9-letter words containing l, a, s, h
- megaliths — Plural form of megalith.
- megillahs — Plural form of megillah.
- mess hall — a place in which a group eats regularly, especially a dining hall in a military camp, post, etc.
- methylase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyse methylation
- milkshake — A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
- mishandle — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
- mold wash — a coating applied in liquid form to walls of a mold cavity.
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- moygashel — an Irish linen
- mullahism — governance or rule by mullahs
- nailbrush — a small brush with stiff bristles, used to clean the fingernails.
- nanoshell — A dielectric nanoparticle coated with a very thin metallic shell.
- naphthols — Plural form of naphthol.
- narghiles — Plural form of narghile.
- nashville — a state in the SE United States. 42,246 sq. mi. (109,415 sq. km). Capital: Nashville. Abbreviation: TN (for use with zip code), Tenn.
- natheless — nevertheless.
- nephalism — teetotalism; abstinence from alcohol
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- newsflash — flash (def 6).
- ohm's law — the law that for any circuit the electric current is directly proportional to the voltage and is inversely proportional to the resistance.
- oil shale — a black or dark-brown shale or siltstone rich in bitumens, from which shale oil is obtained by destructive distillation.
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- onslaught — an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
- palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
- paschal i — died a.d. 824, pope 817–824.
- pearl ash — the granular crystalline form of potassium carbonate
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- phalanges — a plural of phalanx.
- phalluses — an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature.
- pharsalia — a district in ancient Greece whose chief city was Pharsalus.
- pharsalus — an ancient city in central Greece, in Thessaly: site of Caesar's victory over Pompey 48 b.c.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- philistia — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- physicals — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- plansheer — plancer.
- platyfish — any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.
- playhouse — a theater.
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- ranchless — having no ranch or ranches
- reachless — unreachable or unattainable
- red flash — a red coloration of the lower portion of the sun, occasionally seen as the sun rises above or sinks to the horizon.
- rehearsal — a session of exercise, drill, or practice, usually private, in preparation for a public performance, ceremony, etc.: a play rehearsal; a wedding rehearsal.
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rivalship — rivalry
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- sablefish — a large, blackish food fish, Anoplopoma fimbria, inhabiting waters of the North Pacific.
- sackcloth — sacking.