9-letter words containing s, c, h, r, a
- christina — 1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature
- christmas — Christmas is a Christian festival when the birth of Jesus Christ is celebrated. Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December.
- chromates — Plural form of chromate.
- chrysalid — of or relating to a chrysalis
- chrysalis — A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
- churidars — long tight-fitting trousers, worn by Indian men and women
- churrasco — meat cooked over an open fire.
- citharist — a player of the cithara
- clearchus — died 401? b.c.; Spartan general
- coauthors — Plural form of coauthor.
- codeshare — (aviation) Agreement whereby an airline buys space on another airline and markets the extra space as its own. Often used to increase a route network without the costs of running a full service.
- cornbrash — a type of limestone which produces good soil for growing corn
- coronachs — Plural form of coronach.
- cow shark — any large primitive shark, esp Hexanchus griseum, of the family Hexanchidae of warm and temperate waters
- crampfish — a ray of the order Torpediniformes with electric organs on either side of its head
- crapshoot — If you describe something as a crapshoot, you mean that what happens depends entirely on luck or chance.
- crash out — If someone crashes out somewhere, they fall asleep where they are because they are very tired or drunk.
- crash pad — a place to live or sleep temporarily
- crash-hot — extremely impressive
- crashland — Alternative form of crash-land.
- crisphead — a variety of lettuce with a dense cabbage-like head and mild crunchy leaves
- crosshair — either of the two fine mutually perpendicular lines or wires that cross in the focal plane of a theodolite, gunsight, or other optical instrument and are used to define the line of sight
- crosshead — a subsection or paragraph heading printed within the body of the text
- crush bar — a bar at a theatre for serving drinks during the intervals of a play
- crushable — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cybercash — Funds used in electronic financial transactions, especially over the Internet.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- disbranch — to break or cut (a branch) off a tree or shrub.
- discharge — to relieve of a charge or load; unload: to discharge a ship.
- dish rack — frame for drying dishes
- enhancers — Plural form of enhancer.
- eparchies — Plural form of eparchy.
- escheator — a person appointed to deal with escheats
- ethnarchs — Plural form of ethnarch.
- eucharist — The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
- exarchist — a supporter of an exarch, esp the Exarch of Bulgaria
- flashcard — a card having words, numerals, or pictures on it, designed for gaining a rapid response from pupils when held up briefly by a teacher, used especially in reading, arithmetic, or vocabulary drills.
- forasmuch — Inasmuch, seeing (that).
- franchise — a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group, or company by a government: a franchise to operate a bus system.
- gatecrash — To attend a social event without having been invited, or without having paid.
- ghost car — an unmarked police car
- hackerish — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a hacker (technically skilled computer enthusiast).
- handcarts — Plural form of handcart.
- hard case — a tough person not swayed by sentiment
- hard cash — actual money as distinguished from checks or credit.
- hard-case — rough and hard-bitten: hard-case juvenile delinquents.
- hardbacks — Plural form of hardback.
- hardhacks — Plural form of hardhack.
- hardscape — the manmade part of the grounds surrounding a building, as paved areas or statues.
- harmonics — Music. overtone (def 1).