10-letter words containing a, r, o, h
- hollowware — silver dishes, as serving dishes, having some depth (distinguished from flatware).
- holocarpic — (of a fungus) having the entire thallus converted into fruiting bodies.
- holographs — Plural form of holograph.
- holography — the process or technique of making holograms.
- holohedral — (of a crystal) having all the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.
- holophrase — a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!
- holy bread — bread used in a Eucharistic service, both before and after consecration.
- holy grail — grail (def 1).
- holy grass — any of several fragrant grasses of the genus Hierochloë, especially H. odorata, the vanilla grass.
- holy water — water blessed by a priest.
- home brand — an item packaged and marketed under the brand name of a particular retailer, usually a large supermarket chain, rather than that of the manufacturer
- home guard — a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.
- home range — the area in which an animal normally lives.
- home scrap — scrap steel reprocessed in the steel mill in which it was produced.
- homemakers — Plural form of homemaker.
- homocercal — having an equally divided tail, characteristic of adult modern bony fishes.
- homografts — Plural form of homograft.
- homographs — a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 “to carry; support” and bear 2 “animal” or lead 1 “to conduct” and lead 2 “metal.”.
- homography — The state or quality of being spelt homographically; the state or quality of existing as homographs.
- homopteran — homopterous.
- homorganic — (of two or more speech sounds) having the same place of articulation, as p, b, and m, which are all bilabial.
- homuncular — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
- honey bear — a kinkajou.
- honeyeater — An Australasian songbird with a long brushlike tongue for feeding on nectar.
- honor camp — a prison work camp operating on an honor system.
- honor card — honor (def 11).
- honoraries — Plural form of honorary.
- honorarily — given for honor only, without the usual requirements, duties, privileges, emoluments, etc.: The university presented the new governor with an honorary degree.
- honorarium — a payment in recognition of acts or professional services for which custom or propriety forbids a price to be set: The mayor was given a modest honorarium for delivering a speech to our club.
- honourable — (British spelling) Alternative form of honorable.
- honourably — (British) In a honourable manner.
- hoover dam — official name of Boulder Dam.
- hop garden — a field of hops
- hopper car — a freight car, usually open at the top and containing one or more hoppers so that bulk cargo can be quickly discharged through its bottom.
- horizontal — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- hormogonia — a portion of filament in blue-green algae that becomes detached and reproduces by cell division.
- hormonally — In a hormonal way.
- horn chair — a chair, especially of the late 19th-century U.S., having a frame made from steer, elk, buffalo, or other animal horns.
- horography — the art of constructing time-keeping instruments such as watches and clocks
- horrifical — Of or pertaining to horror.
- horse balm — a lemon-scented plant, Collinsonia canadensis, of eastern North America, having small yellow flowers.
- horse bean — fava bean.
- horse clam — gaper.
- horse race — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- horse rake — a large-wheeled rake drawn by a horse.
- horse-race — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- horsedrawn — Alternative spelling of horse-drawn.
- horselaugh — a loud, coarse laugh, especially of derision.
- horseraces — Plural form of horserace.
- horsetails — Plural form of horsetail.