9-letter words containing a, s, h, k
- shakiness — tending to shake or tremble.
- shakingly — the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- shakspere — William ("the Bard"; "the Bard of Avon") 1564–1616, English poet and dramatist.
- shalelike — having the properties or appearance of shale
- shankbone — a large bone in the lower leg between the knee and the foot of an animal; the tibia
- shark bay — a large inlet on the W coast of Western Australia, 800 km (500 miles) north of Perth; the coastline is over 1500 km (930 miles) long and has two large shallow embayments and numerous islands; noted for its large sea-grass beds, stromatolites, and colonies of dugong; a World Heritage site. Area: 2.2 million hectares. Pop: 900 (2014 est)
- shark net — a net for catching sharks
- sharklike — any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- sharkskin — a smooth fabric of acetate or rayon with a dull or chalklike appearance, for apparel.
- shashlick — a dish consisting of kabobs broiled or roasted on a skewer.
- sheaflike — resembling a sheaf
- sheepwalk — a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.
- shekhinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- sheldrake — any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage.
- shellback — an old sailor.
- shellbark — the shagbark tree.
- shimazaki — Tōson [taw-sawn] /ˈtɔ sɔn/ (Show IPA), (Haruki Shimazaki) 1872–1943, Japanese author.
- shockwave — (tool) A program from Macromedia for viewing files created with Macromedia Director. Shockwave is freely available as a plug-in for the Netscape Navigator web browser. "Shocked" pages that incorporate documents created in Director can usually only be enjoyed by users with an ISDN or faster connection.
- shoe rack — shelving unit for storing footwear
- shoeblack — bootblack.
- shoemaker — William Lee ("Willie") 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.
- shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
- shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
- shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
- skaldship — the office of an ancient Scandinavian poet
- skanky-ho — a promiscuous woman
- skean dhu — a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.
- skean-dhu — a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.
- sketchpad — sketchbook (def 1).
- skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
- skiagraph — a radiograph.
- smackhead — a person who is addicted to heroin
- snakefish — lizardfish.
- snakehead — checkered lily.
- solonchak — a type of intrazonal soil of arid regions with a greyish surface crust: contains large quantities of soluble salts
- southwark — a borough of Greater London, England, S of the Thames.
- stakhanov — a city in E Ukraine, W of Lugnask.
- swashwork — a type of work done on a lathe, which is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation of the work
- talk shop — a retail store, especially a small one.
- talk show — a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.
- thankings — expressions of gratitude or acts of thanking
- thankless — not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job.
- thanks to — to express gratitude, appreciation, or acknowledgment to: She thanked them for their hospitality.
- the backs — the grounds between the River Cam and certain Cambridge colleges
- the stake — a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- tokushima — a seaport on NE Shikoku, in SW Japan.
- unshackle — to free from shackles; unfetter.
- unshaking — the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- whipsnake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
- windshake — a crack between the annual rings in wood: caused by strong winds bending the tree trunk