9-letter words containing s, h, a, d
- schoolday — a day for going to school
- screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- semihardy — partially hardy; able to survive moderately low temperatures: semihardy plants.
- sgian-dhu — a dirk carried in the stocking by Highlanders
- shadberry — the fruit of a shadbush.
- shadeless — the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- shades of — something reminding one of something (or someone) past
- shadiness — abounding in shade; shaded: shady paths.
- shadowbox — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shadowing — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- shampooed — to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
- shattered — to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- sheddable — to pour forth (water or other liquid), as a fountain.
- sheephead — a large California food fish, Semicossyphus pulcher, of the wrasse family.
- sheldrake — any of several Old World ducks of the genus Tadorna, certain species of which have highly variegated plumage.
- shewbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
- shitfaced — very drunk.
- shopboard — a shop counter or work bench
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
- shorthand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- showcased — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- shreading — furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
- shrubland — land covered by shrubs
- skaldship — the office of an ancient Scandinavian poet
- skean dhu — a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.
- skean-dhu — a small knife tucked into or worn against the top of a stocking in the full dress of Highland Scottish males.
- sketchpad — sketchbook (def 1).
- smackhead — a person who is addicted to heroin
- snakehead — checkered lily.
- soap dish — a dish designed to hold a bar of soap, especially as a bathroom or kitchen fixture attached to a sink, lavatory, or bathtub.
- soap-dish — a dish designed to hold a bar of soap, especially as a bathroom or kitchen fixture attached to a sink, lavatory, or bathtub.
- southland — a southern area.
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- spadefish — a deep-bodied marine fish of the genus Chaetodipterus, especially C. faber, of Atlantic coastal waters of North America.
- spearhead — the sharp-pointed head that forms the piercing end of a spear.
- spreathed — sore; chapped
- squadoosh — nothing
- stagehand — a person who moves properties, regulates lighting, etc., in a theatrical production.
- staghound — a hound trained to hunt stags and other large animals.
- stairhead — the top of a staircase; top landing.
- statehood — the status or condition of being a state, especially a state of the U.S.