9-letter words containing e, t, h, a
- athenians — Plural form of Athenian.
- atheology — a resistance or aversion to theology
- atheromas — Plural form of atheroma.
- atherosis — (pathology) atheroma.
- athetesis — the dismissal of a text as not genuine
- athetosic — relating to or characterized by athetosis
- athetosis — a condition characterized by uncontrolled rhythmic writhing movement, esp of fingers, hands, head, and tongue, caused by cerebral lesion
- athletics — Athletics refers to track and field sports such as running, the high jump, and the javelin.
- athletism — The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of an athlete.
- athrocyte — a cell that is able to receive and store matter
- atjehnese — a member of an indigenous Muslim people of northernmost Sumatra.
- atmophile — (of a chemical element in the earth) having an affinity for the atmosphere, as neon or helium.
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- atrophies — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- attendeth — Archaic third-person singular form of attend.
- attrahens — (of muscle) drawing or pulling towards
- attrahent — attracting or drawing in
- aulophyte — a free-living plant growing on or in another plant.
- authentic — An authentic person, object, or emotion is genuine.
- authoress — An authoress is a female author. Many female writers object to this word, and prefer to be called authors.
- authorise — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- authorize — If someone in a position of authority authorizes something, they give their official permission for it to happen.
- autophone — (archaic) idiophone.
- autophyte — an autotrophic plant, such as any green plant
- bacchante — a priestess or female votary of Bacchus
- barthelme — Donald, 1931–89, U.S. short-story writer and novelist.
- base path — the prescribed course for a base runner on the field extending in designated areas between the bases.
- bashments — Plural form of bashment.
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- batchmate — (India) classmate.
- bathhouse — A bathhouse is a public or private building containing baths and often other facilities such as a sauna.
- batholite — (obsolete) alternative name of batholith.
- bathrobes — Plural form of bathrobe.
- bathsheba — the wife of Uriah, who committed adultery with David and later married him and became the mother of his son Solomon (II Samuel 11–12)
- bathwater — water in which a person bathes
- beach hut — a hut used for changing, storing deckchairs, etc
- bean shot — refined copper having a shotlike form from being thrown into water in a molten state.
- bear with — If you ask someone to bear with you, you are asking them to be patient.
- beasthood — the state of beasts, the condition of being a beast
- beechmast — collective term for beech nuts, esp when lying on the ground
- bepatched — mended with or covered in patches
- bernhardt — Sarah. original name Rosine Bernard. 1844–1923, French actress, regarded as one of the greatest tragic actresses of all time
- bethankit — (used as part of a grace spoken before a meal) God be thanked!
- bethphage — a place in ancient Israel, at the foot of the Mount of Olives: starting point of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem. Matt. 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29.
- bethsabee — Bathsheba.
- bethsaida — a ruined town in N Israel, near the N shore of the Sea of Galilee
- betrothal — A betrothal is an agreement to be married.
- bhutanese — a native or inhabitant of Bhutan
- biathlete — an athlete taking part in a biathlon
- bike path — A bike path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.