9-letter words containing a, s, h, e
- earthfast — relating to a method of building or to buildings that have no foundations but are supported by posts knocked into the ground
- earthrise — the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it.
- earthstar — a fungus of the genus Geaster, having an outer covering that splits into the form of a star.
- east goth — an Ostrogoth.
- eastleigh — a borough in Hampshire, S England.
- eightsman — a member of an eight-man rowing team
- ekphrasis — (rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or pictorial description of an object, especially of an artwork.
- elephants — Plural form of elephant.
- elisabeth — a feminine name
- empathies — Plural form of empathy.
- empathise — (British) alternative spelling of empathize.
- emphasise — (British) alternative spelling of emphasize.
- emphasize — Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing.
- emphatics — Plural form of emphatic.
- emphysema — A condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.
- encanthis — a tumour of the eye
- encashing — Present participle of encash.
- enchasing — Present participle of enchase.
- encheason — a reason
- enhancers — Plural form of enhancer.
- ensheathe — Enclose (an organism, tissue, structure, etc.) in or as in a sheath.
- enswathed — Simple past tense and past participle of enswathe.
- enthralls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enthrall.
- eparchies — Plural form of eparchy.
- ephesians — a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians), containing an exposition of the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ
- ephialtes — (obsolete) an incubus; a nightmare.
- epigraphs — Plural form of epigraph.
- escabeche — A Spanish dish consisting of fried fish that is marinated and served cold.
- escheated — Simple past tense and past participle of escheat.
- escheator — a person appointed to deal with escheats
- esophagus — The part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- establish — Set up (an organization, system, or set of rules) on a firm or permanent basis.
- esterházy — a noble Hungarian family that produced many soldiers, diplomats, and patrons of the arts. Prince Miklós József Esterházy (1714–90) rebuilt the family castle of Esterháza and employed Haydn as his musical director (1766–90)
- ethnarchs — Plural form of ethnarch.
- eucharist — The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
- eulachons — Plural form of eulachon.
- euphausid — (zoology) Any member of the Euphausidae.
- euphrasia — eyebright
- euphrates — a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)
- eurotrash — fashionable Europeans, traveling or living abroad, of a type regarded variously as pretentious, shallow, irresponsible, parasitic, etc.
- euthanase — (UK) Alternative form of euthanize.
- euthanise — (transitive, British) alternative spelling of euthanize.
- exanthems — Plural form of exanthem.
- exarchist — a supporter of an exarch, esp the Exarch of Bulgaria
- exchanges — Plural form of exchange.
- exhausted — Drained of one's physical or mental resources; very tired.
- exhauster — (obsolete) exhaust, exhaust pipe.
- eyelashes — Plural form of eyelash.
- eyeshades — Plural form of eyeshade.