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9-letter words containing a, d, h, e, r

  • scarehead — a headline in exceptionally large type. Compare screamer (def 4).
  • schedular — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
  • screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
  • semihardy — partially hardy; able to survive moderately low temperatures: semihardy plants.
  • shadberry — the fruit of a shadbush.
  • shattered — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
  • sheldrake — any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage.
  • shewbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
  • shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
  • shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
  • showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
  • shreading — furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
  • spearhead — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
  • spreathed — sore; chapped
  • stairhead — the top of a staircase; top landing.
  • stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
  • subhedral — (of mineral grains comprising igneous rocks) having a partial or incomplete crystal face or form.
  • tarnished — metal: discolored
  • tehsildar — person who administrates a tehsil
  • theandric — relating to the state of being both divine and human, esp pertaining to Christ
  • therapsid — any of various groups of mammallike reptiles of the extinct order Therapsida, inhabiting all continents from mid-Permian to late Triassic times, some of which were probably warm-blooded and directly ancestral to mammals.
  • theravada — Hinayanist name for Hinayana.
  • third ear — intuition.
  • threadfin — any spiny-rayed fishes of the family Polynemidae, having the lower part of the pectoral fin composed of numerous, separate, filamentous rays.
  • threading — twisted filaments or fibers of any kind used for sewing.
  • trailhead — the point where a trail starts.
  • trainshed — (in a railroad station) a shelter completely covering railroad tracks and their adjoining platforms.
  • trauchled — to fatigue; tire; wear out.
  • trenchard — Hugh Montague, 1st Viscount, 1873–1956, British Royal Air Force marshal.
  • trihedral — having, or formed by, three planes meeting in a point: a trihedral angle.
  • uncharged — not charged, especially with electricity; electrically neutral: an uncharged battery; an uncharged particle.
  • uncharmed — marked by good fortune or privilege: a charmed life.
  • uncharred — not charred; free from charring
  • uncharted — not shown or located on a map; unexplored; unknown, as a place or region: the uncharted depths of space.
  • underhair — a growth of short hair lying beneath a longer growth; undercoat.
  • underhand — not open and aboveboard; secret and crafty or dishonorable: an underhand deal with the chief of police.
  • underheat — to heat insufficiently
  • unearthed — to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
  • unharried — to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.
  • unreached — not reached
  • varnished — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
  • waterhead — the source of a river or stream.
  • watershed — Chiefly British. the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas; water parting; divide.
  • weathered — seasoned or otherwise affected by exposure to the weather.
  • wheatbird — A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch.
  • whitbread — Fatima. born 1961, British javelin thrower: won gold at the World Championships (1987)
  • year head — a senior teacher who is responsible for a year in a secondary school
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