
- sphingosine — a basic unsaturated amino alcohol, C 1 8 H 3 3 (OH) 2 NH 2 , produced by the hydrolysis of sphingomyelin or gangliosides.
- sphinx moth — hawk moth.
- spinachlike — resembling or characteristic of spinach
- spinsterish — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- sponsorship — a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- springhouse — a small storehouse built over a spring or part of a brook, for keeping such foods as meat and dairy products cool and fresh.
- spy-hopping — a vertical half-rise out of the water performed by a whale in order to view the surroundings. a springing bounce in tall grasses performed by certain land mammals, as foxes and wolves, to view the surroundings.
- square inch — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one inch on each side; 6.452 square centimeters. 2 , sq. in. Abbreviation: in.
- squishiness — soft and wet: The ground was squishy from the rain.
- standoffish — somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly.
- staphylinid — rove beetle.
- starchiness — of, relating to, or of the nature of starch.
- stenobathic — of or relating to marine or freshwater life that can tolerate only limited changes in depth (opposed to eurybathic).
- stenohaline — (of an aquatic organism) unable to withstand wide variation in salinity of the surrounding water.
- stenohygric — able to withstand only a narrow range of humidity
- stephanotis — any vine belonging to the genus Stephanotis, of the milkweed family, having fragrant, waxy, white flowers and leathery leaves.
- stephen iii — died a.d. 772, pope 768–772.
- stephen vii — died a.d. 931, pope 928–931.
- stickhandle — (in hockey and lacrosse) to control and skillfully maneuver the ball or puck with the stick.
- stone china — hard earthenware containing china stone.
- strap hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- strap-hinge — a hinge having a flap, especially a long one, attached to one face of a door or the like.
- studentship — the state or condition of being a student.
- sub-chronic — constant; habitual; inveterate: a chronic liar.
- sub-heading — a title or heading of a subdivision, as in a chapter, essay, or newspaper article.
- subchairman — a subordinate or substitute chairman.
- subharmonic — an oscillation that has a frequency which is an integral submultiple of the frequency of a related oscillation.
- súgán chair — a chair with a seat made from woven súgáns
- sun-worship — the act of worshipping the sun as a deity
- surgeonfish — any tropical, coral-reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.
- surgeonship — the position or responsibility of a surgeon
- swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
- swing shift — a work shift in industry from midafternoon until midnight.
- switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- switched on — turned-on (def 1).
- switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- symphonious — harmonious; in harmonious agreement or accord.
- synanthesis — the simultaneous ripening of a flower's stigmas and stamens
- synanthetic — relating to synanthesis
- synchoresis — the act or an instance of conceding an argument in order to make a stronger one
- synchromism — a movement of the early 20th century led by American artists and manifested in their experimentation with nonfigurative or entirely abstract paintings containing shapes and volumes of pure color. Compare Orphism (def 2).