9-letter words containing l, h, s
- asphaltum — a substance used to protect surface areas of metal that do not require to be etched
- asphodels — Plural form of asphodel.
- asphyxial — the extreme condition caused by lack of oxygen and excess of carbon dioxide in the blood, produced by interference with respiration or insufficient oxygen in the air; suffocation.
- athelings — Plural form of atheling.
- athelstan — ?895–939 ad, king of Wessex and Mercia (924–939 ad), who extended his kingdom to include most of England
- athletics — Athletics refers to track and field sports such as running, the high jump, and the javelin.
- athletism — The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
- aughtlins — in the least; to the least degree.
- ausgleich — the agreement (1867) that established the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary
- babyishly — in a baby-like fashion; childishly
- bachelors — Plural form of bachelor.
- backflash — a flashback: Backflashes of the heroine's childhood fill in gaps in the novel's narrative.
- backheels — Plural form of backheel.
- backslash — a slash which slopes to the left \
- baldheads — Plural form of baldhead.
- ballyhoos — Plural form of ballyhoo.
- bandshell — a type of bandstand enclosed at the back
- bashfully — In a bashful manner.
- basophile — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basophils — Plural form of basophil.
- beadflush — (of paneling) having panels flush with their stiles and rails and surrounded with a flush bead.
- beamishly — in a beamish manner; smilingly; radiantly
- bearishly — In a bearish manner.
- bell push — a button that is pressed to operate an electric bell
- benchless — without a bench or benches
- bismillah — the words which preface all except one of the surahs of the Koran, used by Muslims as a blessing before eating or some other action
- bismuthyl — Chemistry. the univalent group BiO + , occurring in certain bismuth salts, as bismuth oxychloride, BiOCl.
- bisphenol — a synthetic organic compound used to make plastics and resins
- blackfish — a minnow-like Alaskan freshwater fish, Dallia pectoralis, related to the pikes and thought to be able to survive prolonged freezing
- blackwash — to present (someone or something) in the worst possible light
- blaspheme — If someone blasphemes, they say rude or disrespectful things about God or religion, or they use God's name as a swear word.
- blasphemy — You can describe something that shows disrespect for God or a religion as blasphemy.
- bleachers — The bleachers are a part of an outdoor sports stadium, or the seats in that area, which are usually uncovered and are the least expensive place where people can sit.
- blemished — You use blemished to describe something such as someone's skin or a piece of fruit when its appearance is spoiled by small marks.
- blemisher — a person or thing that blemishes
- blindfish — any of various small fishes, esp the cavefish, that have rudimentary or functionless eyes and occur in subterranean streams
- blinglish — a form of spoken English that blends British English with Black youth slang
- blockship — a ship used to block a river or channel
- bloodshed — Bloodshed is violence in which people are killed or wounded.
- bloodshot — If your eyes are bloodshot, the parts that are usually white are red or pink. Your eyes can be bloodshot for a variety of reasons, for example because you are tired or you have drunk too much alcohol.
- blueshift — a shift in the spectral lines of a stellar spectrum towards the blue end of the visible region relative to the wavelengths of these lines in the terrestrial spectrum: a result of the Doppler effect caused by stars approaching the solar system
- blushless — without blushes, shameless
- bobsleigh — A bobsleigh is a vehicle with long thin strips of metal fixed to the bottom, which is used for racing downhill on ice.
- bodyshell — the external shell of a motor vehicle
- bolshevik — Bolshevik is used to describe the political system and ideas that Lenin and his supporters introduced in Russia after the Russian Revolution of 1917.
- bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
- bookshelf — A bookshelf is a shelf on which you keep books.
- boughless — (of trees) having no boughs
- brushland — an area of land characterized by patchy shrubs and bushes
- brushless — (of a motor) not using physical contacts for the communicator