8-letter words containing a, c, h, i, r
- citharas — Plural form of cithara.
- clashier — Comparative form of clashy.
- clathrin — a basketlike network of protein molecules that forms on the cell membrane in response to the attachment of ligands to receptors and becomes the inside surface of the coated vesicle during endocytosis.
- clithral — (of a classical temple) roofed over.
- co-chair — a person who chairs a committee, meeting, etc. jointly with another or others
- coarsish — quite coarse
- corcaigh — a city and port in S Republic of Ireland, county town of Co Cork, at the mouth of the River Lee: seat of the University College of Cork (1849). Pop: 186 239 (2002)
- crabbish — Somewhat sour or cross; crabby.
- crankish — mildly eccentric
- crashing — (intensifier) (esp in the phrase a crashing bore)
- crawfish — A crawfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crawfish.
- crayfish — A crayfish is a small shellfish with five pairs of legs which lives in rivers and streams. You can eat some types of crayfish.
- diarchal — Relating to, or pertaining to, diarchy or a diarchy system.
- didrachm — (in ancient Greece) a silver coin worth two drachmas
- dinarchy — duarchy.
- echiuran — spoonworm
- eucharis — any amaryllidaceous plant of the South American genus Eucharis, cultivated for their large white fragrant flowers
- graphics — a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- hadronic — (physics) of, related to, or composed of hadrons.
- haircare — The care and treatment of the hair.
- hairclip — A clip to hold back the hair.
- haircuts — Plural form of haircut.
- hardwick — Elizabeth, 1916–2007, U.S. novelist and critic.
- harmonic — pertaining to harmony, as distinguished from melody and rhythm.
- hathoric — of or relating to Hathor.
- hattrick — Alternative spelling of hat trickt; three goals in one game.
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heraldic — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- hierarch — a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- hieratic — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.
- hijacker — a person who hijacks.
- hipparch — (in ancient Greece) a cavalry commander
- hire car — a car that you rent for a specified, usually short, period
- hrdlicka — Aleš [ah-lesh] /ˈɑ lɛʃ/ (Show IPA), 1869–1943, U.S. anthropologist, born in Austria-Hungary.
- hydracid — an acid that does not contain oxygen, as hydrochloric acid, HCl.
- hyracoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the mammalian order Hyracoidea, which contains the hyraxes
- hyrcania — an ancient province of the Persian empire, SE of the Caspian Sea.
- ichihara — a city in central Honshu, Japan, on Tokyo Bay.
- inarched — Simple past tense and past participle of inarch.
- incroach — Archaic form of encroach.
- ischuria — Ischury.
- issachar — a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:18.
- kachahri — (in India) a courthouse
- karachai — a member of a people living mainly in the Karachai-Cherkess Republic, closely related to the Balkar.
- machairs — Plural form of machair.
- machiner — One who operates a machine.
- marching — to touch at the border; border.
- mariachi — pertaining to traditional Mexican dance music, usually played by a small band of strolling musicians dressed in native costumes.
- marichal — Juan, born 1937, U.S. baseball pitcher, born in the Dominican Republic.
- minarchy — (countable) Government with the least necessary power over its citizens.