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9-letter words containing h, e, a, s

  • squeamish — fastidious or dainty.
  • stagehand — a person who moves properties, regulates lighting, etc., in a theatrical production.
  • stairhead — the top of a staircase; top landing.
  • stanchest — staunch2 .
  • starshine — starlight
  • statehood — the status or condition of being a state, especially a state of the U.S.
  • stathenry — the electrostatic unit of inductance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 10 11 henries and equal to the inductance of a circuit in which an electromotive force of one statvolt is produced by a current in the circuit which varies at the rate of one statampere per second.
  • stauncher — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
  • steamship — a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.
  • steelhead — a silvery rainbow trout that migrates to the sea before returning to fresh water to spawn.
  • stenobath — a stenobathic organism.
  • stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
  • stephanie — a female given name.
  • 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.
  • stonechat — any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
  • stonehand — a person who arranges type and imposes pages on an imposing stone
  • stonewash — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
  • stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
  • sub-phase — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
  • subchaser — submarine chaser.
  • subhalide — a halide containing a relatively small proportion of the halogen, as mercurous chloride.
  • subhedral — (of mineral grains comprising igneous rocks) having a partial or incomplete crystal face or form.
  • sublethal — almost lethal or fatal: a sublethal dose of poison.
  • subschema — a part of a computer database which is used by an individual
  • sunshades — something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
  • superheat — the state of being superheated.
  • surcharge — an additional charge, tax, or cost.
  • sweatshop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
  • swellhead — a vain or arrogant person.
  • synalepha — the blending of two successive vowels into one, especially the coalescence of a vowel at the end of one word with a vowel at the beginning of the next.
  • tabasheer — dried bamboo sap, used medicinally in the Far East
  • taoiseach — The prime minister of the Republic of Ireland is called the Taoiseach.
  • tap shoes — shoes worn by tap-dancers which are equipped with taps that make a rhythmic sound when the shoes are used for dancing
  • tarnished — metal: discolored
  • tea chest — A tea chest is a large wooden box in which tea is packed when it is exported. People also use tea chests for putting things in when they move from one house to another.
  • teachings — the act or profession of a person who teaches.
  • teachless — without teaching
  • tearsheet — a page in a newspaper or periodical that is cut or perforated so that it can be easily torn out
  • tehsildar — person who administrates a tehsil
  • telophase — the final stage of meiosis or mitosis, in which the separated chromosomes reach the opposite poles of the dividing cell and the nuclei of the daughter cells form around the two sets of chromosomes.
  • thaneship — thanage.
  • thankless — not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job.
  • the amish — the Amish people
  • the ashes — a cremated cricket stump in a pottery urn now preserved at Lord's. Victory or defeat in test matches between England and Australia is referred to as winning, losing, or retaining the Ashes
  • the backs — the grounds between the River Cam and certain Cambridge colleges
  • the blahs — a state of weariness, boredom, or general lack of interest in life
  • the chase — the act or sport of hunting
  • the coast — in the U.S., the Pacific coast
  • the gapes — a disease of young poultry and birds, characterized by gasping and choking and caused by gapeworms
  • the hanse — a medieval league of free towns in N Germany and adjoining countries, formed to promote and protect their economic interests: the leading members were Bremen, Lübeck, and Hamburg
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