10-letter words containing t, h, o, u, e
- shock tube — an apparatus in which a gas is heated to very high temperatures by means of a shock wave, usually for spectroscopic investigation of the natures and reactions of the resulting radicals and excited molecules
- 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
- silhouette — 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.
- sketch out — describe briefly
- snakemouth — rose pogonia.
- south bend — a city in N Indiana.
- south gate — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- south node — the descending node of the moon.
- south pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- south seas — the seas south of the equator
- south-east — The south-east is the direction which is halfway between south and east.
- south-west — The south-west is the direction which is halfway between south and west.
- southerner — a native or inhabitant of the south.
- southernly — southerly.
- southfield — a city in SE Michigan, W of Detroit.
- statehouse — the building in which the legislature of a state sits; the capitol of a state.
- steakhouse — a restaurant specializing in beefsteak.
- stillhouse — a distillery or place where the distilling process takes place
- 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.
- sulphonate — a salt or ester of any sulphonic acid containing the ion RSO2O– or the group RSO2O–, R being an organic group
- sweathouse — (especially among North American Indians) a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body by sweating, in which heated water is poured over heated stones to produce steam.
- the bounce — the start of play at the beginning of each quarter or after a goal
- the exodus — the departure of the Israelites from Egypt led by Moses
- the hounds — a pack of foxhounds, etc
- the occult — the occult arts or studies
- the plough — the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- the-clouds — a comedy (423 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
- theocritus — flourished c270 b.c, Greek poet.
- theodosius — a.d. 401–450, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 408–450.
- theonomous — the state of an individual or society that regards its own nature and norms as being in accord with the divine nature.
- theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
- theopneust — inspired by God or a god
- thereabout — about or near that place or time: last June or thereabout.
- three-four — designating or of a musical rhythm with three quarter notes to a measure
- thresh out — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- thunderbox — a portable boxlike lavatory seat that can be placed over a hole in the ground
- thunderous — producing thunder or a loud noise like thunder: thunderous applause.
- thutmose i — flourished c1500 b.c, Egyptian ruler.
- tied house — a public house or tavern owned by or under contract to a brewery whose brands of beer, ale, etc., it sells exclusively.
- tonguefish — any of several flatfishes of the family Cynoglossidae, having the tail tapered to a point.
- toolpusher — a foreman who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig
- tophaceous — a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
- touch base — make contact
- touch-tone — of or relating to a tone-dialing system or a push-button phone operating on tone dialing.
- touch-type — to type by means of the touch system.
- touchpaper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.