9-letter words containing a, s, h, e, n
- insheathe — ensheathe.
- interdash — to intersperse with hasty strokes of a pen or other writing instrument
- isohaline — a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- kahn test — a test for syphilis based on the formation of a precipitate in a mixture of serum and antigen.
- khamaseen — A cyclonic type wind that is common in Egypt and Sudan towards the end of March and April of each year. Hot weather ensues, as well as sandstorms.
- knaveship — a small proportion of milled grain that was due to the person who did the milling
- lash line — a rope or cord for lashing together the edges of two flats or other pieces of theatrical scenery.
- launchers — Plural form of launcher.
- less than — to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact.
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- lunkheads — Plural form of lunkhead.
- maidenish — Resembling or characteristic of a maiden.
- mainsheet — a sheet of a mainsail.
- manicheus — Manes.
- mantyhose — a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by men
- marsh hen — any of various rails or raillike birds.
- masakhane — a political slogan of solidarity
- mash note — an effusive note or letter expressing affection or passion for the recipient, usually a stranger or someone known only casually
- mathewson — Christopher ("Christy") 1880–1925, U.S. baseball player.
- mechanics — a person who repairs and maintains machinery, motors, etc.: an automobile mechanic.
- mechanise — to make mechanical.
- mechanism — an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion, often being part of a large machine; linkage.
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- menhadens — Plural form of menhaden.
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- meshugana — a crazy person.
- mindshare — Relative public awareness of a phenomenon.
- mineshaft — A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.
- mischance — a mishap or misfortune.
- mishandle — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
- mishanter — a misfortune; mishap.
- mishappen — (obsolete) To encounter grief or misfortune.
- misshapen — badly shaped; deformed.
- monophase — (electricity) Having a single phase of alternating current.
- moonphase — a phase of the moon
- nanoshell — A dielectric nanoparticle coated with a very thin metallic shell.
- narghiles — Plural form of narghile.
- narthexes — Plural form of narthex.
- nashville — a state in the SE United States. 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Capital: Nashville. Abbreviation: TN (for use with zip code), Tenn.
- natheless — nevertheless.
- nearshore — extending from or occurring along a shore.
- nephalism — teetotalism; abstinence from alcohol
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- new maths — a unified, sequential system of teaching arithmetic and mathematics in accord with set theory so as to reveal basic concepts: used in some U.S. schools, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
- newsflash — flash (def 6).
- north sea — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- oakenshaw — an area of woodland containing oak trees
- on shares — with each person concerned taking a share of the profit or loss
- pantheism — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.