9-letter words containing s, a, h, y
- moygashel — an Irish linen
- myographs — Plural form of myograph.
- namaycush — a lake trout.
- nasiriyah — a city in S Iraq, on the River Euphrates; agricultural and trading centre. Pop: 425 000 (2005 est)
- overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- physiatry — physical medicine.
- physicals — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- physician — a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.
- phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
- 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.
- polyphase — having more than one phase.
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- psychogas — a gas with a mind-altering effect
- saltishly — in a saltish manner
- saoshyant — the World Savior who will come at the end of time.
- schmaltzy — of, relating to, or characterized by schmaltz.
- scholarly — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- schoolday — a day for going to school
- sciamachy — an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.
- sciomachy — sciamachy.
- sea holly — the eryngo, Eryngium maritimum.
- seannachy — Highland genealogist, chronicler, or bard
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- semihardy — partially hardy; able to survive moderately low temperatures: semihardy plants.
- shadberry — the fruit of a shadbush.
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shakingly — the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shantyman — a logger or lumberman
- shark bay — a large inlet on the W coast of Western Australia, 800 km (500 miles) north of Perth; the coastline is over 1500 km (930 miles) long and has two large shallow embayments and numerous islands; noted for its large sea-grass beds, stromatolites, and colonies of dugong; a World Heritage site. Area: 2.2 million hectares. Pop: 900 (2014 est)
- sheboygan — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- shelleyan — Also, Shellian. of, relating to, or characteristic of Percy Bysshe Shelley or his works.
- short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
- showmanly — characteristic of a showman
- shut away — keep confined
- sisyphean — of or relating to Sisyphus.
- skanky-ho — a promiscuous woman
- slaphappy — severely befuddled; punch-drunk: a slaphappy boxer.
- slavishly — of or befitting a slave: slavish subjection.
- speechway — a pattern, style, or feature of spoken language shared by the people of a particular group or area.
- staphylo- — uvula
- stathenry — the electrostatic unit of inductance, equivalent to 8.9876 × 10 11 henries and equal to the inductance of a circuit in which an electromotive force of one statvolt is produced by a current in the circuit which varies at the rate of one statampere per second.
- staunchly — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stay with — to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years.
- strayhorn — William ("Billy") 1915–67, U.S. jazz pianist and composer: collaborator with Duke Ellington.
- strychnia — Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline poison, C 2 1 H 2 2 N 2 O 2 , obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant.
- subahdary — the position or office of subadar
- sycophant — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.