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10-letter words containing s, t, a, l, h, o

  • shockstall — the loss of lift and increase of drag experienced by transonic aircraft when strong shock waves on the wings cause the airflow to separate from the wing surfaces
  • short sale — an act or instance of selling short.
  • short-haul — of, relating to, or engaged in transportation over short distances: a short-haul trucking firm.
  • short-laid — hard-laid.
  • shot angle — the angle from which a shot is taken
  • shot glass — a small, heavy glass for serving a shot of whiskey or liquor.
  • shot metal — lead hardened with antimony and arsenic, used to manufacture shot for cartridges.
  • shovel hat — a hat with a broad brim turned up at the sides and projecting with a shovellike curve in front and behind; worn by some ecclesiastics, chiefly in England.
  • show trial — (especially in a totalitarian state) the public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes, as to suppress further dissent against the government by making an example of the accused.
  • sloth bear — a coarse-haired, long-snouted bear, Ursus ursinus, of India and Indochina: now rare.
  • slouch hat — a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim.
  • slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
  • smallmouth — a river fish of the bass family
  • solar myth — a myth explaining or allegorizing the origin or movement of the sun
  • solar-heat — to heat (a building) by means of solar energy.
  • soul patch — a small patch of facial hair below the centre of the lower lip and above the chin
  • splash out — If you splash out on something, especially on a luxury, you buy it even though it costs a lot of money.
  • stadholder — the chief magistrate of the former republic of the United Provinces of the Netherlands.
  • staphyloma — a condition in which the sclera or cornea of the eye projects outwards due to inflammation
  • stomachful — the amount one's stomach can hold
  • stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.
  • sulphonate — a salt or ester of any sulphonic acid containing the ion RSO2O– or the group RSO2O–, R being an organic group
  • thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
  • throatlash — the strap that holds a bridle in place, fastening under the horse's jaw
  • trophesial — involving or relating to trophesy
  • ultrashort — extremely short.
  • waistcloth — a loincloth.
  • walkshorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
  • washcloths — Plural form of washcloth.
  • whaleboats — Plural form of whaleboat.
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