9-letter words containing n, o, s, h, r
- longshore — existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport: longshore jobs; longshore current.
- marathons — Plural form of marathon.
- mcpherson — Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- minorship — the state of being a minor
- murchison — an intermittent river in W Australia, flowing SW to the Indian Ocean. 440 miles (708 km) long.
- narrowish — somewhat narrow
- nearshore — extending from or occurring along a shore.
- neighbors — Plural form of neighbor.
- neomorphs — Plural form of neomorph.
- nephrosis — kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.
- noirishly — In a noirish manner.
- nonheroes — Plural form of nonhero.
- nonkosher — Not kosher.
- nonshrink — (of construction materials, such as cement or grout) not liable to contract
- noosphere — the biosphere including and modified by such human activities as agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, urbanization, and industrialization.
- north sea — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
- northants — Northamptonshire
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- northings — Plural form of northing.
- northmost — northernmost.
- northside — The northern side of a building, street, area etc.
- northwest — a point on the compass midway between north and west. Abbreviation: NW.
- nothosaur — An extinct semiaquatic carnivorous reptile of the Triassic period, having a slender body and long neck, related to the plesiosaurs.
- nourished — Simple past tense and past participle of nourish.
- nourisher — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- nourishes — Plural form of nourish.
- on shares — with each person concerned taking a share of the profit or loss
- one-horse — using or having only a single horse: a one-horse carriage.
- onrushing — Rushing or flowing forward.
- onshoring — the practice of employing white-collar workers from abroad
- otherness — the state or fact of being different or distinct.
- overshine — to outshine: One star seemed to overshine all others.
- ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- parsonish — like a parson
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- phronesis — wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
- post horn — a straight or coiled copper or brass horn with no valves or slide, originally used to announce mail coaches.
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- prehensor — a part that grasps
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- prosthion — the most forward projecting point of the anterior surface of the upper jaw, in the midsagittal plane.
- refashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- renourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- rethondes — a village in N France near Compiègne: armistice ending World War I signed here 1918.
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rhodopsin — a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin.
- rosefinch — any of various finches with pink patches
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
- roughness — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- run short — having little length; not long.