10-letter words containing t, s, h, i, r
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.
- lightsabre — Alternative spelling of lightsaber.
- litherness — (obsolete) Wickedness.
- lithuresis — the passage of gravel in the urine.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.
- maastricht — a city in the SE Netherlands, on the Maas River.
- macintrash — /mak'in-trash"/ The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn"t appreciate being kept away from the *real computer* by the interface. The term maggotbox has been reported in regular use in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina. Compare Macintoy. See also beige toaster, WIMP environment, point-and-drool interface, drool-proof paper, user-friendly.
- maestricht — Maastricht.
- mastership — the office, function, or authority of a master.
- matchgirls — Plural form of matchgirl.
- matriarchs — A woman who is the head of a family or tribe.
- mentorship — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- microliths — Plural form of microlith.
- mischanter — mishanter.
- monarchist — the principles of monarchy.
- mothership — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- motor ship — a ship propelled by an internal-combustion engine or engines
- nightdress — nightclothes.
- nightmares — Plural form of nightmare.
- nightshirt — a loose shirtlike garment reaching to the knees or lower, for wearing in bed.
- oireachtas — the parliament of the Republic of Ireland, consisting of the president, the Dail Eireann, and the Seanad Eireann.
- oophoritis — inflammation of an ovary, usually combined with an inflammation of the Fallopian tubes; ovaritis.
- orchardist — a person who owns, manages, or cultivates an orchard.
- orchestics — the art of dancing
- orchestric — relating to dancing
- orchiditis — inflammation of the testis.
- ornithosis — psittacosis, especially of birds other than those of the parrot family.
- orthoepist — the study of correct pronunciation.
- orthoprism — a prism which has faces parallel to its vertical axis
- orthoptics — a method of exercising the eye and its muscles in order to cure strabismus or improve vision.
- orthoptist — One who practices orthoptics.
- osterreich — German name of Austria.
- ostrichism — the act of refusing to accept reality or hiding one's head in the sand
- overstitch — a stitch made with a sewing machine, for binding or finishing a raw edge or hem.
- oysterfish — the oyster toadfish. See under toadfish (def 1).
- paintbrush — a brush for applying paint, as one used in painting houses or one used in painting pictures.
- parastichy — one of a number of seemingly secondary spirals or oblique ranks winding around the stem or axis to the right and left in a spiral arrangement of leaves, scales, etc., where the internodes are short and the members closely crowded, as in the houseleek and the pine cone.
- parathesis — the placing of grammatically parallel words or phrases together; apposition
- parrotfish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- pasticheur — a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
- pastorship — the position, authority, or office of a pastor.
- patriarchs — the male head of a family or tribal line.
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- perishment — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- perthshire — Perth (def 1).
- petri dish — a shallow, circular, glass or plastic dish with a loose-fitting cover over the top and sides, used for culturing bacteria and other microorganisms.
- pharmacist — a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines; druggist; apothecary; pharmaceutical chemist.
- phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
- physiatric — physical medicine.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.