9-letter words containing a, c, h, r, o
- horsecars — Plural form of horsecar.
- horsecart — A cart drawn by a horse.
- horserace — Alternative spelling of horse race.
- housecarl — a member of the household troops or bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble.
- hurricano — (obsolete) A waterspout; a hurricane.
- hydrazoic — noting or pertaining to hydrazoic acid; triazoic.
- hydrocast — a process in which water is collected at various depths in a device with bottles clamped together, providing data on differing water characteristics.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- hypocracy — Misspelling of hypocrisy.
- kurchatov — Igor Vasilievich [ee-guh r-vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /ˈi gər vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–60, Soviet nuclear physicist.
- lochinvar — the hero of a ballad included in the narrative poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- monarchal — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a monarch: monarchal pomp.
- monarchic — of, like, or pertaining to a monarch or monarchy.
- mosbacher — Emil, Jr ("Bus") 1922–1997, U.S. yacht racer and government official.
- ochlocrat — An adherent of the principle of ochlocracy; a advocate of mob rule.
- octachord — any musical instrument with eight strings.
- octahedra — Plural form of octahedron.
- ogee arch — an arch, each haunch of which is an ogee with the concave side uppermost.
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- orcharder — One who owns or operates an orchard.
- orchestra — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- orichalch — Alternative form of orichalcum.
- outcharge — to charge more than
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching
- 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.
- overcatch — to overtake
- overcheap — too cheap
- overcoach — to coach too much
- overmatch — to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat: an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
- overreach — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- overteach — to teach too much
- overwatch — to watch over.
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- pharaonic — (sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
- pharmaco- — indicating drugs
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- photocard — A photocard is a card with a person's photograph on it, which they can use to prove who they are.
- polemarch — (in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
- polyarchy — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- postcrash — of, relating to, or occurring in the period after a crash
- pothecary — apothecary.