9-letter words containing m, a, h
- sachemdom — the office of a sachem
- sakishima — a group of islands in the S Ryukyu Islands, off Taiwan and belonging to Japan.
- sanhedrim — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- schematic — pertaining to or of the nature of a schema, diagram, or scheme; diagrammatic.
- schematik — A NeXT front-end to MIT Scheme for the NeXT by Chris Kane and Max Hailperin <[email protected]>. Schematik provides syntax-knowledgeable text editing, graphics windows and a user-interface to an underlying MIT Scheme process. It comes with MIT Scheme 7.1.3 ready to install on the NeXT and requires NEXTSTEP. Version: 1.1.5.2.
- schmaltzy — of, relating to, or characterized by schmaltz.
- schoolman — a person versed in scholastic learning or engaged in scholastic pursuits.
- sciamachy — an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.
- sciomachy — sciamachy.
- scotchman — Sometimes Offensive. Scotsman.
- scrimshaw — a carved or engraved article, especially of whale ivory, whalebone, walrus tusks, or the like, made by whalers as a leisure occupation.
- search me — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- self-harm — injury inflicted deliberately on yourself
- semaphore — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- semihardy — partially hardy; able to survive moderately low temperatures: semihardy plants.
- shah alam — a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 3160 sq. mi. (8184 sq. km). Capital: Shah Alam.
- shaikhism — the beliefs and practices of the Shaikhi.
- shakerism — the beliefs and practices of the Shakers.
- shamanism — the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans.
- shamateur — a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment
- shambling — to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- shamefast — shamefaced.
- shameless — lacking any sense of shame: immodest; audacious.
- shampooed — to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
- shantyman — a logger or lumberman
- sharesman — a person who works for a share of something
- shimazaki — Tōson [taw-sawn] /ˈtɔ sɔn/ (Show IPA), (Haruki Shimazaki) 1872–1943, Japanese author.
- shlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- shoemaker — William Lee ("Willie") 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.
- shopwoman — a woman who works in a shop
- shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
- showmance — a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show
- showmanly — characteristic of a showman
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- sightsman — a tourist guide
- sixth man — a team's best substitute.
- smackhead — a person who is addicted to heroin
- smash hit — a person or thing that is overwhelmingly successful or popular: Both the play and the movie based on it were smash hits.
- smasheroo — a popular success
- sour mash — a blended grain mash used in the distilling of some whiskeys, consisting of new mash and a portion of mash from a preceding run and yielding a high rate of lactic acid.
- squeamish — fastidious or dainty.
- steamship — a large commercial vessel, especially one driven by steam.
- stomachal — a medication that is good for the stomach
- stomacher — a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
- stomachic — of or relating to the stomach; gastric.
- subschema — a part of a computer database which is used by an individual
- suquamish — a member of a Salishan-speaking North American Indian people of Washington, near Puget Sound.
- swampfish — a small fish, Chologaster cornuta, related to the cavefishes, inhabiting swamps and streams of the Atlantic coastal plain, having small but functional eyes and almost transparent skin.
- switchman — a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad.