9-letter words containing e, c, r, i
- horotelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- 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.
- hyperacid — Highly acidic.
- hyperemic — an abnormally large amount of blood in any part of the body.
- hypericin — an antidepressant and antiviral compound derived from Saint John's wort
- hypericum — A yellow-flowered plant of a genus that includes the St. John’s worts and rose of Sharon.
- hyperopic — Farsighted; of, having, or pertaining to hyperopia.
- hyperoxic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperoxia.
- hypocrite — a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
- hyporheic — Denoting an area or ecosystem beneath the bed of a river or stream that is saturated with water and that supports invertebrate fauna which play a role in the larger ecosystem.
- hysterics — Usually, hysterics. a fit of uncontrollable laughter or weeping; hysteria.
- 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.
- ice front — the forward section or seaward edge of an ice shelf.
- ice maker — machine that makes ice cubes
- ice screw — a screwed tubular or solid steel rod with a ring at one end for inserting into ice as an anchor point
- ice storm — a storm of freezing rain and widespread glaze formation.
- ice water — water chilled with or as if with ice.
- ice-water — water chilled with or as if with ice.
- iceboater — a person who races iceboats, especially as a hobby or in competition.
- icelander — a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- icemakers — Plural form of icemaker.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- imbracery — embracery.
- imbricate — overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof.
- imperfect — not perfect; lacking completeness: imperfect knowledge.
- imperical — A mirror\u2013nearer merger misspelling of empirical.
- imprecate — to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
- imprecise — not precise; not exact; vague or ill-defined.
- in camera — a judge's private office.
- in charge — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- in clover — any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- in escrow — a contract, deed, bond, or other written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfillment of some condition.
- in secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- incarnate — embodied in flesh; given a bodily, especially a human, form: a devil incarnate.
- incensory — Thurible, censer.
- incertain — Uncertain.
- incisures — Plural form of incisure.
- inclosers — Plural form of incloser.
- inclosure — enclosure.
- incorrect — not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong: an incorrect statement.
- incoterms — Plural form of incoterm.
- incourage — Archaic form of encourage.
- increased — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- increaser — a person or thing that increases.
- increases — Plural form of increase.
- increated — Simple past tense and past participle of increate.
- incremate — (transitive) To cremate.
- increment — something added or gained; addition; increase.
- incrested — Simple past tense and past participle of increst.