9-letter words containing s, u, h, a
- mush area — a region where signals from two or more radio transmitters overlap, causing fading and distortion
- mushairas — Plural form of mushaira.
- musharraf — Pervez (ˈpɛrveɪz). born 1943, Pakistani general and politician; became military leader of Pakistan following a coup in 2001; president (2001–08)
- must-have — A must-have is something modern that many people want to have.
- mustached — Having a mustache.
- mustaches — Plural form of mustache.
- mustachio — a mustache.
- nailbrush — a small brush with stiff bristles, used to clean the fingernails.
- namaycush — a lake trout.
- naphthous — of, relating to or derived from naphtha
- nothosaur — An extinct semiaquatic carnivorous reptile of the Triassic period, having a slender body and long neck, related to the plesiosaurs.
- nunchakus — Plural form of nunchaku.
- oasthouse — Alternative spelling of oast house.
- onslaught — an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- outsearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- outwashes — Plural form of outwash.
- pachomius — Saint, a.d. 292?–348? Egyptian ascetic: founder of the cenobitical form of monasticism.
- palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
- pankhurst — Christabel Harriette, 1880–1958, English suffragist leader (daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst).
- pass rush — an attempt by the defense to prevent the quarterback from throwing successfully to a receiver.
- pea shrub — any of various small trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Caragana, of the legume family, native to central Asia, having showy, usually yellow flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
- phalluses — an image of the male reproductive organ, especially that carried in procession in ancient festivals of Dionysus, or Bacchus, symbolizing the generative power in nature.
- pharsalus — an ancient city in central Greece, in Thessaly: site of Caesar's victory over Pompey 48 b.c.
- phase out — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phytosaur — any armored, semiaquatic reptile of the extinct order Phytosauria, of the Mesozoic Era, resembling the crocodile but unrelated, having the nostrils high on the snout and with well-developed hind limbs suggestive of bipedal ancestors.
- playhouse — a theater.
- proseucha — a place of prayer, esp for Jewish worship
- purchased — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- purchaser — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- push back — force to retreat
- push-card — punchboard.
- pushchair — A pushchair is a small chair on wheels, in which a baby or small child can sit and be wheeled around.
- quamashes — Plural form of quamash.
- roadhouse — an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.
- roughcast — Also called spatter dash. an exterior wall finish composed of mortar and fine pebbles mixed together and dashed against the wall. Compare pebble dash.
- saccharum — a brewing sugar derived from cane sugar
- sagebrush — any of several sagelike, bushy composite plants of the genus Artemisia, especially A. tridentata, having silvery, wedge-shaped leaves, with three teeth at the tip, common on the dry plains of the western U.S.
- saltchuck — the ocean.
- sandhurst — a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.
- saphenous — of, relating to, or situated near the saphenous vein.
- sasquatch — Big Foot.
- scatheful — causing harm or injury
- schaudinn — Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1871–1906, German zoologist.
- schedular — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- schnauzer — one of a German breed of sturdy medium-sized dogs having a tight, wiry, pepper-and-salt or pure black coat, bristly eyebrows and beardlike whiskers, and a docked tail, used originally as a ratter and a guard dog and later used in police work.
- sgian-dhu — a dirk carried in the stocking by Highlanders
- shake out — If you shake out a cloth or a piece of clothing, you hold it by one of its edges and move it up and down one or more times, in order to open it out, make it flat, or remove dust.
- shamateur — a sportsperson who is officially an amateur but accepts payment
- share out — distribute fairly