9-letter words containing d, c, h
- ratcheted — a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- reach rod — a rod for operating a remote piece of machinery, as a valve.
- red birch — river birch.
- red chalk — a clayey ochre containing iron, used by painters
- red china — China, People's Republic of.
- red ocher — any of the red natural earths, mixtures of hematite, that are used as pigments.
- red ochre — any of various natural red earths containing ferric oxide: used as pigments
- remscheid — a city in W Germany, in the Ruhr region.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rheochord — a wire inserted into an electrical circuit to vary or regulate the current
- richard i — ("Richard the Lion-Hearted"; "Richard Coeur de Lion") 1157–99, king of England 1189–99.
- richfield — a city in E Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- rock hind — a small, orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus adscensionis, inhabiting warm seas from North Carolina to Brazil, especially in the West Indies, and fished as food.
- rock-hard — Something that is rock-hard is very hard indeed.
- rockhound — a person who collects or who is interested in rocks and minerals
- rodchenko — Aleksandr (Mikhailovich) [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-,, mi-key-luh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-,, mɪˈkeɪ lə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1956, Soviet painter, photographer, and designer.
- rood arch — an archway at the center of a rood screen.
- roundarch — having rounded arches
- sachemdom — the office of a sachem
- sash cord — a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- scaldfish — a small European flatfish, Arnoglossus laterna, covered with large fragile scales: family Bothidae
- scaldhead — a person's scalp that is diseased with ringworm or another similar affliction
- scaldship — the office of a scald or an ancient Scandinavian poet or bard
- scaphopod — any mollusk of the class Scaphopoda, comprising the tooth shells.
- scarehead — a headline in exceptionally large type. Compare screamer (def 4).
- schaudinn — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1871–1906, German zoologist.
- 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.
- scheduled — 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.
- scheduler — scheduling
- schickard — a large crater in the SW quadrant of the moon, about 227 kilometres (141 miles) in diameter
- schizopod — any crustacean of the former order or division Schizopoda, now divided into the orders Mysidacea, comprising the opossum shrimps, and Euphausiacea, comprising krill.
- schleiden — Matthias Jakob [mah-tee-ahs yah-kawp] /mɑˈti ɑs ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1804–81, German botanist.
- schneider — to prevent (an opponent) from scoring a point in a game or match.
- schofield — John McAllister [muh-kal-i-ster] /məˈkæl ɪ stər/ (Show IPA), 1831–1906, U.S. general.
- schoolday — a day for going to school
- schoolkid — a child who attends school
- schroeder — ˈGerhard (ˈgɛʀhɑʀt) ; gerˈhärt) 1944- ; Ger. politican: chancellor of Germany (1998-2005)
- scirrhoid — resembling a scirrhus.
- scouthood — (sometimes initial capital letter) the state of being a scout, especially a Boy Scout or a Girl Scout.
- screeched — to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.
- screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- scrooched — to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).
- scrunched — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
- shickered — intoxicated; drunk.
- shitfaced — very drunk.
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- showcased — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- sidecheck — a checkrein passing from the bit to the saddle of a harness.
- sketchpad — sketchbook (def 1).
- smackhead — a person who is addicted to heroin