9-letter words containing h, e, p
- shipwreck — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- shoe shop — a shop which sells shoes
- showpiece — something that is displayed or exhibited.
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- sinophile — a person who admires or has a strong liking for China, the Chinese, or their culture.
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- sisyphean — of or relating to Sisyphus.
- sketchpad — sketchbook (def 1).
- slag heap — A slag heap is a hill made from waste material, such as rock and mud, left over from mining.
- slipsheet — a sheet so inserted.
- snaphance — a type of mechanism similar to a flintlock used to discharge a gun
- snipefish — any of several fishes of the family Macrorhamphosidae, of tropical and temperate seas, having a long, tubular snout and a compressed body.
- sophister — a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner.
- sophocles — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- sophomore — a student in the second year of high school or college.
- spaceship — spacecraft.
- spaceshot — a launch of a space vehicle beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- spadefish — a deep-bodied marine fish of the genus Chaetodipterus, especially C. faber, of Atlantic coastal waters of North America.
- spaghetti — a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces.
- spearfish — fish: type of marlin
- spearhead — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- speechful — full of speech or expression
- speechify — to make a speech or speeches; harangue.
- speechway — a pattern, style, or feature of spoken language shared by the people of a particular group or area.
- sphacelus — the death of living tissue
- sphaerite — an aluminium phosphate
- sphendone — an ancient Greek headband
- sphenodon — tuatara.
- spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- sphincter — a circular band of voluntary or involuntary muscle that encircles an orifice of the body or one of its hollow organs.
- spicebush — Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
- spiderish — relating to or resembling a spider
- spikefish — a large sea fish
- spinebash — to rest; loaf.
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- splotches — a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
- spreathed — sore; chapped
- steamship — a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.
- stepchair — a set of steps folding into a chair.
- stepchild — a child of one's spouse by a previous marriage.
- stephanie — a female given name.
- stephen i — Saint, died a.d. 257? pope 254–257.
- stephen v — died a.d. 891, pope 885–891.
- storeship — a government-owned ship that carries supplies to a naval fleet
- 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.
- sulphured — treated or combined with sulphur
- sulphuret — to treat or combine with sulphur