11-letter words containing sho
- short sight — myopia
- short snort — a quick drink of liquor
- short story — a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words.
- short title — an abridged listing in a catalog or bibliography, giving only such essential information as the author's name and the book's title, publisher, and date and place of publication.
- short-dated — (of a gilt-edged security) having less than five years to run before redemption
- short-lived — living or lasting only a little while.
- short-order — of, relating to, or specializing in short orders: a short-order cook; short-order diner.
- short-range — having a limited extent, as in distance or time: a short-range shot; a short-range plan.
- short-sheet — to fold and tuck in the top sheet of (a bed) so that it simulates both the top and bottom sheets: when the victim of this joke enters the bed, his or her legs are obstructed by the fold.
- short-timer — a person, as a soldier, who has a short period of time left to serve on a tour of duty.
- shortchange — to give less than the correct change to.
- shortcoming — a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.: a social shortcoming; a shortcoming of his philosophy.
- shorthaired — (of an animal) having hair that is short and lies close to the body.
- shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
- shot effect — random fluctuations in the emission of electrons from a hot cathode, causing a hissing or sputtering sound (shot noise) in an audio amplifier and causing snow on a television screen.
- shot putter — a sportsperson who competes in the shot put
- shot-putter — a participant in shot put.
- shovel beak — a deformity of the beak in intensively reared chicks
- shovelboard — the game of shuffleboard.
- show around — guide round a new place
- show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
- show window — a display window in a store.
- shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
- shower room — a room which contains a shower
- shower unit — fitted shower
- showeriness — the state or quality of being showery
- showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
- 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
- showstopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- single-shot — (of a firearm) requiring loading before each shot; not having or using a cartridge magazine.
- six-shooter — a revolver from which six shots can be fired without reloading.
- sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
- snapshooter — an amateur photographer, especially one who takes snapshots with a simple camera.
- snapshotted — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- snowshoeing — the activity of taking part in cross-country walks over snow
- sports shop — a shop where sports clothes and equipment are sold
- stone shoot — a long steeply sloping line of loose boulder-strewn scree
- sundry shop — (in Malaysia) a shop, similar to a delicatessen, that sells predominantly Chinese foodstuffs
- talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
- tennis shoe — a sports shoe with a rubber sole (usually pebbled) and a stitched canvas upper that laces over the instep.
- thrift shop — a retail store that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices.
- track shoes — light running shoes fitted with steel spikes for better grip
- travel shot — a camera shot taken from a mobile platform, dolly, or the like, that keeps within range of a moving subject.
- troubleshot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
- un-showered — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- undershorts — short underpants for men and boys.
- unshockable — not able to be shocked