9-letter words containing s, h, c, i
- hypnotics — Plural form of hypnotic.
- hypocrism — (obsolete) hypocrisy.
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- hysterics — Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- ice chest — an insulated, boxlike container that can be filled with ice and used to cool beverages, preserve food, etc.
- ice house — a building for storing ice.
- ice sheet — a broad, thick sheet of ice covering an extensive area for a long period of time.
- ice shelf — an ice sheet projecting into coastal waters so that the end floats.
- icehouses — Plural form of icehouse.
- impeaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impeach.
- in chorus — Music. a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- in shtuck — in trouble
- inchworms — Plural form of inchworm.
- ischaemia — local deficiency of blood supply produced by vasoconstriction or local obstacles to the arterial flow.
- ischaemic — (UK, pathology, cardiology) alternative spelling of ischemic.
- ischiadic — (obsolete) ischiatic.
- ischiatic — Of or pertaining to the ischium.
- isobathic — having the same depth.
- isocheims — Plural form of isocheim.
- isochoric — Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- isochrone — a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
- isochrony — the fact or state of occurrence at the same time; contemporaneity.
- isohydric — having the same acidity or hydrogen-ion concentration
- itchiness — having or causing an itching sensation.
- jack shit — anything at all; the least thing (usually used in the negative): He doesn't know jack shit.
- jacksmith — a smith who makes devices that enable the turning of meat while being roasted
- jockeyish — resembling a jockey
- kerchiefs — Plural form of kerchief.
- kickshaws — Plural form of kickshaw.
- kitschify — to make something kitsch
- la chaise — Père François d'Aix de [frahn-swa de duh] /frɑ̃ˈswa dɛ də/ (Show IPA), 1624–1709, French Roman Catholic priest: confessor to Louis XIV.
- lichenism — the symbiotic association between a fungus and alga that forms a lichen
- lichenist — a person who studies lichenology
- lichenous — of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
- lickerish — fond of and eager for choice food.
- lifehacks — Plural form of lifehack.
- linchpins — Plural form of linchpin.
- lip-synch — the technical process by which this is done.
- lithocyst — a sac, containing otoliths, found in many invertebrates, supposedly connected to hearing and orientation
- locksmith — a person who makes or repairs locks and keys.
- lynchings — Plural form of lynching.
- lynchpins — Plural form of lynchpin.
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- manicheus — Manes.
- mariachis — Plural form of mariachi.
- mashgiach — mashgiah.
- masochism — Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering physical pain or humiliation.
- masochist — Psychiatry. a person who has masochism, the condition in which sexual or other gratification depends on one's suffering physical pain or humiliation.