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12-letter words containing sho

  • shovel-nosed — having the head, snout, or beak broad and flat like the blade of a shovel.
  • shovel-ready — of or relating to a construction project that is ready to start immediately
  • show jumping — sport: horseriding event
  • show stopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
  • show the way — guide
  • show-stopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
  • show-through — the visibility through paper of what is printed on the other side.
  • shower stall — an individual compartment or self-contained unit, having a single shower and accommodating one person.
  • showstopping — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
  • showy orchis — a wild orchid, Orchis spectabilis, of eastern North America, having a spike of showy flowers, each with purple, pink, or white sepals and petals united into a galea and a white lip.
  • shut up shop — When a shop, office, or firm shuts up shop, it stops doing business and closes, either at the end of the day or permanently.
  • snapshotting — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
  • snowshoe cat — a breed of cat with soft short hair, blue eyes, an inverted V-shaped marking on the face, and white feet
  • stand a show — to have a chance, esp. a remote one
  • steam shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
  • steam-shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
  • subthreshold — (of a stimulus) too weak to produce a response.
  • talking shop — If you say that a conference or a committee is just a talking shop, you disapprove of it because nothing is achieved as a result of what is discussed.
  • teleshopping — electronic shopping via videotex or other interactive information service.
  • these shores — you can say 'these shores' or 'our shores' to refer to the country you live in
  • to talk shop — If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work.
  • trapshooting — the sport of shooting at clay pigeons hurled into the air from a trap.
  • troubleshoot — to act or be employed as a troubleshooter: She troubleshoots for a large industrial firm.
  • turkey shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
  • turkey-shoot — a marksmanship contest, usually at a festive gathering, in which rifles are fired at moving targets, originally live turkeys.
  • variety show — vaudeville performance
  • walking shoe — a sturdy comfortable shoe worn by hillwalkers, etc
  • warning shot — gunshot fired into the air
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