9-letter words containing h, d, s
- dogshores — the pieces of timber used to prop up a boat prior to its launch
- dollhouse — a miniature house the scale of children's dolls.
- dollishly — In a dollish manner.
- dolmetsch — Arnold. 1858–1940, British musician, born in France. He contributed greatly to the revival of interest in early music and instruments
- doltishly — In a doltish manner.
- donnishly — In a donnish manner.
- donorship — a person who gives or donates.
- dopeheads — Plural form of dopehead.
- dopesheet — a bulletin or list including the names of entries in various horse races, and including information on each entry, as the name, jockey, and past performances.
- dosshouse — flophouse.
- doughboys — Informal. an American infantryman, especially in World War I.
- doughnuts — Plural form of doughnut.
- doujinshi — (anime, manga, video games) A fan-produced work, especially a manga, anime, or video game.
- dovehouse — A dovecote.
- downshift — to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear.
- drag shoe — a type of braking device on a vehicle
- drag show — a performance by drag artists
- dragonish — Having the characteristics of a dragon.
- draw shot — a stroke that imparts a backward spin to the cue ball, causing it to roll back after striking the object ball. Compare follow shot (def 2).
- drawshave — drawknife.
- drawsheet — a narrow sheet, often used on hospital beds, placed under a patient's buttocks and often over a rubber sheet, that can easily be removed if soiled.
- drayhorse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- driftfish — any of several butterfishes, especially of the genus Psenes, inhabiting tropical waters.
- drillship — a ship equipped with a drill rig and engaged in offshore oil and gas exploration, oceanographic research, etc.
- dronishly — in a droning manner
- drop shot — (in tennis, badminton, etc.) a ball or shuttlecock so softly hit that it falls to the playing surface just after clearing the net.
- drop-ship — to ship (goods) as a drop shipment: The books will be drop-shipped by the publisher to your home.
- droshkies — Plural form of droshky.
- drumheads — Plural form of drumhead.
- duathlons — Plural form of duathlon.
- duchesses — the wife or widow of a duke.
- duckshove — to evade (responsibility or an issue)
- dukhobors — a pacifistic, nonritualistic, mystical religious sect that separated (1785) from the Eastern Orthodox Church: in the 1890s, many members emigrated to W Canada
- dullishly — in a slightly dull manner
- dumb show — a part of a dramatic representation given in pantomime, common in early English drama.
- dumpishly — in a downhearted and despondent manner
- duncishly — in a dullard-like manner
- dunghills — Plural form of dunghill.
- dunk shot — a shot in which a player near the basket jumps with the ball and thrusts it through the basket with one hand or both hands held above the rim. See also slam dunk (def 1).
- duotheism — Belief in and worship in two deities, usually framed as a god and goddess of roughly equal power.
- duotheist — A person who adheres to duotheism.
- dust bath — the action of a bird of driving dust into its feathers, which may dislodge parasites
- dust head — a habitual user of angel dust.
- dust shot — the smallest size of shot for use in a shotgun.
- dustcloth — a soft, absorbent cloth used for dusting.
- dustsheet — A large sheet which is draped over furniture as protection from dust.
- dyschezia — Difficult or painful defecation.
- dysphagia — difficulty in swallowing.
- dysphagic — difficulty in swallowing.
- dysphasia — inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.