9-letter words containing a, t, r, h
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- rhathymia — carefree behavior; light-heartedness.
- rheotaxis — oriented movement of an organism in response to a current of fluid, especially water.
- rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- rhipidate — shaped like a fan
- rhodanate — a salt of thiocyanic acid
- rhotacism — Historical Linguistics. a change of a speech sound, especially (s), to (r), as in the change from Old Latin lases to Latin lares.
- rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- right-way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- rightable — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- rightward — Also, rightwards. toward or on the right.
- rockshaft — an oscillating shaft.
- root hair — an elongated tubular extension of an epidermal cell of a root, serving to absorb water and minerals from the soil.
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- rotachute — a device serving the same purpose as a parachute, in which the canopy is replaced by freely revolving rotor blades, used for the delivery of stores or recovery of missiles
- rotherham — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
- rotograph — a photograph, esp of a manuscript or book, which is printed white on black
- 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.
- ruthenian — Also, Ruthene [roo-theen] /ruˈθin/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the inhabitants of Ruthenia, Galicia, and neighboring regions.
- sandhurst — a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.
- schvartze — a term used by some Jewish people to refer to a black person.
- scratcher — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- scratches — Old Scratch; Satan.
- scratchie — a scratchcard
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- 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.
- shaharith — the religious service celebrated by Jews every morning.
- shamateur — a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment
- share out — distribute fairly
- shark net — a net for catching sharks
- sharp-cut — cut so as to have a sharp edge: a tool with a sharp-cut blade.
- sharp-set — eager to satisfy the appetite, especially for food.
- shattered — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- shea tree — an African tree, Butyrospermum parkii, of the sapodilla family, bearing a round, smooth-skinned fruit that contains one or more seeds yielding shea butter.
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
- shirttail — the part of a shirt below the waistline.
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
- shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
- shortfall — the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.
- shorthair — a domestic cat with a coat of short, thick hair; a cat of a shorthaired breed.
- shorthand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
- shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
- shortwave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
- shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
- shvartzer — Yiddish: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. schvartze.
- slaughter — Frank, 1908–2001, U.S. novelist and physician.
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- southwark — a borough of Greater London, England, S of the Thames.