9-letter words containing a, t, h, e, r
- megahurts — Plural form of megahurt.
- megathere — any of the huge, slothlike animals of the extinct genus Megatherium, or closely related genera, that lived from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene epochs.
- megatherm — a plant requiring a constant high temperature and abundant moisture for growth.
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- merneptah — king of ancient Egypt c1225–c1215 b.c. (son of Ramses II).
- 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).
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- mishanter — a misfortune; mishap.
- mithraeum — a temple of Mithras.
- more than — a greater number or amount than
- mythmaker — a creator of myths.
- narthexes — Plural form of narthex.
- nathemore — nevermore
- naughtier — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- nightgear — nightclothes, that which is worn at night
- nightmare — a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc.
- nightwear — night clothes.
- north sea — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- northlake — a city in NE Illinois: suburb of Chicago.
- octahedra — Plural form of octahedron.
- oenothera — any plant of the large taxonomically complicated American genus Oenothera, typically having yellow flowers that open in the evening: family Onagraceae
- opera hat — a man's tall, collapsible top hat, held open or in shape by springs and usually covered with a black, silky fabric. Also called gibus. Compare beaver1 (def 4), silk hat, top hat.
- orchestra — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- orthopnea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- other man — a man who is romantically or sexually involved with another man's wife or lover, especially a man who is having an affair with a married woman.
- otorrhoea — a discharge from the ears
- outcharge — to charge more than
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching
- outsearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- overcatch — to overtake
- overhaste — excessive haste
- overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
- overmatch — to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat: an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
- overteach — to teach too much
- overwatch — to watch over.
- par-three — of, relating to, or noting a small-scale golf course, usually having 18 holes of 150 yards (137 meters) in length from tee to cup on 7 to 40 acres (3 to 16 hectares) of land.
- parachute — a folding, umbrellalike, fabric device with cords supporting a harness or straps for allowing a person, object, package, etc., to float down safely through the air from a great height, especially from an aircraft, rendered effective by the resistance of the air that expands it during the descent and reduces the velocity of its fall.
- parchment — the skin of sheep, goats, etc., prepared for use as a material on which to write.
- parhypate — a note in ancient Greek music, the second lowest note in the two lowest tetrachords
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parokheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parthenia — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- parthenon — the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.