9-letter words containing e, c, t, o, h, r
- forecloth — a cloth hung over the front of something, esp an altar
- foreteach — to teach (something) ahead of time
- forthcame — Simple past form of forthcome.
- forthcome — To come forth.
- hectogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hectorism — the character or actions of a hector
- heroicity — suitable to the character of a hero in size or concept; daring; noble: a heroic ambition.
- heterotic — Of or relating to heterosis (hybrid vigor).
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- homecourt — (basketball) The home court of a basketball team.
- homecraft — skills used in the home
- horotelic — of or relating to evolution at a rate standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- horsecart — A cart drawn by a horse.
- 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.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- nictheroy — Niterói.
- octahedra — Plural form of octahedron.
- orchestic — relating to dance
- orchestra — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- orchestre — Obsolete form of orchestra.
- orthoepic — Of or pertaining to orthoepy.
- ostriches — Plural form of ostrich.
- outcharge — to charge more than
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching
- outsearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- overcatch — to overtake
- overmatch — to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat: an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- overteach — to teach too much
- overthick — too thick
- overwatch — to watch over.
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- porchetta — Italian boneless stuffed pork cut from a whole roast pig
- pothecary — apothecary.
- prophetic — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- prothetic — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
- rochester — John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of, 1647–80, English poet and courtier.
- rotachute — a device serving the same purpose as a parachute, in which the canopy is replaced by freely revolving rotor blades, used for the delivery of stores or recovery of missiles
- scouthery — scorching
- sheetrock — a trademark name for plasterboard or drywall, composed of gypsum enclosed by heavy sheets of paper and used for constructing interior walls and ceilings
- shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
- sticheron — a liturgical hymn sung in the Orthodox Church