9-letter words containing s, h, i
- halachist — one of the writers or compilers of the Halakhah.
- halakhist — one of the writers or compilers of the Halakhah.
- half size — any size in women's garments designated by a fractional number from 12½ through 24½, designed for a short-waisted, full figure.
- half-size — any size in women's garments designated by a fractional number from 12½ through 24½, designed for a short-waisted, full figure.
- half-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- halftimes — Plural form of halftime.
- halitosis — a condition of having offensive-smelling breath; bad breath.
- halituous — (obsolete) Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous.
- halliards — Plural form of halliard.
- halt sign — a sign instructing traffic to stop and then proceed only if the road ahead is clear
- halysites — an extinct genus comprising the chain corals.
- hamamelis — (botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.
- hamfisted — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hamiltons — Plural form of hamilton.
- hamminess — The state of being hammy.
- hampshire — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- hamstring — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- hand-list — a list containing some rough or brief details
- handbasin — Washbasin.
- handbills — Plural form of handbill.
- handgrips — Plural form of handgrip.
- handicaps — Plural form of handicap.
- handiness — within easy reach; conveniently available; accessible: The aspirins are handy.
- handmaids — Plural form of handmaid.
- handrails — Plural form of handrail.
- handspike — a bar used as a lever.
- hangnails — Plural form of hangnail.
- hanseatic — of or relating to the Hanseatic League or to any of the towns belonging to it.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- harassing — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- hard disk — magnetic disk (def 1).
- hard sign — the Cyrillic letter Ъ, ъ as used in Russian to indicate that the preceding consonant is not palatalized: not in official use since 1918.
- hardiness — the capacity for enduring or sustaining hardship, privation, etc.; capability of surviving under unfavorable conditions.
- hardlines — (business) Plural form of hardline.
- hardships — Plural form of hardship.
- hardwires — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hardwire.
- harestail — a species of cotton grass, Eriophorum vaginatum, more tussocky than common cotton grass and having only a single flower head
- harigalds — the intestines of an animal
- harmonics — Music. overtone (def 1).
- harmonies — Plural form of harmony.
- harmonise — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- harmonist — a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
- harridans — Plural form of harridan.
- haruspicy — divination by a haruspex.
- hashemite — (mineral) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, chromium, oxygen, and sulfur.
- hashimite — a member of any Arab dynasty in the Middle East founded by Husein ibn-Ali or his descendants.
- hassan ii — 1929–1999, king of Morocco 1961–99.
- hassidism — the principles and practices of the Hasidim.
- hastening — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.