10-letter words that end in se
- fieldmouse — any of various short-tailed mice or voles inhabiting fields and meadows.
- first base — Baseball. the first in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate. the position of the player covering the area of the infield near first base.
- fish louse — any of numerous small crustaceans, especially certain copepods, parasitic on the skin and gills of fish.
- fluoridise — fluoridate
- forechoose — (transitive) To prefer; choose in preference.
- forecourse — the lowermost sail on a square-rigged foremast; a square foresail.
- fort boise — a fort formerly near Boise, in SW Idaho: an important post on the Oregon Trail.
- fraternise — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- free house — a tavern that, having no affiliation or contract with a particular brewery, serves several brands of beer, ale, etc.
- free verse — verse that does not follow a fixed metrical pattern.
- full house — a hand consisting of three of a kind and a pair, as three queens and two tens.
- fund-raise — to collect by fund-raising: The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.
- generalise — to infer (a general principle, trend, etc.) from particular facts, statistics, or the like.
- genteelise — to make genteel or falsely refined
- gentilesse — the quality of being gentle.
- give chase — to pursue in order to seize, overtake, etc.: The police officer chased the thief.
- give pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- glamourise — to make glamorous.
- glandulose — Alternative form of glandulous.
- glass case — a case made of glass, usually in a wood or metal frame, used for displaying and protecting precious or important objects
- glasshouse — a glassworks.
- glottalise — Alternative spelling of glottalize.
- gluttonise — Alternative form of gluttonize.
- goliathise — to play Goliath, exaggerate extravagantly
- gormandise — Alternative spelling of gourmandise.
- grangerise — To illustrate a book with pictures taken from published sources, such as by clipping them out for one's own use.
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- great ouse — Ouse (def 2).
- greenhouse — a building, room, or area, usually chiefly of glass, in which the temperature is maintained within a desired range, used for cultivating tender plants or growing plants out of season.
- grindhouse — a burlesque house, especially one providing continuous entertainment at reduced prices.
- guardhouse — a building used for housing military personnel on guard duty.
- guesthouse — a small building, separate from a main house or establishment, for the housing of guests.
- gut course — snap course.
- hack house — Falconry. a shed where young hawks are kept and fed while at hack.
- hang loose — to let loose; free from bonds or restraint.
- haplophase — the haploid portion of an organism's life cycle.
- harquebuse — Alternative form of harquebus.
- hash house — an inexpensive restaurant, diner, or the like, that serves a limited number of short-order dishes: We stopped for lunch at a roadside hash house.
- hash-house — an inexpensive restaurant, diner, or the like, that serves a limited number of short-order dishes: We stopped for lunch at a roadside hash house.
- head louse — See under louse (def 1).
- head nurse — the chief nurse in a hospital; matron
- headcheese — a seasoned loaf made of the head meat, sometimes including the tongue or brains, of a calf or pig and molded in the natural aspic of the head.
- healthwise — With regard to health.
- heart case — a patient undergoing treatment for a heart condition
- heartsease — peace of mind.
- heliopause — the boundary of the heliosphere.
- hell house — (in the US) a visitor attraction provided by fundamentalist Christians, in which each room contains a gruesome tableau of a sin and its divine punishment, intended to encourage the spectator to seek salvation in Christ
- hexokinase — an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of hexose sugars.
- high horse — a haughty attitude or temper; a contemptuous manner.
- hobbyhorse — a stick with a horse's head, or a rocking horse, ridden by children.