9-letter words containing a, e, r, o
- hoarstone — A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.
- hodiernal — (rare) Of or pertaining to the current day.
- hogwaller — Alternative spelling of hog waller.
- holderbat — a bracket that supports a pipe and fastens it to a wall or surface
- hole card — Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal.
- holidayer — vacationer.
- hollander — John, 1929–2013, U.S. poet and critic.
- holloware — silver dishes, as serving dishes, having some depth (distinguished from flatware).
- holy year — a jubilee year.
- home care — a service provided by a local authority social services department to those whom it judges most need it
- home farm — (esp formerly) a farm belonging to and providing food for a large country house
- 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
- homemaker — a person who manages the household of his or her own family, especially as a principal occupation.
- homer lea — Homer, 1876–1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911–12 to Sun Yat-sen in China.
- homewards — Of or pertaining to leading toward home.
- homewares — (chiefly, British) Furnishings for the home, such as furniture and cushions.
- honeytrap — A stratagem in which irresistible bait is used to lure a victim.
- honorable — in accordance with or characterized by principles of honor; upright: They were all honorable men.
- hornbeams — Plural form of hornbeam.
- hornyhead — species of fish
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- horsecars — Plural form of horsecar.
- horsecart — A cart drawn by a horse.
- horsehair — a hair or the hair of a horse, especially from the mane or tail.
- horsehead — moonfish (def 1).
- horsemeat — The flesh of a horse as food.
- horseplay — rough or boisterous play or pranks.
- horserace — Alternative spelling of horse race.
- horserake — A rake drawn by a horse.
- 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
- housecarl — a member of the household troops or bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble.
- houseware — Homeware.
- hyalomere — the transparent part of a blood platelet, surrounding the chromomere.
- hydrazone — any of a class of compounds containing the group >C=NNH 2 .
- hydrolase — an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- hydrovane — a vane on a seaplane conferring stability on water (a sponson) or facilitating take off (a hydrofoil)
- hyperbola — the set of points in a plane whose distances to two fixed points in the plane have a constant difference; a curve consisting of two distinct and similar branches, formed by the intersection of a plane with a right circular cone when the plane makes a greater angle with the base than does the generator of the cone. Equation: x 2 /a 2 − y 2 /b 2 = ±1.
- hypernova — (astronomy) The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.
- hyperopia — a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).
- hyperoxia — (pathology) A condition caused by an excess of oxygen in tissues and organs.
- hypoderma — hypodermis.
- iatrogeny — a disease caused by medical intervention or treatment
- ice apron — a structure built in a river upstream from a bridge pier or the like for protection against drifting ice.
- iceboater — a person who races iceboats, especially as a hobby or in competition.
- ideograms — Plural form of ideogram.