9-letter words containing s, h, a, i
- shakingly — the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- shale oil — petroleum distilled from oil shale.
- shalelike — having the properties or appearance of shale
- shamanism — the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans.
- shambling — to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
- shambolic — very disorganized; messy or confused: I’ve had a shambolic year, the worst ever.
- shanachie — a professional storyteller of family genealogy, history, and legend.
- sharklike — any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- sharkskin — a smooth fabric of acetate or rayon with a dull or chalklike appearance, for apparel.
- sharpbill — a passerine bird, Oxyruncus cristatus, of New World tropical forests, having greenish plumage and a pointed bill, related to the tyrant flycatchers.
- shashlick — a dish consisting of kabobs broiled or roasted on a skewer.
- shaveling — Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.
- shavetail — U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
- sheaflike — resembling a sheaf
- shear pin — an easily replaceable pin inserted in a machine at a critical point and designed to shear and stop the machine if the load becomes too great
- shearling — Chiefly British. a yearling sheep that has been shorn once.
- sheatfish — a large, freshwater catfish, Silurus glanis, inhabiting rivers in central and eastern Europe, sometimes reaching a weight of 400 pounds (181.4 kg).
- sheathing — the act of a person who sheathes.
- shechinah — Shekhinah.
- shechitah — the slaughtering of animals for food by a duly certified person in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.
- shekhinah — the presence of God on earth or a symbol or manifestation of His presence.
- sherifian — pertaining to a descendant of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima
- shiftable — able or designed to be shifted, changed, or removed: shiftable furniture.
- shillaber — a shill or someone who poses as a satisfied customer in order to encourage other buyers or participants
- shimazaki — Tōson [taw-sawn] /ˈtɔ sɔn/ (Show IPA), (Haruki Shimazaki) 1872–1943, Japanese author.
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shippable — being in a suitable form or condition for shipping1 .
- shipshape — in good order; well-arranged; trim or tidy.
- shirralee — a load, pack, or bundle
- 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.
- shirttail — the part of a shirt below the waistline.
- shitfaced — very drunk.
- shlimazel — an inept, bungling person who suffers from unremitting bad luck.
- shoalwise — in shoals or large groups
- shorthair — a domestic cat with a coat of short, thick hair; a cat of a shorthaired breed.
- shreading — furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
- shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
- shulamite — an epithet meaning “princess,” applied to the bride in the Song of Solomon 6:13.
- sialolith — a hard deposit occurring in a salivary gland
- sight gag — a comic effect produced by visual means rather than by spoken lines, as in a play or motion picture.
- sightsman — a tourist guide
- sinhalese — of or relating to Sri Lanka, its native people, or their language.
- siphonage — the action of a siphon.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- sisyphean — of or relating to Sisyphus.
- sitz bath — a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.
- sitz-bath — a chairlike bathtub in which the thighs and hips are immersed in warm water, usually as part of a therapeutic treatment.
- sixth man — a team's best substitute.
- skaldship — the office of an ancient Scandinavian poet