9-letter words containing d, a, c, h
- headspace — empty space left above the contents of a closed jar, can, or other container.
- headstick — a piece of wood formerly used in typesetting to create a margin at the top of a page
- headstock — the part of a machine containing or directly supporting the moving or working parts, as the assembly supporting and driving the live spindle in a lathe.
- heathclad — Clad or crowned with heath.
- 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.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- holandric — of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic).
- hold back — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
- holdbacks — Plural form of holdback.
- hole card — Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal.
- homicidal — of or relating to homicide.
- 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.
- hydrocast — a process in which water is collected at various depths in a device with bottles clamped together, providing data on differing water characteristics.
- hyperacid — Highly acidic.
- hypercard — A software package by Bill Atkinson for storage and retrieval of information on the Macintosh. It can handle images and is designed for browsing. The powerful customisable interactive user interface allows new applications to be easily constructed by manipulating objects on the screen, often without conventional programming, though the language HyperTalk can be used for more complex tasks.
- iechyd da — a drinking toast; good health; cheers
- impeached — Simple past tense and past participle of impeach.
- inchanted — Simple past tense and past participle of inchant.
- indochina — a peninsula in SE Asia, between the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea, comprising Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, W Malaysia, and Burma (Myanmar).
- ischiadic — (obsolete) ischiatic.
- juicehead — a heavy drinker of alcoholic liquor.
- kadaitcha — Alternative form of kurdaitcha.
- kamchadal — Itelmen.
- knaidlach — a dumpling, especially a small ball of matzo meal, eggs, and salt, often mixed with another foodstuff, as ground almonds or grated potato, usually served in soup.
- lake chad — a lake in N central Africa: fed chiefly by the Shari River, it has no apparent outlet. Area: at fullest extent 10 000 to 26 000 sq km (4000 to 10 000 sq miles), varying seasonally; it has shrunk considerably in recent years
- lap child — a child who has not yet begun or has just begun to walk.
- launchpad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- man-child — a male child; boy; son.
- marchland — borderland.
- match day — the day on which a sports match, esp a football match, takes place
- matchwood — wood suitable for match.
- mustached — Having a mustache.
- octachord — any musical instrument with eight strings.
- octahedra — Plural form of octahedron.
- orcharder — One who owns or operates an orchard.
- pachyderm — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- parchedly — in a parched manner
- 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.
- podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- purchased — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- push-card — punchboard.
- quoad hoc — as much as this; to this extent.
- rachidial — Botany. the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme. (in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed. any of various axial structures.
- rachidian — (anatomy, zoology) Of or relating to the rachis; spinal; vertebral.
- 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.
- ratcheted — a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- reach rod — a rod for operating a remote piece of machinery, as a valve.