9-letter words containing a, g, h, o
- gonorrhea — a contagious, purulent inflammation of the urethra or the vagina, caused by the gonococcus.
- gonotheca — the part of the perisarc covering a gonangium.
- good hair — hair showing evidence of some European strain in a person's blood
- gorakhpur — a city in SE Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- 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.
- gothamite — a journalistic nickname for New York City.
- goulashes — Plural form of goulash.
- granolith — a composition stone for pavements, made from crushed granite or the like and cement.
- grapeshot — a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- guangzhou — Canton.
- guarulhos — a city in SE Brazil, NE of São Paulo.
- habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- hagiology — the branch of literature dealing with the lives and legends of the saints.
- half-long — (of a speech sound) of intermediate length; neither short nor fully long.
- hallooing — Present participle of halloo.
- hallowing — to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- halogeton — a poisonous herbaceous plant, native to Siberia, that grows in North America
- hang over — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hanger-on — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
- hangerson — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
- hangovers — Plural form of hangover.
- haplology — the omission of one of two similar adjacent syllables or sounds in a word, as in substituting morphonemic for morphophonemic or in the pronunciation [prob-lee] /ˈprɒb li/ (Show IPA) for probably.
- harborage — shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
- harboring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hardgoods — durable goods, such as automobiles, furniture, etc.
- harmdoing — the doing of harm
- harrogate — a town in N England, in North Yorkshire: a former spa, now a centre for tourism and conferences. Pop: 70 811 (2001 est)
- harrowing — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- have a go — try sth
- have-a-go — (of people attempting arduous or dangerous tasks) brave or spirited
- 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.
- helgoland — a German island in the North Sea. ¼ sq. mi. (0.6 sq. km).
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- hemogenia — pseudohemophilia.
- heptaglot — a book written in seven languages
- heptagons — Plural form of heptagon.
- heptalogy — (rare) # A set of seven works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as seven individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- hexagonal — of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
- hierogram — a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.
- high road — A high road is a main road.
- histogram — a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
- hoardings — Plural form of hoarding.
- hoatching — infested; swarming
- hodograph — the figure described by the extremity of a vector that has a fixed origin and a position vector equal to the velocity of a moving particle.
- hog latin — pig Latin.
- hogsheads — Plural form of hogshead.