9-letter words containing c, h, o, r, d
- dysphoric — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- echiuroid — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Echiuroidea, found in sand and mud of tropical and subtropical seas, having at the mouth a ciliated, often elongated prostomium.
- echo word — a word that is echoic (sense 2), or onomatopoeic
- ecohazard — any substance or activity that poses a threat to a habitat or an environment: Off-the-road motorcycling is an ecohazard to fragile desert habitats.
- endorheic — (of a lake or basin) Internally drained; having no outlet.
- hard coal — anthracite.
- hard copy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
- hard core — pornography: obscene
- hard rock — heavy form of popular music
- hard-core — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- hard-rock — (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining) and geology (hard-rock geology)
- hardcourt — relating to a type of tennis court that is made of hard material
- hardcover — a book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material: Hardcovers are more durable than paperbacks.
- hexachord — a diatonic series of six tones having, in medieval music, a half step between the third and fourth tones and whole steps between the others.
- holandric — of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic).
- hole card — Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal.
- hydrazoic — noting or pertaining to hydrazoic acid; triazoic.
- hydriodic — of or derived from hydriodic acid.
- hydrocast — a process in which water is collected at various depths in a device with bottles clamped together, providing data on differing water characteristics.
- hydrocele — an accumulation of serous fluid, usually about the testis.
- hydroptic — (formerly) edema.
- isohydric — having the same acidity or hydrogen-ion concentration
- monochord — an acoustical instrument dating from antiquity, consisting of an oblong wooden sounding box, usually with a single string, used for the mathematical determination of musical intervals.
- monorchid — having or appearing to have only one testis.
- notochord — a rodlike cord of cells that forms the chief axial supporting structure of the body of the lower chordates, as amphioxus and the cyclostomes, and of the embryos of the vertebrates.
- octachord — any musical instrument with eight strings.
- octahedra — Plural form of octahedron.
- orcharder — One who owns or operates an orchard.
- orchidist — an orchid grower
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- photocard — A photocard is a card with a person's photograph on it, which they can use to prove who they are.
- radicchio — a variety of chicory originating in Italy, having a compact head of reddish, white-streaked leaves: leaves and roots may be cooked or used raw in salads.
- reach rod — a rod for operating a remote piece of machinery, as a valve.
- red ocher — any of the red natural earths, mixtures of hematite, that are used as pigments.
- red ochre — any of various natural red earths containing ferric oxide: used as pigments
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rheochord — a wire inserted into an electrical circuit to vary or regulate the current
- rock hind — a small, orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus adscensionis, inhabiting warm seas from North Carolina to Brazil, especially in the West Indies, and fished as food.
- rock-hard — Something that is rock-hard is very hard indeed.
- rockhound — a person who collects or who is interested in rocks and minerals
- rodchenko — Aleksandr (Mikhailovich) [al-ig-zan-der,, -zahn-,, mi-key-luh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahn-dr myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər,, -ˈzɑn-,, mɪˈkeɪ lə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑn dr myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1956, Soviet painter, photographer, and designer.
- rood arch — an archway at the center of a rood screen.
- roundarch — having rounded arches
- sash cord — a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- schroeder — ˈGerhard (ˈgɛʀhɑʀt) ; gerˈhärt) 1944- ; Ger. politican: chancellor of Germany (1998-2005)
- scirrhoid — resembling a scirrhus.
- scrooched — to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- the crowd — the common people; the masses