9-letter words containing g, o, s, h, a
- mogadishu — an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- mossadegh — Mohammed, 1880–1967, Iranian statesman: premier 1951–53.
- moygashel — an Irish linen
- myographs — Plural form of myograph.
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- onslaught — an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- phagosome — a vacuole within a phagocyte that contains bacteria or other ingested particles and that becomes fused with a lysosome.
- psychogas — a gas with a mind-altering effect
- qiongshan — a port on N Hainan island, in S China: chief city of the island.
- 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.
- schoolbag — a bag used for carrying books, school supplies, etc.
- segholate — a noun in Hebrew that has a long vowel in the first syllable and a short seghol in the second syllable
- shadowing — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- sheboygan — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- shogunate — the office or rule of a shogun.
- shroffage — the commission charged by a money dealer
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- sonograph — an instrument that produces a graphic representation of sound.
- southgate — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- sphagnous — pertaining to, abounding in, or consisting of sphagnum.
- staghound — a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
- yang-shao — of or designating a Neolithic culture of N China c5000–3000 b.c., characterized by dwellings with sunken floors, domestication of the pig, and a fine handmade pottery painted mainly in geometric designs of spirals and circles.