9-letter words containing h, o, p, s
- shopfront — the area of a shop that faces street
- shopwoman — a woman who works in a shop
- shortstop — Baseball. the position of the player covering the area of the infield between second and third base. a fielder who covers this position.
- shotpoint — A shotpoint is a place at the surface of the Earth where a seismic source is activated.
- shotproof — able to withstand shot
- show copy — a positive print of a film for use at an important presentation such as a premiere
- show pony — a person who tries to be the centre of attention; show-off
- 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.
- 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
- siphoning — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- slap shot — a very powerful, fast-moving shot of the puck on goal made with a full backswing of the stick and an extended follow-through.
- slip hook — pelican hook.
- slo pitch — slow pitch
- slo-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- slop-shop — a store at which cheap, ready-made clothing may be purchased.
- snap shot — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- snapshoot — to take a snapshot of (a subject).
- soap dish — a dish designed to hold a bar of soap, especially as a bathroom or kitchen fixture attached to a sink, lavatory, or bathtub.
- soap-dish — a dish designed to hold a bar of soap, especially as a bathroom or kitchen fixture attached to a sink, lavatory, or bathtub.
- sociopath — a person with a psychopathic personality whose behavior is antisocial, often criminal, and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
- sonograph — an instrument that produces a graphic representation of sound.
- sophister — a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner.
- sophistic — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- sophistry — a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.
- sophocles — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- sophomore — a student in the second year of high school or college.
- sophonias — Zephaniah.
- southport — a seaport in Merseyside, in W England: resort.
- spaceshot — a launch of a space vehicle beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- sphagnous — pertaining to, abounding in, or consisting of sphagnum.
- sphendone — an ancient Greek headband
- sphenodon — tuatara.
- sphygmoid — resembling the pulse; pulselike.
- splotches — a large, irregular spot; blot; stain; blotch.
- spot cash — an amount of money paid immediately in cash
- spotlight — a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.
- staphylo- — uvula
- stop bath — an acid bath or rinse for stopping the action of a developer before fixing a negative or print.
- stoplight — traffic light.
- stopwatch — a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.
- storeship — a government-owned ship that carries supplies to a naval fleet
- strophoid — a plane curve generated by the loci of points p and pprime; on a straight line that intersects the y-axis at a point n and the minus x-axis at a fixed point q, such that pn = npprime; = on, as on changes, where o is the origin. Equation: y 2 = x 2 (x + a)/(a − x).
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- sun porch — a windowed porch or porchlike room having more window than wall area, intended to receive large amounts of sunlight.
- superhero — a hero, especially in children's comic books and television cartoons, possessing extraordinary, often magical powers.
- supershow — an exceptional show
- swap shop — a store or shop where items, especially secondhand ones, are traded or sold.