9-letter words containing s, h, m, a, t
- hamstrung — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- handstamp — an implement for stamping an impression
- harmonist — a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
- 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.
- head smut — a disease of cereals and other grasses, characterized by a dark-brown, powdery mass of spores replacing the affected seed heads, caused by any of several smut fungi of the genera Sorosporium, Sphacelotheca, and Ustilago.
- healthism — The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose established norms of health.
- heartsome — giving cheer, spirit, or courage: a heartsome wine.
- hecatombs — Plural form of hecatomb.
- helpmates — (British) Plural form of helpmate.
- hematomas — (US) Plural form of hematoma (Alternative spelling of haematomas).
- hematosis — hematopoiesis.
- hemoblast — hematoblast.
- hempstead — a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- hepatomas — Plural form of hepatoma.
- hetaerism — concubinage.
- hetairism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- himations — Plural form of himation.
- histamine — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- histogram — a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
- homestall — Dialect. a farmyard.
- homestand — (baseball) A series of games played at a team's home field.
- homestays — Plural form of homestay.
- homestead — a town in S Florida.
- homotaxis — a similarity of arrangement, as of geologic strata or fossil assemblages that have the same relative position but are not necessarily contemporaneous.
- horsemeat — The flesh of a horse as food.
- housemate — a person with whom one shares a house or other residence.
- humanists — Plural form of humanist.
- huntsmans — (Australia) Plural form of huntsman, in the sense of a spider.
- hypostoma — Hypostome.
- jacksmith — a smith who makes devices that enable the turning of meat while being roasted
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- maggotish — Maggoty.
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- mailshots — Plural form of mailshot.
- mainsheet — a sheet of a mainsail.
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- malt shop — a retail establishment specializing in serving ice-cream drinks, as malted milks, milk shakes, and sodas.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.
- mantyhose — a one-piece clinging garment covering the body from the waist to the feet, worn by men
- marathons — Plural form of marathon.
- marsh tit — a small European songbird, Parus palustris, with a black head and greyish-brown body: family Paridae (tits)
- marshwort — A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
- martyrish — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- mash note — an effusive note or letter expressing affection or passion for the recipient, usually a stranger or someone known only casually
- mash team — the staff of a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital