9-letter words containing s, h, a, i
- oil shale — a black or dark-brown shale or siltstone rich in bitumens, from which shale oil is obtained by destructive distillation.
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- orthoaxis — the axis in a crystal
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- pachomius — Saint, a.d. 292?–348? Egyptian ascetic: founder of the cenobitical form of monasticism.
- pansophic — universal wisdom or knowledge.
- pantheism — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantheist — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parcheesi — a modern board game derived from the ancient game of pachisi
- pariahism — an outcast.
- parrhesia — boldness or frankness of speech; the act of asking forgiveness for speaking in such a way
- parsonish — like a parson
- parthians — a native or inhabitant of Parthia.
- paschal i — died a.d. 824, pope 817–824.
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- phansigar — a person from East India who operates as a thief and a murderer
- pharisaic — of or relating to the Pharisees.
- pharisees — a member of a Jewish sect that flourished during the 1st century b.c. and 1st century a.d. and that differed from the Sadducees chiefly in its strict observance of religious ceremonies and practices, adherence to oral laws and traditions, and belief in an afterlife and the coming of a Messiah.
- pharsalia — a district in ancient Greece whose chief city was Pharsalus.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- phenakism — a form of deceit or craftiness
- philistia — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- photopsia — a rare disease of the eye's retina that results in the perception of flashes of light
- 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.
- pied shag — a large New Zealand seabird, Phalacrocorax varius, with a white throat and underparts
- pistachio — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- 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.
- praiseach — a type of porridge made with oatmeal
- prophasic — relating to the first stage of nuclear division
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- pushchair — A pushchair is a small chair on wheels, in which a baby or small child can sit and be wheeled around.
- qiongshan — a port on N Hainan island, in S China: chief city of the island.
- raise hob — to cause mischief or disturbance
- rajahship — the office or territory of a rajah
- ram singh — 1816–85, Indian leader of a puritanical Sikh sect, the Kukas, who tried to remove the British from India through a policy of noncooperation
- rankshift — (in systemic linguistics) to use a unit as a constituent of another unit of the same or lower rank on the rank scale, as in using the phrase next door within the phrase the boy next door or the clause that you met yesterday within the phrase the girl that you met yesterday.
- ratherish — fairly, moderately
- ravishing — extremely beautiful or attractive; enchanting; entrancing.
- razorfish — any of several wrasses of the genus Hemipteronatus having a compressed, sharp-edged head, as H. novacula (pearly razorfish) of the West Indies and the Mediterranean Sea.
- refashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- rehashing — to work up (old material) in a new form.
- reichsrat — German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- reichstag — the lower house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- reshaping — the act of shaping again or differently
- revarnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rheobasic — of or relating to rheobase