9-letter words containing a, e, r, o, t, h
- eachother — (nonstandard) misspelling of each other Typically used in the context of
- earth-god — a god of fertility and vegetation.
- earthborn — born on or sprung from the earth; of earthly origin.
- earthwork — excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
- earthworm — any one of numerous annelid worms that burrow in soil and feed on soil nutrients and decaying organic matter.
- ephoralty — an ephor's office
- escheator — a person appointed to deal with escheats
- eurotrash — fashionable Europeans, traveling or living abroad, of a type regarded variously as pretentious, shallow, irresponsible, parasitic, etc.
- foreteach — to teach (something) ahead of time
- forgather — to gather together; convene; assemble.
- forsaketh — Archaic third-person singular form of forsake.
- forthcame — Simple past form of forthcome.
- goatherds — Plural form of goatherd.
- godfather — a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.
- grapeshot — a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- hammertoe — a clawlike deformity of a toe, usually the second or third, in which there is a permanent flexion of the second and third joints.
- handwrote — to write (something) by hand.
- hardstone — (arts) precious stone or semi-precious stone used to make intaglio, mosaics etc.
- hariolate — to practise divination or to prophesy
- harmonite — a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
- harmotome — a zeolite mineral related to stilbite, occurring in twinned crystals.
- harrogate — a town in N England, in North Yorkshire: a former spa, now a centre for tourism and conferences. Pop: 70 811 (2001 est)
- hawthorne — Nathaniel, 1804–64, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- heartsome — giving cheer, spirit, or courage: a heartsome wine.
- heartsore — heartsick.
- heartwood — the hard central wood of the trunk of an exogenous tree; duramen.
- heartworm — a parasitic nematode, Dirofilaria immitis, transmitted by mosquito and invading the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, wolves, and foxes throughout its range in tropical, subtropical and, more recently, temperate regions around the world.
- heatproof — not affected or damaged by heat, especially when placed in an oven or over a direct flame: heatproof cookware.
- hectogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hektogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hereabout — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- hesitator — Alternative spelling of hesitater.
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- hoarstone — A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.
- holderbat — a bracket that supports a pipe and fastens it to a wall or surface
- homecraft — skills used in the home
- honeytrap — A stratagem in which irresistible bait is used to lure a victim.
- horsecart — A cart drawn by a horse.
- horsemeat — The flesh of a horse as food.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hortative — hortatory.
- hortensia — Hydrangea.
- hot water — trouble; a predicament: His skipping classes will get him into real hot water when exam time comes.
- hourplate — the dial of a clock or watch
- larghetto — a larghetto movement.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- metamorph — (biology) An organism that has undergone metamorphosis.
- metaphore — Misspelling of metaphor.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).