9-letter words containing h, s, t, r
- roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- run short — having little length; not long.
- runesmith — a student, writer, transcriber, or decipherer of runes.
- runtishly — in a runtish manner
- rushlight — a narrow candle, formerly in use, made of the pith of various types of rush dipped in tallow
- sandhurst — a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.
- schechter — Solomon, 1847–1915, U.S. Hebraist, born in Romania.
- schmutter — cloth or clothing
- schvartze — a term used by some Jewish people to refer to a black person.
- scouthery — scorching
- scratcher — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- scratches — Old Scratch; Satan.
- scratchie — a scratchcard
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- set forth — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- shaharith — the religious service celebrated by Jews every morning.
- shamateur — a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment
- share out — distribute fairly
- shark net — a net for catching sharks
- sharp-cut — cut so as to have a sharp edge: a tool with a sharp-cut blade.
- sharp-set — eager to satisfy the appetite, especially for food.
- shattered — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- shea tree — an African tree, Butyrospermum parkii, of the sapodilla family, bearing a round, smooth-skinned fruit that contains one or more seeds yielding shea butter.
- sheetrock — a trademark name for plasterboard or drywall, composed of gypsum enclosed by heavy sheets of paper and used for constructing interior walls and ceilings
- sheltered — protected or shielded from storms, missiles, etc., by a wall, roof, barrier, or the like.
- shiftwork — a system of employment where an individual's normal hours of work are, in part, outside the period of normal day working and may follow a different pattern in consecutive periods of weeks
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
- shirtless — a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- shirttail — the part of a shirt below the waistline.
- shit-stir — to make trouble
- shoe tree — shaped insert for footwear
- shoot for — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- shopfront — the area of a shop that faces street
- short con — any simple confidence game involving a relatively small amount of money.
- short cut — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- short for — having little length; not long.
- short leg — a fielding position on the leg side near the batsman's wicket
- short run — happening or presented for a short period of time: a short-run motion picture.
- short ton — a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- short-cut — to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
- short-run — happening or presented for a short period of time: a short-run motion picture.
- shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
- shortfall — the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.
- shortgown — a short-skirted dress worn by women doing housework
- shorthair — a domestic cat with a coat of short, thick hair; a cat of a shorthaired breed.
- shorthand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- shorthead — a brachycephalic person.