9-letter words containing a, t, h, r, o
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- marathons — Plural form of marathon.
- marshwort — A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
- mathworks — The MathWorks, Inc.
- 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
- more than — a greater number or amount than
- mouthpart — Usually, mouthparts. the appendages surrounding or associated with the mouth of arthropods.
- myatrophy — myoatrophy.
- nathemore — nevermore
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- nonauthor — a person who is not an author
- north bay — a city in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- 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).
- northants — Northamptonshire
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- northlake — a city in NE Illinois: suburb of Chicago.
- northland — the land or region in the north.
- northward — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- nothosaur — An extinct semiaquatic carnivorous reptile of the Triassic period, having a slender body and long neck, related to the plesiosaurs.
- ochlocrat — An adherent of the principle of ochlocracy; a advocate of mob rule.
- octachord — any musical instrument with eight strings.
- 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.
- orthoaxis — the axis in a crystal
- orthogamy — (botany) fertilization of the ovules of a plant by pollen from the same plant.
- orthopnea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthostat — (in a classical temple) any of a number of large stone slabs revetting the lower part of the cella.
- 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
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- 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.
- parathion — a deep-brown to yellow, poisonous liquid, C 1 0 H 1 4 NO 5 PS, used as an insecticide.
- 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.
- 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.”.