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9-letter words containing a, c, h, r, o

  • decachord — a ten-stringed musical instrument
  • delaroche — (Hippolyte) Paul. 1797–1859, French painter of portraits and sentimental historical scenes, such as The Children of Edward IV in the Tower (1830)
  • diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
  • dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
  • dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
  • disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
  • drop arch — a pointed arch having radii of length less than the span.
  • eachother — (nonstandard) misspelling of each other Typically used in the context of
  • echograph — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
  • ecohazard — any substance or activity that poses a threat to a habitat or an environment: Off-the-road motorcycling is an ecohazard to fragile desert habitats.
  • enchorial — Indigenous, native.
  • escheator — a person appointed to deal with escheats
  • eurobeach — a beach that has been designated as suitable for bathing from because it meets the limits set by European Union regulations for bacteria in bathing areas
  • flowchart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
  • forasmuch — Inasmuch, seeing (that).
  • forereach — to gain, as one ship on another.
  • foreteach — to teach (something) ahead of time
  • forthcame — Simple past form of forthcome.
  • frogmarch — to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned firmly behind the back.
  • geocacher — A person who hides or seeks objects as part of the sport of geocaching.
  • ghost car — an unmarked police car
  • goncharov — Ivan Alexandrovich [ih-vahn al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-,, ahy-vuh n;; Russian ee-vahn uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /ɪˈvɑn ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-,, ˈaɪ vən;; Russian iˈvɑn ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1812–91, Russian novelist.
  • gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
  • gorchakov — Prince Aleksander Mikhailovich [al-ig-zan-der mi-hahy-luh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər mɪˈhaɪ lə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1883, Russian diplomat and statesman.
  • hackamore — a simple looped bridle, by means of which controlling pressure is exerted on the nose of a horse, used chiefly in breaking colts.
  • hair-lock — a curl of the hair of the head
  • haircloth — cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
  • hard coal — anthracite.
  • hard copy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
  • hard core — pornography: obscene
  • hard rock — heavy form of popular music
  • hard-core — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
  • hard-rock — (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining) and geology (hard-rock geology)
  • hardcourt — relating to a type of tennis court that is made of hard material
  • hardcover — a book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material: Hardcovers are more durable than paperbacks.
  • harmonica — Also called mouth organ. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.
  • harmonics — Music. overtone (def 1).
  • hectogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
  • hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
  • hexachord — a diatonic series of six tones having, in medieval music, a half step between the third and fourth tones and whole steps between the others.
  • hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
  • hippocras — an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
  • holandric — of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic).
  • holarctic — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.
  • hole card — Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal.
  • home care — a service provided by a local authority social services department to those whom it judges most need it
  • home-care — of, relating to, or designating care, especially medical care, given or received at home: a member of the hospital's home-care staff.
  • homecraft — skills used in the home
  • hornwrack — a yellowish bryozoan or sea mat sometimes found on beaches after a storm
  • horseback — the back of a horse.
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