9-letter words containing e, n, t, h, s
- histidine — an essential amino acid, C 3 H 3 N 2 CH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, that is a constituent of proteins and is important as the iron-binding site in hemoglobin. Symbol: H. Abbreviation: His;
- hoarstone — A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.
- holystone — a block of soft sandstone used in scrubbing the decks of a ship.
- homestand — (baseball) A series of games played at a team's home field.
- hometowns — Plural form of hometown.
- honestest — (nonstandard) Superlative form of honest.
- honesties — Plural form of honestie.
- honeworts — Plural form of honewort.
- honeypots — Plural form of honeypot.
- hornstone — a variety of quartz resembling flint.
- horsemint — a wild mint, Mentha longifolia, introduced into America from Europe, having spikes of lilac flowers.
- hortensia — Hydrangea.
- huguenots — a member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; a French Protestant.
- hungriest — Superlative form of hungry.
- hunteress — Obsolete form of huntress.
- hutcheson — Francis. 1694–1746, Scottish philosopher: he published books on ethics and aesthetics, including System of Moral Philosophy (1755)
- hygienist — an expert in hygiene.
- hypnotise — to put in the hypnotic state.
- ingathers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingather.
- insheathe — ensheathe.
- inshelter — to put in a shelter
- interdash — to intersperse with hasty strokes of a pen or other writing instrument
- intermesh — any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- itchiness — having or causing an itching sensation.
- kahn test — a test for syphilis based on the formation of a precipitate in a mixture of serum and antigen.
- kittenish — coyly playful.
- knotholes — Plural form of knothole.
- lengthens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lengthen.
- less than — to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact.
- lichenist — a person who studies lichenology
- lightness — the state or quality of being light or illuminated.
- listeneth — Archaic third-person singular form of listen.
- litheness — The property of being lithe.
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- mainsheet — a sheet of a mainsail.
- mantyhose — a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by men
- mash note — an effusive note or letter expressing affection or passion for the recipient, usually a stranger or someone known only casually
- mathewson — Christopher ("Christy") 1880–1925, U.S. baseball player.
- mechanist — a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- mesh knot — sheet bend.
- mineshaft — A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.
- mishanter — a misfortune; mishap.
- monteiths — Plural form of monteith.
- monthlies — pertaining to a month, or to each month.
- narthexes — Plural form of narthex.
- natheless — nevertheless.
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- nepenthes — nepenthe.
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.