9-letter words containing s, h, e, p, t
- helpmates — (British) Plural form of helpmate.
- helpmeets — Plural form of helpmeet.
- hempstead — a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitis — inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.
- hepatomas — Plural form of hepatoma.
- heptagons — Plural form of heptagon.
- heptarchs — Plural form of heptarch.
- high-step — to walk or run by raising the legs higher than normal.
- holotypes — Plural form of holotype.
- honeypots — Plural form of honeypot.
- hoopsters — Plural form of hoopster.
- hospitage — the position of being a guest
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitate — (obsolete, transitive) To receive with hospitality; to lodge as a guest.
- hot press — a hot press is an airing cupboard for clothes
- hot-press — a machine applying heat in conjunction with mechanical pressure, as for producing a smooth surface on paper or for expressing oil.
- hotplates — Plural form of hotplate.
- housekept — to keep or maintain a house.
- housetops — Plural form of housetop.
- hustle up — to prepare quickly
- hypnotise — to put in the hypnotic state.
- hypostome — any of several parts or organs of the mouth, as the labrum of a crustacean.
- hypostyle — having many columns carrying the roof or ceiling: a hypostyle hall.
- isopleths — Plural form of isopleth.
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
- mephitism — poisonous air or a foul smell
- mesophyte — a plant growing under conditions of well-balanced moisture supply.
- metaphase — the stage in mitosis or meiosis in which the duplicated chromosomes line up along the equatorial plate of the spindle.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- neophytes — Plural form of neophyte.
- nepenthes — nepenthe.
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- nephritis — inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.
- netphones — Plural form of netphone.
- osteopath — a physician who practices osteopathy.
- packsheet — a cloth used for packing goods
- 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.
- pantyhose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pathogens — any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
- penthouse — an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- pesthouse — a house or hospital for persons infected with pestilential disease.
- petersham — a heavy woolen cloth for men's overcoats and other bulky outerwear.
- phase out — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phenetics — classification of organisms based on measurable similarities and differences rather than genetic makeup and evolutionary descent.
- phlebitis — inflammation of a vein, often occurring in the legs and involving the formation of a thrombus, characterized by swelling, pain, and change of skin color.