9-letter words containing a, n, c, h, r
- inarching — to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- interarch — to have intersecting arches
- launchers — Plural form of launcher.
- lochinvar — the hero of a ballad included in the narrative poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott.
- machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- man crush — an intense but non-sexual admiration felt by one man for another
- manchuria — a historic region in NE China: ancestral home of the Manchu. About 413,000 sq. mi. (1,070,000 sq. km).
- marchland — borderland.
- marchpane — marzipan.
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- 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.
- parchment — the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.
- perchance — Literary. perhaps; maybe; possibly.
- pharaonic — (sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- pinch bar — a kind of crowbar or lever with a projection that serves as a fulcrum.
- preaching — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- prelaunch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- pyracanth — a thorny evergreen shrub of the genus Pyracantha, related to the hawthorn
- rachidian — (anatomy, zoology) Of or relating to the rachis; spinal; vertebral.
- raincheck — a ticket for future use given to spectators at an outdoor event, as a baseball game or concert, that has been postponed or interrupted by rain.
- rancheria — a family household unit or settlement.
- rancherie — an Indian village or settlement, especially one located on a reserve.
- ranchette — a small-scale ranch, typically of only a few acres.
- ranchless — having no ranch or ranches
- ranchlike — resembling or characteristic of a ranch
- re-change — to change again
- rechannel — to guide (something) into or convey (something) through a channel or channels again or in a new way
- red china — China, People's Republic of.
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- roundarch — having rounded arches
- saccharin — a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 7 H 5 NO 3 S, produced synthetically, which in dilute solution is 500 times as sweet as sugar: its soluble sodium salt is used as a noncaloric sugar substitute in the manufacture of syrups, foods, and beverages.
- schnapper — a food fish, Pagrosomus auratus, occurring in large numbers off the shores of Australia and New Zealand.
- schnauzer — one of a German breed of sturdy medium-sized dogs having a tight, wiry, pepper-and-salt or pure black coat, bristly eyebrows and beardlike whiskers, and a docked tail, used originally as a ratter and a guard dog and later used in police work.
- searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- stauncher — firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person: a staunch Republican; a staunch friend.
- strychnia — Pharmacology. a colorless, crystalline poison, C 2 1 H 2 2 N 2 O 2 , obtained chiefly by extraction from the seeds of nux vomica, formerly used as a central nervous system stimulant.
- subbranch — a subordinate branch or a branch of a branch, as of a bank, business, or the like.
- theandric — relating to the state of being both divine and human, esp pertaining to Christ
- thornback — a skate, Raja clavata, of European waters, having short spines on the back and tail.
- tocharian — a member of a central Asian people of high culture, who were assimilated with other peoples about the 11th century a.d.
- trachinus — a weever fish
- tranching — Finance. one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment: The loan will be repaid in three tranches. a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering: The second tranche of the bond issue has a five-year maturity.
- trash can — a container for the disposal of dry waste matter.
- trenchant — incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting: trenchant wit.
- trenchard — Hugh Montague, 1st Viscount, 1873–1956, British Royal Air Force marshal.
- trichinal — relating to trichina