9-letter words containing h, o, s, i
- courtship — Courtship is the activity of courting or the time during which a man and a woman are courting.
- cowfishes — Plural form of cowfish.
- cristophe — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Henri I"I) 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary general, born in Grenada: king 1811–20.
- crossfish — a starfish
- crosshair — either of the two fine mutually perpendicular lines or wires that cross in the focal plane of a theodolite, gunsight, or other optical instrument and are used to define the line of sight
- ctesiphon — an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc, it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
- cushioned — provided with cushions
- cushionet — a small cushion
- cyphonism — An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
- cystolith — a knoblike deposit of calcium carbonate in the epidermal cells of such plants as the stinging nettle
- dalhousie — 9th Earl of, title of George Ramsay. 1770–1838, British general; governor of the British colonies in Canada (1819–28)
- demijohns — Plural form of demijohn.
- diaphones — Plural form of diaphone.
- dichroism — a property of a uniaxial crystal, such as tourmaline, of showing a perceptible difference in colour when viewed along two different axes in transmitted white light
- dirhinous — having paired nostrils.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- dish soap — a detergent added to dishwater in order to clean dishes
- dishallow — to profane; desecrate.
- dishcloth — a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
- dishclout — a cloth for use in washing dishes; dishrag.
- dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- dishonors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishonor.
- dishonour — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- dishtowel — a towel for drying dishes.
- dishumour — to upset or offend
- disposeth — Archaic third-person singular form of dispose.
- disthrone — (obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
- dog shift — graveyard shift.
- dogfights — Plural form of dogfight.
- dogfishes — Plural form of dogfish.
- doggishly — In a doggish manner.
- dollishly — In a dollish manner.
- doltishly — In a doltish manner.
- donnishly — In a donnish manner.
- donorship — a person who gives or donates.
- doujinshi — (anime, manga, video games) A fan-produced work, especially a manga, anime, or video game.
- downshift — to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear.
- dragonish — Having the characteristics of a dragon.
- dronishly — in a droning manner
- 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.
- 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.
- dysphonia — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphonic — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dysphoric — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- echinoids — Plural form of echinoid.
- echovirus — any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
- egotheism — The deification of one's own self.