11-letter words containing sh
- hot flushes — a sudden unpleasant hot feeling in the skin, caused by endocrine imbalance, esp experienced by women at menopause
- hsing sheng — the process by which many Chinese characters were formed through the combination of two symbols, one phonographic and one logographic, into a single character.
- hucksterish — a retailer of small articles, especially a peddler of fruits and vegetables; hawker.
- huffishness — The quality of being huffish.
- ice fishing — the act or practice of fishing through a hole cut in the ice.
- idler shaft — a shaft carrying one or more gearwheels that idles between a driver shaft and a driven shaft, usually to reverse the direction of rotation or provide different spacing of gearwheels, esp in a gearbox
- in the shed — at work
- in the shit — in trouble
- intermeshed — Simple past tense and past participle of intermesh.
- intermeshes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intermesh.
- internships — Plural form of internship.
- interparish — involving, or occurring between, two or more parishes
- ioshkar-ola — autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 8994 sq. mi. (23,294 sq. km). Capital: Ioshkar-Ola.
- irish linen — a fine, high-count linen handmade in Ireland and used for tablecloths, handkerchiefs, doilies, and garment trimmings.
- irish tweed — a sturdy woolen fabric of light warp and dark filling, made in Ireland and used in suits and coats.
- ish-bosheth — a son and successor of Saul. II Sam. 2–4.
- israelitish — of or relating to the Israelites; Hebrew.
- itsukushima — an island off the SW coast of Japan, in the Inland Sea: ancient Shinto shrine.
- janitorship — the office of janitor
- jealoushood — jealousy
- jehoshaphat — a king of Judah, son of Asa, who reigned in the 9th century b.c. I Kings 22:41–50.
- jellyfishes — Plural form of jellyfish.
- jewelfishes — Plural form of jewelfish.
- job sharing — to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees.
- joshua tree — an evergreen tree, Yucca brevifolia, growing in arid or desert regions of the southwestern U.S., having long, twisted branches.
- justiceship — the office of a justice.
- kalashnikov — A Kalashnikov is a type of rifle that is made in Russia.
- kashmir rug — a handmade Oriental rug that is woven flat without pile and covered entirely with embroidered patterns of colored yarns.
- keep kosher — to observe the Jewish dietary laws
- kidney dish — medical: curved basin
- killifishes — Plural form of killifish.
- kindredship — a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk; kin.
- kingfishers — Plural form of kingfisher.
- kinsmanship — Kinship.
- kittenishly — In a kittenish manner.
- knavishness — The quality of being knavish.
- kongur shan — a mountain in China, in W Xinjiang: the highest peak in the Pamirs. Height: 7719 m (25 325 ft)
- konigshutte — German name of Chorzów.
- kosher salt — a coarse-grained salt with no additives, used especially to draw out the blood from meat to make it kosher.
- 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.
- laddishness — (British) Laddish attitudes and behaviour; laddism.
- lakshadweep — a union territory of India comprising a group of islands and coral reefs in the Arabian Sea, off the SW coast of India. About 12 sq. mi. (31 sq. km).
- lampshading — The practice of decorating lampshades.
- lanarkshire — a historic county in S Scotland.
- lancet fish — any large, marine fish of the genus Alepisaurus, having daggerlike teeth.
- languishing — becoming languid, in any way.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- lashkar gah — a city in S Afghanistan, situated between the Arghandab and Helmand rivers: capital of Helmand province. Pop: 201 546 (2006 est)
- launch shoe — an attachment to an aircraft from which a missile is launched
- leader-ship — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.