9-letter words containing c, h, r, o
- delaroche — (Hippolyte) Paul. 1797–1859, French painter of portraits and sentimental historical scenes, such as The Children of Edward IV in the Tower (1830)
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dichroism — a property of a uniaxial crystal, such as tourmaline, of showing a perceptible difference in colour when viewed along two different axes in transmitted white light
- dichroite — cordierite.
- dichromat — a person whose vision can only distinguish two colours
- dichromic — of or involving only two colours; dichromatic
- dimorphic — having two forms.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- ditrochee — a form of poetic meter in which two trochees constitute one metrical unit.
- dolichuri — poetic term
- dordrecht — a city in SW Netherlands, on the Waal River.
- dowitcher — any of several long-billed, snipelike shore birds of North America and Asia, especially Limnodromus griseus.
- drop arch — a pointed arch having radii of length less than the span.
- dropcloth — A large piece of plastic or canvas put over something to protect it from construction debris or paint.
- dysphoric — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- eachother — (nonstandard) misspelling of each other Typically used in the context of
- 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
- echograph — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- echovirus — any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
- 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.
- ecosphere — Also called physiological atmosphere. the part of the atmosphere in which it is possible to breathe normally without aid: the portion of the troposphere from sea level to an altitude of about 13,000 feet (4000 meters).
- ectomorph — a person of the ectomorphic type.
- ectotherm — a cold-blooded animal.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- endorheic — (of a lake or basin) Internally drained; having no outlet.
- escheator — a person appointed to deal with escheats
- euchloric — relating to euchlorine
- eurobeach — a beach that has been designated as suitable for bathing from because it meets the limits set by European Union regulations for bacteria in bathing areas
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- exophoric — Relating to, or exhibiting, exophora.
- fish crow — a crow, Corvus ossifragus, of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, that feeds on fish, mollusks, etc.
- flowchart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- forasmuch — Inasmuch, seeing (that).
- forecheck — Play an aggressive style of defense, checking opponents in their own defensive zone, before they can organize an attack.
- forechoir — antechoir.
- forecloth — a cloth hung over the front of something, esp an altar
- forehocks — Plural form of forehock.
- forereach — to gain, as one ship on another.
- foreshock — a relatively small earthquake that precedes a greater one by a few days or weeks and originates at or near the focus of the larger earthquake.
- foreteach — to teach (something) ahead of time
- forfochen — exhausted
- forthcame — Simple past form of forthcome.
- forthcome — To come forth.
- frogmarch — to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned firmly behind the back.
- geocacher — A person who hides or seeks objects as part of the sport of geocaching.
- ghost car — an unmarked police car
- goncharov — Ivan Alexandrovich [ih-vahn al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-,, ahy-vuh n;; Russian ee-vahn uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /ɪˈvɑn ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-,, ˈaɪ vən;; Russian iˈvɑn ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1812–91, Russian novelist.
- gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.