13-letter words containing sh
- unfashionable — observant of or conforming to the fashion; stylish: a fashionable young woman.
- unfashionably — in an unfashionable manner
- unpublishable — not capable of being made available in print for distribution and sale
- unreplenished — not replenished or refilled
- unshrinkingly — in an unshrinking manner
- untarnishable — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- up shit creek — excrement; feces.
- uttar pradesh — a state in N India: a former province of British India. 93,933 sq. mi. (243,286 sq. km). Capital: Lucknow.
- valence-shell — an electron of an atom, located in the outermost shell (valence shell) of the atom, that can be transferred to or shared with another atom.
- vanishing act — a vanishing act is when someone is impossible to contact, or disappears from public view
- vannevar bush — (person) Dr. Vannevar Bush, 1890-1974. The man who invented hypertext, which he called memex, in the 1930s. Bush did his undergraduate work at Tufts College, where he later taught. His masters thesis (1913) included the invention of the Profile Tracer, used in surveying work to measure distances over uneven ground. In 1919, he joined MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering, where he stayed for twenty-five years. In 1932, he was appointed vice-president and dean. At this time, Bush worked on optical and photocomposition devices, as well as a machine for rapid selection from banks of microfilm. Further positions followed: president of the Carnegie Institute in Washington, DC (1939); chair of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (1939); director of Office of Scientific Research and Development. This last role was as presidential science advisor, which made him personally responsible for the 6,000 scientists involved in the war effort. During World War II, Bush worked on radar antenna profiles and the calculation of artillery firing tables. He proposed the development of an analogue computer, which later became the Rockefeller Differential Analyser. Bush is the pivotal figure in hypertext research. His ground-breaking 1945 paper, "As We May Think," speculated on how a machine might be created to assist human reasoning, and introduced the idea of an easily accessible, individually configurable storehouse of knowledge. This machine, which he dubbed "memex," in various ways anticipated hypermedia and the World Wide Web by nearly half a century.
- vapourishness — the quality or state of being vapourish
- varied thrush — a plump thrush, Ixoreus naevius, of western North America, resembling a robin with a dark band across the chest.
- vashon island — an island in Puget Sound, W central Washington, between Seattle and Tacoma. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
- wappenshawing — (formerly) the reviewing of the men under arms in a Scottish lordship or district
- wash-and-wear — noting or pertaining to a garment that can be washed, that dries quickly, and that requires little or no ironing; drip-dry.
- washingtonian — living in or coming from Washington, D.C., or the state of Washington.
- waterthrushes — Plural form of waterthrush.
- web publisher — a person or company that uploads, creates, or edits content on Web pages; one who maintains or manages a website.
- webbe shebeli — Webi Shebeli.
- webbe-shibeli — a river in E Africa, flowing SE from central Ethiopia to the Juba River, in the Somali Republic. About 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- well-finished — ended or completed.
- well-polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- welsh dresser — a sideboard having drawers or compartments below and open, shallow shelves above.
- welsh terrier — one of a Welsh breed of terriers having a wiry, black-and-tan coat, resembling an Airedale but smaller.
- whitefish bay — a city in SE Wisconsin, N of Milwaukee.
- wilhelmshaven — a seaport in NW Germany, NW of Bremen, on the North Sea.
- winding sheet — shroud (def 1).
- wing shooting — the act or practice of shooting at birds in flight.
- winter squash — any of several varieties of Cucurbita maxima or C. moschata that mature in late autumn and are used, when ripe, as a vegetable.
- wishbone boom — a boom on a sailboard having two arms that are joined at the mast and at the foot of the sail. The windsurfer holds onto it for support and to steer the sailboard
- wood shavings — shavings of wood, as found in a carpenter's workshop etc
- world-shaking — of sufficient size or importance to affect the entire world: the world-shaking effects of an international clash.
- yachtsmanship — The ability or art of being adept at sailing a yacht.
- yang shangkun — 1907–98, Chinese Communist leader: president 1988–99.
- yellowishness — The property of having a slight or moderate shade of yellow, usually tinged with other colours.
- yorkshire fog — a common tufted grass, Holcus lanatus, having downy leaves and flower heads that are white or pink and branched, with spikelets carrying the flowers
- yuan shih-kai — 1859–1916, president of China 1912–16.
- zaghlul pasha — Saad [sahd] /sɑd/ (Show IPA), c1860–1927, Egyptian political leader: first prime minister 1924–27.
- zila parishad — a district council in India