9-letter words containing s, h, o, d
- horsehead — moonfish (def 1).
- horsehide — the hide of a horse.
- horsepond — A pond for watering horses.
- horseweed — a North American composite weed, Erigeron canadensis, having narrow, hairy leaves and clusters of very small greenish-white flowers.
- horsewood — A West Indian tree, Calliandra latifolia, with showy crimson blossoms.
- hose down — spray sth clean
- hospodars — Plural form of hospodar.
- hothoused — (of a child) having undergone hothousing
- houndfish — Tylosurus crocodilus, a large gamefish of the family Belonidae.
- house red — a red wine sold unnamed by a restaurant, at a lower price than wines specified on the wine list
- household — the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
- housemaid — a female servant employed in general domestic work in a home, especially to do housework.
- hoydenish — a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- hoydenism — The behaviour of a hoyden.
- humanoids — Plural form of humanoid.
- hybridous — of or relating to a hybrid
- hydro-ski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hydrocast — a process in which water is collected at various depths in a device with bottles clamped together, providing data on differing water characteristics.
- hydrogels — Plural form of hydrogel.
- hydrogens — Plural form of hydrogen.
- hydrolase — an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- hydrolyse — Alternative spelling of hydrolyze.
- hydroseed — to sow (a field, lawn, etc.) with seed by distribution in a stream of water propelled through a hose.
- hydrosere — a sere originating in water.
- hydrosols — Plural form of hydrosol.
- hydrosoma — hydrosome.
- hydrosome — the entire body of a compound hydrozoan.
- hydrostat — an electrical device for detecting the presence of water, as from overflow or leakage.
- hymnodies — Plural form of hymnody.
- hymnodist — the singing or the composition of hymns or sacred songs.
- hypodense — Less dense (than normal).
- hysteroid — resembling hysteria.
- isherwood — Christopher (William Bradshaw) [brad-shaw] /ˈbræd ʃɔ/ (Show IPA), 1904–86, English poet, novelist, and playwright; in the U.S. since 1938.
- isohydric — having the same acidity or hydrogen-ion concentration
- lead shot — small round pellets of lead, used in cartridges
- leasehold — property acquired under a lease.
- lens hood — an extension piece fixed to a camera lens to shield it from a direct light source
- loosehead — (rugby) prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum.
- lordships — Plural form of lordship.
- lustihood — lustiness; vigor.
- madhouses — Plural form of madhouse.
- methodism — the doctrines, polity, beliefs, and methods of worship of the Methodists.
- methodist — a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity.
- methodius — Saint (Apostle of the Slavs) a.d. c825–885, Greek missionary in Moravia (brother of Saint Cyril).
- mogadishu — an independent republic on the E coast of Africa, formed from the former British Somaliland and the former Italian Somaliland. 246,198 sq. mi. (637,653 sq. km). Capital: Mogadishu.
- mold wash — a coating applied in liquid form to walls of a mold cavity.
- monkshood — a plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, especially A. napellus, the flowers of which have a large, hood-shaped sepal.
- moosehide — The hide of a moose.
- mossadegh — Mohammed, 1880–1967, Iranian statesman: premier 1951–53.
- newshound — A newspaper reporter.