9-letter words containing s, h, y
- pop psych — psychological or pseudopsychological counseling, interpretations, concepts, terminology, etc., often simplistic or superficial, popularized by certain personalities, magazine articles, television shows, advice columns, or the like, that influence the general public.
- prettyish — quite pretty
- psych out — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- psych-out — an act or instance of psyching out.
- psychical — of or relating to the human soul or mind; mental (opposed to physical).
- psychogas — a gas with a mind-altering effect
- psychoses — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
- psychosis — a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality.
- psychotic — Psychiatry. characterized by or afflicted with psychosis. Synonyms: (in nontechnical usage) insane, psychopathic, lunatic, mentally ill; mad, disturbed, deranged, demented, non compos mentis. Antonyms: sane; compos mentis, clearheaded, lucid.
- puckishly — in a puckish manner
- pushfully — in a pushful manner
- pythoness — a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
- reshevsky — Samuel, 1911–92, U.S. chess player, born in Poland.
- rhymester — a writer of inferior verse; poetaster.
- rhythmics — rhythmics.
- rhythmist — a person versed in or having a fine sense of rhythm.
- roguishly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- runtishly — in a runtish manner
- rushingly — to move, act, or progress with speed, impetuosity, or violence.
- saltishly — in a saltish manner
- saoshyant — the World Savior who will come at the end of time.
- schmaltzy — of, relating to, or characterized by schmaltz.
- scholarly — of, like, or befitting a scholar: scholarly habits.
- schoolboy — a boy attending school.
- schoolday — a day for going to school
- schoolery — something that is taught
- sciamachy — an act or instance of fighting a shadow or an imaginary enemy.
- sciomachy — sciamachy.
- sciophyte — any plant that grows best in the shade
- sciosophy — supposed knowledge of natural or supernatural phenomena or forces, usually based on tradition, as astrology or phrenology.
- scouthery — scorching
- sea holly — the eryngo, Eryngium maritimum.
- seannachy — Highland genealogist, chronicler, or bard
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- selfishly — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- semihardy — partially hardy; able to survive moderately low temperatures: semihardy plants.
- seventhly — as the seventh point; linking what follows to the previous statements, as in a speech or argument
- shadberry — the fruit of a shadbush.
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shakingly — the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shantyman — a logger or lumberman
- shark bay — a large inlet on the W coast of Western Australia, 800 km (500 miles) north of Perth; the coastline is over 1500 km (930 miles) long and has two large shallow embayments and numerous islands; noted for its large sea-grass beds, stromatolites, and colonies of dugong; a World Heritage site. Area: 2.2 million hectares. Pop: 900 (2014 est)
- sheboygan — a port in E Wisconsin, on Lake Michigan.
- shelleyan — Also, Shellian. of, relating to, or characteristic of Percy Bysshe Shelley or his works.
- shift key — a typewriter key that determines whether characters are printed in upper or lower case and controls the printing of numbers and symbols.
- shiningly — in a shining or bright manner
- shinnying — a simple variety of hockey, played with a ball, block of wood, or the like, and clubs curved at one end.
- shore fly — any of numerous small black flies of the family Ephydridae, found in damp or marshy locations.