9-letter words containing c, r, a, i
- graphical — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- graphitic — a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- grievance — a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress: Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.
- grimacing — a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc.
- gynarchic — relating to gynarchy or rule by women
- hachuring — Present participle of hachure.
- hackerish — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a hacker (technically skilled computer enthusiast).
- hagiarchy — hagiocracy.
- hair care — Hair care is all the things people do to keep their hair clean, healthy-looking, and attractive.
- hair cell — an epithelial cell having hairlike processes, as that of the organ of Corti.
- hair clip — clasp for securing hairstyle
- hair-lock — a curl of the hair of the head
- haircloth — cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
- hairpiece — a toupee.
- hard tick — any tick of the family Ixodidae, characterized by a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.
- harmonica — Also called mouth organ. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.
- harmonics — Music. overtone (def 1).
- haruspicy — divination by a haruspex.
- hat trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- hat-trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- headchair — a chair with a support for the head
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- henrician — of or having to do with the reign, policies, etc. of any king named Henry, esp. Henry VIII of England
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- hercynian — denoting a period of mountain building in Europe in the late Palaeozoic
- heretical — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- heritance — inheritance.
- hexameric — Of or pertaining to a hexamer.
- hierarchs — Plural form of hierarch.
- hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- hieratica — a type of papyrus noted for its high quality and used by the ancient Egyptians in sacred books
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- high-carb — having a high carbohydrate content
- highchair — a tall chair having arms and very long legs and usually a removable tray for food, for use by a very young child during meals.
- hijackers — Plural form of hijacker.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- hippocras — an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
- holandric — of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic).
- holarctic — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Nearctic and Palearctic regions.
- hurricane — a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.
- hurricano — (obsolete) A waterspout; a hurricane.
- hydracids — Plural form of hydracid.
- hydraulic — operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- hydrazoic — noting or pertaining to hydrazoic acid; triazoic.
- hyperacid — Highly acidic.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- hyrcanian — an ancient province of the Persian empire, SE of the Caspian Sea.
- ice apron — a structure built in a river upstream from a bridge pier or the like for protection against drifting ice.
- ice cream — a frozen food containing cream or milk and butterfat, sugar, flavoring, and sometimes eggs.