10-letter words containing t, h, u
- quickthorn — hawthorn, esp when planted as a hedge
- ratchet up — If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again.
- redruthite — an important dark-grey or black copper ore mineral which is a sulphide
- rheumatics — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rheumatism — any disorder of the extremities or back, characterized by pain and stiffness.
- rheumatoid — resembling rheumatism.
- rightabout — the position assumed by turning about to the right so as to face in the opposite direction.
- rightfully — having a valid or just claim, as to some property or position; legitimate: the rightful owner of the farm.
- 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.
- routemarch — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- rubythroat — a ruby-throated hummingbird
- run a bath — to turn on the taps to fill a bath with water for bathing oneself
- rush light — a candle made from a dried, partly peeled rush that has been dipped in grease.
- ruthenious — containing bivalent ruthenium.
- rutherford — Daniel, 1749–1819, Scottish physician and chemist: discoverer of nitrogen.
- ruthlessly — without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless: a ruthless tyrant.
- sacahuista — a North American flowering grass
- salt chuck — the ocean.
- satchelful — the amount a satchel will hold
- saurashtra — a former state in W India, comprising most of Kathiawar peninsula: now part of Gujarat state. 21,062 sq. mi. (54,550 sq. km).
- schtupping — to have sexual intercourse with.
- schumpeter — Joseph Alois [uh-lois] /əˈlɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, U.S. economist, born in Austria.
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- search out — hunt for, seek
- shakuntala — Sakuntala.
- 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
- shell suit — A shell suit is a casual suit which is made of thin nylon.
- shikibuton — futon.
- 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.
- short-haul — of, relating to, or engaged in transportation over short distances: a short-haul trucking firm.
- shortcrust — light crumbly pastry
- shotgunner — a person who is skilled with a shotgun
- shout down — silence by speaking more loudly than
- shoutingly — by way of shouting
- shutterbug — an amateur photographer, especially one who is greatly devoted to the hobby.
- shuttering — a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
- sighthound — gazehound.
- 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
- slaughtery — a slaughterhouse
- slouch hat — a soft hat often made of felt and having a supple, usually broad brim.
- slung shot — a weight, as a stone or a piece of metal, fastened to a short strap, chain, or the like, and used as a weapon.
- smallmouth — a river fish of the bass family
- smartmouth — a witty or sarcastic person
- smashmouth — denoting a style of play, esp in American football, that is characterized by power and aggression rather than skill and finesse
- smooth out — remove creases, bumps
- snakemouth — rose pogonia.
- soft touch — a person who is easily convinced, especially to give or lend money: a soft touch for charities.