11-letter words containing w, i, s, h
- irish tweed — a sturdy woolen fabric of light warp and dark filling, made in Ireland and used in suits and coats.
- jewelfishes — Plural form of jewelfish.
- kill switch — a button, switch, or other mechanism that allows a machine to be shut down immediately: Only use the kill switch in emergencies.
- kwashiorkor — a malnutrition disease, chiefly of children, caused by severe protein and vitamin deficiency and characterized by retarded growth, changes in pigmentation, potbelly, and anemia.
- lightswitch — Alternative spelling of light switch.
- lower sixth — the first year of the sixth form
- lukewarmish — fairly or somewhat lukewarm
- makeweights — Plural form of makeweight.
- malt whisky — whisky, as Scotch, made entirely from malted barley.
- mawkishness — characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin.
- microswitch — a highly sensitive switch used in automatic-control devices.
- millwrights — Plural form of millwright.
- mishallowed — falsely hallowed or revered
- new english — Modern English.
- nimzowitsch — Aaron Isayevich (ɪˈzaɪjɛvɪtʃ) 1886–1935, Latvian chess player and theorist; influential in enunciating the principles of the hypermodern school, of which he was the main instigator
- old swedish — the language of Sweden as spoken and written from about 1225 to 1500.
- open switch — (IBM, probably from railways) An unresolved question, issue, or problem.
- otherwhiles — at other times, sometimes
- pillow sham — an ornamental cover laid over a bed pillow.
- pistol-whip — to beat or hit (someone) repeatedly with a pistol, especially in the head and shoulder area.
- rain shadow — a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains.
- rain shower — a brief rainfall, usually of variable intensity.
- reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
- rye whiskey — rye1 (defs 4, 5).
- sandwiching — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- sash weight — a counterweight to a vertically sliding window sash.
- sash window — A sash window is a window which consists of two frames placed one above the other. The window can be opened by sliding one frame over the other.
- schwarmerei — excessive enthusiasm or sentimentality.
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- scratch wig — a short wig, especially one that covers only part of the head.
- sei (whale) — a rorqual (Balaenoptera borealis) with a light-gray or bluish back, found in all seas
- self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- settle with — to pay a debt or bill to
- sheriffwick — shrievalty.
- ship of war — warship.
- shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- shirt-waist — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- shittimwood — the wood of the shittah tree, believed to be a species of acacia
- shop window — storefront display
- shop-window — a window used for display of merchandise.
- shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
- show window — a display window in a store.
- shower unit — fitted shower
- showeriness — the state or quality of being showery
- showing-off — behaviour designed to impress people
- showjumping — horseriding event
- showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
- showrooming — the practice of looking at an item of merchandise in a shop, often using a smartphone app to compare its price elsewhere, before buying it from an online distributor
- shrink wrap — transparent film for wrapping food
- shrink-wrap — to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.