9-letter words containing s, h, e, u
- speechful — full of speech or expression
- sphacelus — the death of living tissue
- spicebush — Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- squeamish — fastidious or dainty.
- squinched — to contort (the features) or squint.
- stauncher — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- stenchful — malodorous; foul-smelling
- stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
- struthers — a city in NE Ohio, near Youngstown.
- studhorse — a stallion kept for breeding.
- sub-chief — the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police.
- sub-phase — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- subchaser — submarine chaser.
- subhalide — a halide containing a relatively small proportion of the halogen, as mercurous chloride.
- subhedral — (of mineral grains comprising igneous rocks) having a partial or incomplete crystal face or form.
- sublethal — almost lethal or fatal: a sublethal dose of poison.
- subschema — a part of a computer database which is used by an individual
- sulphured — treated or combined with sulphur
- sulphuret — to treat or combine with sulphur
- sun wheel — Machinery. sun gear.
- sunn-hemp — a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- sunshades — something used as a protection from the rays of the sun, as an awning or a parasol.
- superchic — highly or very chic
- superheat — the state of being superheated.
- superhero — a hero, especially in children's comic books and television cartoons, possessing extraordinary, often magical powers.
- superhigh — extremely high
- superhive — super (def 3).
- superhype — exaggerated hype
- superrich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- supershow — an exceptional show
- superthin — extremely thin
- surcharge — an additional charge, tax, or cost.
- surfperch — any of several fishes of the family Embiotocidae, inhabiting shallow waters along the Pacific coast of North America.
- the blues — the Royal Horse Guards
- the buffs — (formerly) the Third Regiment of Foot, esp the Royal East Kent Regiment
- the butts — the target range in archery
- the curse — menstruation or a menstrual period
- the cutes — cute mannerisms, ploys, devices, etc. designed to charm or attract others
- the glums — gloomy feelings
- the house — House of Commons
- the rules — the neighbourhood around certain prisons (esp the Fleet and King's Bench prison) in which trusted prisoners were allowed to live under specified restrictions
- the scrub — a remote place, esp one where contact with people can be avoided
- the sound — a strait between SW Sweden and Zealand (Denmark), linking the Kattegat with the Baltic: busy shipping lane; spanned by a bridge in 2000. Length of the strait: 113 km (70 miles). Narrowest point: 5 km (3 miles)
- the south — any area lying in or towards the south
- the sudan — a region stretching across Africa south of the Sahara and north of the tropical zone: inhabited chiefly by Negroid tribes rather than Arabs
- the usual — the habitual or usual drink, meal, etc
- theaceous — belonging to the Theaceae, the tea family of plants.
- theftuous — (of a person) tending to commit theft
- thesaural — relating to a thesaurus