11-letter words containing t, h, u
- river-mouth — an estuary
- rock thrush — any of several Old World thrushes of the genus Monticola, usually having bluish plumage, especially M. saxatilis, of Europe.
- rough draft — writing: unfinished version
- rough stuff — violence, as physical assault, torture or shooting.
- rough trade — male homosexual prostitution, especially involving brutality or sadism.
- route march — march in which a unit retains its column formation but individuals are allowed to break step.
- rubbish tip — dump for refuse
- rude health — If someone is in rude health, they are strong and healthy.
- rue the day — If you rue the day that you did something, you are sorry that you did it, because it has had unpleasant results.
- rufter hood — a temporary, loosely fitted hood used on newly captured hawks.
- rugby shirt — a knitted pullover sport shirt usually in bold horizontal stripes and having a white collar and neckline placket, styled after the shirts traditionally worn by the members of Rugby teams.
- run through — an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
- run-through — the performing of a sequence of designated actions, especially as a trial prior to actual performance; rehearsal; practice.
- saltchucker — a saltwater angler
- sam houston — Sam(uel) 1793–1863, U.S. soldier and political leader: president of the Republic of Texas 1836–38 and 1841–44.
- schizanthus — any of several plants of the genus Schizanthus, native to Chile, having numerous variously colored flowers resembling small orchids.
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- see through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- see-through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- self-taught — taught to oneself or by oneself to be (as indicated) without the aid of a formal education: self-taught typing; a self-taught typist.
- set up shop — a retail store, especially a small one.
- shaft house — a structure housing machinery and other equipment at the top of a mine shaft.
- shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
- shea butter — a solid, greenish, yellowish, or whitish fat derived from the seeds of the shea tree, used for food and in the manufacture of soaps and candles.
- sheet music — music printed on unbound sheets of paper.
- shine up to — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
- shoot'em-up — a book, film, TV show, video game, etc. characterized by much violent content, gunplay, etc., esp. one in the western, crime, or war genres
- shoot-em-up — A shoot-em-up is a computer game that involves shooting and killing characters.
- shootaround — an informal match or practice session
- shot putter — a sportsperson who competes in the shot put
- shot-putter — a participant in shot put.
- shower unit — fitted shower
- shunamitism — the rejuvenation of an old man by sleeping with a young woman, although not necessarily having sex with her
- shunt motor — A shunt motor is a direct current motor whose two windings are in parallel, with the same voltage across each.
- shunt-wound — noting a motor or a generator that has the field circuit connected in parallel with the armature winding.
- shutter-bug — an amateur photographer, especially one who is greatly devoted to the hobby.
- shutterless — lacking a shutter
- shuttle bus — a bus that travels regularly between two places
- shuttlecock — Also called shuttle. the object that is struck back and forth in badminton and battledore, consisting of a feathered cork head and a plastic crown.
- shuttleless — functioning without a shuttle
- shuttlewise — in the manner of a shuttle (i.e. back and forth)
- silhouetted — 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.
- sit through — endure the whole of
- slaughtered — the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
- sleuthhound — a bloodhound.
- smash-mouth — designating or of a style of football characterized by rough, aggressive play and, typically, strong offensive rushing
- smoothhound — a smooth dogfish, especially Mustelus mustelus, inhabiting waters along the coast of Europe.
- soft launch — the launch of a website in stages, with regular updating
- solid south — the states of the southern U.S. that traditionally supported the Democratic Party after the Civil War.
- song thrush — a common, European songbird, Turdus philomelos.