9-letter words containing s, t, h
- ironsmith — a worker in iron; blacksmith.
- isanthous — having regular flowers.
- ischiatic — Of or pertaining to the ischium.
- isobathic — having the same depth.
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- isophotal — relating to an isophote or isophotes, or to a diagram on which isophotes are represented
- isopleths — Plural form of isopleth.
- isorhythm — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- isotheres — Plural form of isothere.
- isotherms — Plural form of isotherm.
- isthmuses — Plural form of isthmus.
- itchiness — having or causing an itching sensation.
- jack shit — anything at all; the least thing (usually used in the negative): He doesn't know jack shit.
- jackshaft — Also called countershaft. a short shaft, connected by belting, gears, etc., that transmits motion from a motor or engine to a machine or machines being driven (distinguished from main shaft).
- jacksmith — a smith who makes devices that enable the turning of meat while being roasted
- jihadists — Plural form of jihadist.
- jobsworth — (chiefly, British) A minor worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer.
- johnboats — Plural form of johnboat.
- johnstown — a city in SW Pennsylvania: disastrous flood 1889.
- jokesmith — (jocular) A person who devises jokes.
- jump shot — a shot with one or both hands in which a player leaps into the air and shoots the ball at the basket at the moment of reaching the highest point of the leap.
- junk shot — a procedure used for stemming the flow of oil from a leaking well in which debris (such as shredded tyres, golf balls, etc) is pumped into the well at high pressure
- kahn test — a test for syphilis based on the formation of a precipitate in a mixture of serum and antigen.
- kantharos — a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.
- karpathos — an island off the SE coast of Greece, part of the Dodecanese Islands, in the Aegean Sea. 110 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- katharsis — Alt form catharsis.
- katyushas — Plural form of katyusha.
- khattusas — Hattusas.
- khuzistan — a province in SW Iran, on the Persian Gulf. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km). Capital: Ahwaz.
- kill shot — a decisive smashing or punching of a ball with the hand or a racquet such that it is virtually unreturnable, as in volleyball, handball, or badminton.
- kintpuash — (Kintpuash) 1837?–73, Modoc leader.
- kitschify — to make something kitsch
- kittenish — coyly playful.
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- knotholes — Plural form of knothole.
- kórinthos — an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- kshatriya — a member of the Hindu royal and warrior class above the Vaisyas and below the Brahmans.
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lakehurst — a borough in E New Jersey: naval air station; dirigible hangar.
- lanthorns — Plural form of lanthorn.
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- 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.
- laughters — the action or sound of laughing.
- leachates — Plural form of leachate.
- lead shot — small round pellets of lead, used in cartridges
- lengthens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lengthen.
- leptophos — a solid compound, C 13 H 10 BrCl 2 O 2 PS, used as a nonsystemic insecticide for food crops and lawn grass.
- less than — to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact.
- lichenist — a person who studies lichenology
- lightfast — not affected or faded by light, especially sunlight; colorfast when exposed to light.