16-letter words containing sh
- hairbrush cactus — a stout, spiny cactus, Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum, of Mexico, having white flowers and bristly fruits sometimes used locally as combs.
- headmistressship — (rare) Alternative form of headmistress-ship.
- health food shop — a shop which sells health foods
- himachal pradesh — a state in N India. 21,495 sq. mi. (55,673 sq. km). Capital: Shimla.
- homeless shelter — a hostel for homeless people
- horseradish tree — a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, having fragrant white flowers and seeds yielding a commercially useful oil.
- horseshoe magnet — a horseshoe-shaped permanent magnet.
- house of worship — house of God.
- housing shortage — a deficiency or lack in the number of houses needed to accommodate the population of an area
- imperishableness — The characteristic or property of being imperishable.
- in at the finish — being present or taking part at the conclusion, as of a contest
- in plain english — in clear and simple language
- in the shadow of — very close to; verging upon
- in the short run — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- inextinguishable — not extinguishable: an inextinguishable fire.
- inextinguishably — In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
- intrapreneurship — The practice of applying entrepreneurial skills and approaches within an established company.
- invisible shadow — (in architectural shades and shadows) a three-dimensional space occupied by the shadow projected by a solid and within which a surface is in shadow.
- irish free state — former name of the Republic of Ireland.
- kingfisher daisy — a bushy southern African plant, Felicia bergerana, having grasslike leaves and solitary, bright-blue flowers.
- kurdaitcha shoes — (in certain Central Australian Aboriginal tribes) the emu-feather shoes worn by the kurdaitcha on his mission so that his footsteps may not be traced
- lancashire chair — a chair similar to a Windsor chair, having a rush seat and a back formed of spindles.
- larsen ice shelf — an ice barrier in Antarctica, in the NW Weddell Sea, on the E coast of the Antarctic Peninsula: first explored 1893.
- lobe-finned fish — any fish that has rounded scales and lobed fins, as the coelacanth.
- long-established — having a long history; old
- lose one's shirt — a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- lumberjack shirt — a thick checked shirt, as worn by lumberjacks
- machine washable — suitable for washing in a washing machine
- man-eating shark — any shark known to attack humans, especially the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
- maremma sheepdog — a large strongly-built sheepdog of a breed with a long, slightly wavy, white coat
- marsh cinquefoil — a variety of cinquefoil, Potentilla palustris, that grows in marshy areas
- marshall islands — a republic, consisting of a group of 34 coral islands in the W central Pacific: formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (1947–87); status of free association with the US from 1986; consists of two parallel chains, Ralik and Ratak. Official languages: Marshallese and English. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: US dollar. Capital: Delap-Uliga-Djarrit, on Majuro atoll. Pop: 69 747 (2013 est). Area: (land) 181 sq km (70 sq miles); (lagoon) 11 655 sq km (4500 sq miles)
- marshalling yard — a place or depot where railway wagons are shunted and made up into trains and where engines, carriages, etc, are kept when not in use
- medieval cornish — the Cornish language of the Middle Ages, usually dated from the 14th century to 1600.
- medullary sheath — Botany. a narrow zone made up of the innermost layer of woody tissue immediately surrounding the pith in plants.
- mount washington — a mountain in N New Hampshire, in the White Mountains: the highest peak in the northeast US; noted for extreme weather conditions. Height: 1917 m (6288 ft)
- mover and shaker — a person who has power and influence, esp., a member of a group having power and influence
- murasaki shikibu — Lady, 978?–1031? Japanese poet and novelist.
- nash equilibrium — (in game theory) a stable state of a system involving the interaction of two or more players in which no player can gain by a unilateral change of strategy if the strategies of the other players remain unchanged
- niche publishing — publishing books that are intended for a very specialized market
- northamptonshire — a county in central England. 914 sq. mi. (2365 sq. km).
- not worth a shit — useless, valueless, etc.
- nothing short of — no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- off-the-shoulder — not covering the shoulder
- open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
- opportunity shop — a shop selling second-hand goods for charitable funds
- over-nourishment — something that nourishes; food, nutriment, or sustenance.
- ovshinsky effect — an effect that turns special types of glassy, thin films into semiconductors upon application of low voltage.
- padded shoulders — (on a garment) shoulders lined, stuffed, or filled out with soft material, esp in order to give them a higher or wider shape
- parasol mushroom — a common edible field mushroom, Macrolepiota (Lepiota) procera, having a light-brown, scaly cap.