9-letter words containing c, r, a, s, h
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase
- 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.
- 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.
- saccharic — of or derived from saccharin or a saccharine substance.
- saccharin — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 7 H 5 NO 3 S, produced synthetically, which in dilute solution is 500 times as sweet as sugar: its soluble sodium salt is used as a noncaloric sugar substitute in the manufacture of syrups, foods, and beverages.
- saccharo- — sugar
- saccharum — a brewing sugar derived from cane sugar
- sash cord — a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- scarehead — a headline in exceptionally large type. Compare screamer (def 4).
- schedular — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
- schnapper — a food fish, Pagrosomus auratus, occurring in large numbers off the shores of Australia and New Zealand.
- schnauzer — one of a German breed of sturdy medium-sized dogs having a tight, wiry, pepper-and-salt or pure black coat, bristly eyebrows and beardlike whiskers, and a docked tail, used originally as a ratter and a guard dog and later used in police work.
- scholarch — the head of a school.
- scholarly — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- schvartze — a term used by some Jewish people to refer to a black person.
- scrapheap — a pile of old, discarded material, as metal.
- 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
- screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- scrimshaw — a carved or engraved article, especially of whale ivory, whalebone, walrus tusks, or the like, made by whalers as a leisure occupation.
- sea perch — surfperch.
- sea reach — a straight course at the mouth of a river, connecting with the sea.
- search me — 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.
- searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- shacharis — Shaharith.
- sharecrop — to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper
- sharp-cut — cut so as to have a sharp edge: a tool with a sharp-cut blade.
- shoe rack — shelving unit for storing footwear
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
- spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- squirarch — a person who believes in government by squires
- stauncher — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- stomacher — a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- strychnia — Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline poison, C 2 1 H 2 2 N 2 O 2 , obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant.
- subbranch — a subordinate branch or a branch of a branch, as of a bank, business, or the like.
- subchaser — submarine chaser.
- surcharge — an additional charge, tax, or cost.
- suribachi — an extinct volcano on Iwo Jima island: World War II battle 1945.
- the races — a series of contests of speed between horses (or sometimes greyhounds) over a set course at prearranged times; a race meeting
- theatrics — (used with a singular verb) the art of staging plays and other stage performances.
- theocrasy — a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- tovarisch — comrade (used as a term of address in the Soviet Union).