9-letter words containing h, a, n, d, r
- indraught — an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
- inhearsed — Simple past tense and past participle of inhearse.
- interdash — to intersperse with hasty strokes of a pen or other writing instrument
- iron hand — strict or harsh control: The general governed the country with an iron hand.
- jalandhar — a city in N Punjab, in NW India.
- jharkhand — a state in NE India, created in 2000 from S Bihar. 28,833 sq. mi. (74,677 sq. km). Capital: Ranchi.
- landshark — a person who makes inordinate profits by buying and selling land
- marchland — borderland.
- marshland — a region, area, or district characterized by marshes, swamps, bogs, or the like.
- mindshare — Relative public awareness of a phenomenon.
- negrohead — a type of low-quality India rubber
- nephridia — the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- nightward — heading towards night, heading westwards
- northland — the land or region in the north.
- northward — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- ondograph — an instrument for graphically recording oscillatory variations, as in alternating currents.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- prehandle — to handle beforehand
- preharden — to harden beforehand
- printhead — the printing element, as a daisy wheel or thimble, on a computer printer.
- rachidian — (anatomy, zoology) Of or relating to the rachis; spinal; vertebral.
- radiothon — an on-the-air radio campaign, often lasting 24 hours or more, designed to raise money for a radio station, charity, the arts, etc., as from listeners phoning in and pledging specific donations, sometimes in exchange for gifts or premiums.
- rain hood — a waterproof hood attached to a coat, that may be raised to cover the head when it is raining
- red china — China, People's Republic of.
- red shank — an Old World sandpiper, Tringa totanus, having red legs and feet.
- reinhardt — Jean Baptiste [French zhahn ba-teest] /French ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), ("Django") 1910–53, Belgian gypsy jazz guitarist.
- rheinland — Rhineland.
- rhineland — that part of Germany W of the Rhine.
- rhodamine — a red dye obtained by heating an alkyl aminophenol with phthalic anhydride.
- rhodanate — a salt of thiocyanic acid
- rhodanize — to plate with rhodium
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rhoeadine — a chemical compound found in the red poppy which has similar effects to those of opium
- roundarch — having rounded arches
- roundhand — a style of handwriting with large rounded curves
- roundhead — a member or adherent of the Parliamentarians or Puritan party during the civil wars of the 17th century (so called in derision by the Cavaliers because they wore their hair cut short).
- sandhurst — a village in S England, near Reading, W of London: military college.
- sanhedrim — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- sanhedrin — Also called Great Sanhedrin. the highest council of the ancient Jews, consisting of 71 members, and exercising authority from about the 2nd century b.c.
- shinguard — sport: protective pad for lower leg
- shirtband — a band of material sewn into a shirt for stiffening, finishing, or the like, as a neckband to which the collar is sewn or buttoned.
- shorthand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- shreading — furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
- shrubland — land covered by shrubs
- tarnished — metal: discolored
- theandric — relating to the state of being both divine and human, esp pertaining to Christ
- third man — Cricket. the position of a fielder on the off side between slip and point. the fielder occupying this position.
- thirdhand — previously used or owned by two successive people.
- thirdsman — an intermediary or arbitrator; the third person