9-letter words containing a, s, h, o, t
- 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).
- northants — Northamptonshire
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- nothosaur — An extinct semiaquatic carnivorous reptile of the Triassic period, having a slender body and long neck, related to the plesiosaurs.
- oasthouse — Alternative spelling of oast house.
- octastich — a stanza or piece of poetic writing that contains eight lines
- onslaught — an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
- orchestra — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- orthoaxis — the axis in a crystal
- orthostat — (in a classical temple) any of a number of large stone slabs revetting the lower part of the cella.
- osteopath — a physician who practices osteopathy.
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- outsearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- outwashes — Plural form of outwash.
- overhaste — excessive haste
- overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
- pack shot — (in television advertising) a close-up of the product being advertised, usually so that the viewer can register its logo and packaging
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- 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.
- phosphate — Chemistry. (loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid. a tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid, as sodium phosphate.
- photomask — an opaque image on a transparent plate that is used to filter light so the image can be transferred, used in photolithography applications
- photopsia — a rare disease of the eye's retina that results in the perception of flashes of light
- photoscan — to study the distribution of a radioactive isotope or radiopaque dye in (a body organ or part) through the use of x-rays.
- photostat — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
- 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.
- pistachio — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- postcrash — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a crash
- posthaste — with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- rheotaxis — oriented movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid, especially water.
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- rockshaft — an oscillating shaft.
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- 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.
- sackcloth — sacking.
- sailcloth — any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
- sainthood — the character or status of a saint.
- saoshyant — the World Savior who will come at the end of time.
- scholiast — an ancient commentator on the classics.
- scotchman — Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- segholate — a noun in Hebrew that has a long vowel in the first syllable and a short seghol in the second syllable
- 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.
- shabbatot — Jewish Sabbaths and festivals
- shahtoosh — a soft wool that comes from the Himalyan ibex
- 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.
- share out — distribute fairly
- shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.