9-letter words containing g, o, r, h
- grieshoch — a bed of embers, especially of a peat or moss fire.
- grog-shop — a saloon or barroom, especially a cheap one.
- grouchier — Comparative form of grouchy.
- grouchily — In a grouchy manner.
- grouching — Present participle of grouch.
- groundhog — woodchuck.
- growthist — an advocate of the importance of economic growth
- guarulhos — a city in SE Brazil, NE of São Paulo.
- gütersloh — a town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Pop: 95 928 (2003 est)
- gynophore — the elongated stalk of a pistil.
- habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- hang over — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hanger-on — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
- hangerson — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
- hangovers — Plural form of hangover.
- harborage — shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
- harboring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hardgoods — durable goods, such as automobiles, furniture, etc.
- harmdoing — the doing of harm
- harrogate — a town in N England, in North Yorkshire: a former spa, now a centre for tourism and conferences. Pop: 70 811 (2001 est)
- harrowing — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- 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.
- hedgerows — Plural form of hedgerow.
- hektogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- helsingor — a seaport on NE Zealand, in NE Denmark: the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- herbology — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- here goes — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- hierogram — a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.
- hierology — literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- high road — A high road is a main road.
- highbrows — Plural form of highbrow.
- hiroshige — Ando [ahn-daw] /ˈɑnˈdɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Tokube") 1797–1858, Japanese painter.
- histogram — a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
- hoardings — Plural form of hoarding.
- hodograph — the figure described by the extremity of a vector that has a fixed origin and a position vector equal to the velocity of a moving particle.
- hog score — a line at each end of the rink, parallel to the foot score and usually 7 yards (6.4 meters) in advance of the tee.
- hogchoker — a sole, Trinectes maculatus, found in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and south to Panama.
- hogwaller — Alternative spelling of hog waller.
- hollering — to cry aloud; shout; yell: Quit hollering into the phone.
- holograms — Plural form of hologram.
- holograph — Also, holographic [hol-uh-graf-ik, hoh-luh-] /ˌhɒl əˈgræf ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/ (Show IPA), holographical. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears: a holograph letter.
- homegirls — Plural form of homegirl.
- homegrown — grown or produced at home or in a particular region for local consumption: homegrown tomatoes.
- homograft — allograft.
- homograph — a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 “to carry; support” and bear 2 “animal” or lead 1 “to conduct” and lead 2 “metal.”.
- honouring — to hold in honor or high respect; revere: to honor one's parents.
- hooraying — Present participle of hooray.