9-letter words containing a, d, r, s, h
- push-card — punchboard.
- red flash — a red coloration of the lower portion of the sun, occasionally seen as the sun rises above or sinks to the horizon.
- red shank — an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- road rash — grazing of the skin as a result of falling off a bicycle, skateboard, etc, onto a hard surface
- road show — touring performance or display
- road-show — of or relating to road shows.
- roadhouse — an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.
- sandhurst — a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.
- sanhedrim — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- sanhedrin — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- sapphired — blue-coloured
- sash cord — a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- 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.
- schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
- 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.
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
- shopboard — a shop counter or work bench
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
- shorthand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- 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.
- shrubland — land covered by shrubs
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- 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
- subahdary — the position or office of subadar
- subhedral — (of mineral grains comprising igneous rocks) having a partial or incomplete crystal face or form.
- tahsildar — (in India) a collector for, or official of, the revenue department.
- tarnished — metal: discolored
- tehsildar — person who administrates a tehsil
- 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.
- thirdsman — an intermediary or arbitrator; the third person
- thursdays — on Thursdays; every Thursday.
- trainshed — (in a railroad station) a shelter completely covering railroad tracks and their adjoining platforms.
- 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.