7-letter words containing s, h, r
- rushdie — Salman [sal-muh n] /ˈsæl mən/ (Show IPA), born 1947, British novelist and essayist, born in India.
- rushing — the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- ruttish — salacious; lustful.
- saharan — a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km).
- sambhur — a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.
- sarnath — an ancient Buddhist pilgrimage center in N India, near Varanasi: Buddha's first sermon preached here; many ancient Buddhist monuments.
- saxhorn — any of a family of brass instruments close to the cornets and tubas.
- schaerf — Adolf [ah-dawlf] /ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1965, Austrian statesman: president 1957–65.
- schemer — a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- scherbo — Vitaly [vee-tah-li] /viˈtɑ lɪ/ (Show IPA), born 1972, Belarusian gymnast.
- scherzo — a movement or passage of light or playful character, especially as the second or third movement of a sonata or a symphony.
- schirra — Walter Marty, Jr [mahr-tee] /ˈmɑr ti/ (Show IPA), 1923–2007, U.S. astronaut.
- schmear — a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
- schnorr — to obtain something or try to obtain something by begging or persuasion
- scholar — a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
- schrank — (in Pennsylvania Dutch furniture) a two-door clothes cabinet one side of which has drawers and shelves and the other side an open space for hanging clothes.
- schwarz — Hermann Amandus [her-mahn ah-mahn-doo s] /ˈhɛr mɑn ɑˈmɑn dʊs/ (Show IPA), 1843–1921, German mathematician.
- scraich — to scream or screech
- scranch — to crunch
- scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- scrauch — to squawk loudly
- screech — to utter or make a harsh, shrill cry or sound: The child screeched hysterically. The brakes screeched.
- scritch — to screech
- scrooch — to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).
- scrunch — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
- scyther — a scythe user
- seether — a boiler or a pot to boil things in
- seghers — Anna [ah-nah] /ˈɑ nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Netty Radvanyi) 1900–1983, German novelist.
- senghor — Léopold Sédar [French ley-aw-pawld sey-dahr] /French leɪ ɔˈpɔld seɪˈdɑr/ (Show IPA), 1906–2001, African poet, teacher, and statesman: president of the Republic of Senegal 1960–80.
- senhora — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- sephora — Zipporah.
- shaffer — Sir Peter. 1926–2016, British dramatist. His plays include The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1964), Equus (1973), Amadeus (1979), and The Gift of the Gorgon (1992)
- shafter — a shaft-horse, usually in tandem with another horse, that pulls a cart
- shagger — a person who has sexual intercourse
- shakers — a person or thing that shakes.
- shalwar — loose, pajamalike trousers worn by both men and women in India and southeast Asia.
- shammer — a person who shams.
- shandry — a light horse-drawn cart on springs
- shankar — Ravi [rah-vee] /ˈrɑ vi/ (Show IPA), 1920–2012, Indian sitarist.
- shapiro — Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- sharaku — Tashusai [taw-shoo-sahy] /ˈtɔ ʃʊˈsaɪ/ (Show IPA), flourished 18th century, Japanese printmaker.
- sharded — (of a beetle) hidden or living under dung
- sharers — the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- sharett — Moshe [maw-she] /mɔˈʃɛ/ (Show IPA), (Moshe Shertok) 1894–1965, Israeli statesman, born in Russia: prime minister 1953–55.
- shariah — law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- sharing — the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- shariʿa — law, seen as deriving from the Koran, hadith, ijmaʿ, and qiyas.
- sharked — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- sharker — a person who fishes or hunts sharks
- sharped — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.