9-letter words containing a, h, u, t
- outwashes — Plural form of outwash.
- pankhurst — Christabel Harriette, 1880–1958, English suffragist leader (daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst).
- parachute — a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down safely through the air from a great height, especially from an aircraft, rendered effective by the resistance of the air that expands it during the descent and reduces the velocity of its fall.
- patchogue — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- patchouli — a plant, Pogostemon cablin, of tropical Asia, that yields a fragrant oil (patchouli oil) used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- phase out — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
- pretaught — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- put ahead — to reset the hands of (a clock) to a later time
- putonghua — the form of Chinese, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, adopted as the official national language of China.
- rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rotachute — a device serving the same purpose as a parachute, in which the canopy is replaced by freely revolving rotor blades, used for the delivery of stores or recovery of missiles
- roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- ruthenian — Also, Ruthene [roo-theen] /ruˈθin/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the inhabitants of Ruthenia, Galicia, and neighboring regions.
- saltchuck — the ocean.
- sandhurst — a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.
- sasquatch — Big Foot.
- scatheful — causing harm or injury
- shake out — If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust.
- shamateur — a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment
- share out — distribute fairly
- sharp-cut — cut so as to have a sharp edge: a tool with a sharp-cut blade.
- shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- shut away — keep confined
- slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
- southeast — the point or direction midway between south and east. Abbreviation: SE.
- southgate — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- southland — a southern area.
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- southwark — a borough of Greater London, England, S of the Thames.
- stag hunt — a hunt carried out to find and kill stags
- staghound — a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
- stauncher — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- sublethal — almost lethal or fatal: a sublethal dose of poison.
- succotash — a cooked dish of kernels of corn mixed with shell beans, especially lima beans, and, often, with green and sweet red peppers.
- such that — so that: used to express purpose or result
- sulphatic — sulphuric, of or pertaining to a sulphate
- superheat — the state of being superheated.
- swarthout — Gladys, 1904–69, U.S. soprano.
- tabbouleh — a salad of fine-ground bulgur, parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint, olive oil, and lemon juice.
- tauchnitz — Karl Christoph Traugott [kahrl kris-tawf trou-gawt] /ˈkɑrl ˈkrɪs tɔf ˈtraʊ gɔt/ (Show IPA), 1761–1836, and his son, Karl Christian Philipp [kris-tee-ahn fee-lip,, fil-ip] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfi lɪp,, ˈfɪl ɪp/ (Show IPA) 1798–1884, German printers and publishers.
- tchambuli — a member of an indigenous people of Papua New Guinea.
- thalamium — thalamus (def 3).
- thallious — having a surplus of thallium
- thanjavur — a city in E Tamil Nadu, in SE India.