9-letter words containing a, s, h, i, e, r
- mindshare — Relative public awareness of a phenomenon.
- mischarge — (legal or, finance) To charge wrongly.
- mishanter — a misfortune; mishap.
- misphrase — to phrase badly or incorrectly
- narghiles — Plural form of narghile.
- parcheesi — a modern board game derived from the ancient game of pachisi
- parrhesia — boldness or frankness of speech; the act of asking forgiveness for speaking in such a way
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- pharisees — a member of a Jewish sect that flourished during the 1st century b.c. and 1st century a.d. and that differed from the Sadducees chiefly in its strict observance of religious ceremonies and practices, adherence to oral laws and traditions, and belief in an afterlife and the coming of a Messiah.
- praiseach — a type of porridge made with oatmeal
- raise hob — to cause mischief or disturbance
- ratherish — fairly, moderately
- refashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- rehashing — to work up (old material) in a new form.
- reichsrat — German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- reichstag — the lower house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- reshaping — the act of shaping again or differently
- revarnish — 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.
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- rheotaxis — oriented movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid, especially water.
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- 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
- scratchie — a scratchcard
- searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- semihardy — partially hardy; able to survive moderately low temperatures: semihardy plants.
- senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- seraphine — an old reed-based keyboard instrument; a reed organ
- serigraph — a print made by the silkscreen process.
- shakerism — the beliefs and practices of the Shakers.
- sharklike — any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- shear pin — an easily replaceable pin inserted in a machine at a critical point and designed to shear and stop the machine if the load becomes too great
- shearling — Chiefly British. a yearling sheep that has been shorn once.
- sherifian — pertaining to a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima
- shillaber — a shill or someone who poses as a satisfied customer in order to encourage other buyers or participants
- shirralee — a load, pack, or bundle
- shreading — furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
- shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
- spearfish — fish: type of marlin
- sphaerite — an aluminium phosphate
- spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- stairhead — the top of a staircase; top landing.
- starshine — starlight
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- tarnished — metal: discolored
- tehsildar — person who administrates a tehsil
- the rains — the season of heavy rainfall, esp in the tropics
- theatrics — (used with a singular verb) the art of staging plays and other stage performances.
- therapist — a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.