9-letter words containing p, h, a, s
- dysphasic — inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.
- dysphemia — any impairment in the ability to speak.
- dysphonia — any disturbance of normal vocal function.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- earphones — (countable) Plural form of earphone.
- ekphrasis — (rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or pictorial description of an object, especially of an artwork.
- elephants — Plural form of elephant.
- empathies — Plural form of empathy.
- empathise — (British) alternative spelling of empathize.
- emphasise — (British) alternative spelling of emphasize.
- emphasize — Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing.
- emphatics — Plural form of emphatic.
- emphysema — A condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.
- eparchies — Plural form of eparchy.
- ephesians — a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians), containing an exposition of the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ
- ephialtes — (obsolete) an incubus; a nightmare.
- epigraphs — Plural form of epigraph.
- esophagus — The part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- euphausid — (zoology) Any member of the Euphausidae.
- euphrasia — eyebright
- euphrates — a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)
- farm shop — a shop that sells farm produce
- fash pack — people who are influential in the fashion industry
- feldspath — Alternative form of feldspar.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- flagships — Plural form of flagship.
- flak ship — a ship heavily armed with anti-aircraft weapons, used to protect other vessels from air attack
- flashlamp — an electric lamp, usually containing xenon or another noble gas, used to produce a brief flash or pulsed flashes of intense light, such as that used in a camera flash
- footpaths — Plural form of footpath.
- giantship — the character, condition, or personality of a giant
- glasphalt — a road-surfacing material composed of asphalt and crushed glass.
- grapeshot — a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- graphemes — Plural form of grapheme.
- guardship — a warship responsible for the safety of other ships in its company
- gypsyhead — a flanged drum on a winch, for winding in lines.
- hairspray — a liquid in an aerosol or other spray container, for holding the hair in place.
- half step — Music. semitone.
- half-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- half-step — Music. semitone.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- hall pass — permit to leave classroom
- hampshire — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- hampstead — a former borough of London, England, now part of Camden.
- handclaps — Plural form of handclap.
- handclasp — a gripping of hands by two or more people, as in greeting, parting, making a commitment, or expressing affection.
- handgrips — Plural form of handgrip.
- handicaps — Plural form of handicap.
- handpress — a printing press that is manipulated by hand
- hands up! — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.