9-letter words containing h, a, r, l, d
- hard-boil — to boil (an egg) until the yolk and white have become firm or solid.
- hard-laid — describing a rope the lay of which is at a relatively great angle to its axis; short-laid.
- hard-line — adhering rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan; uncompromising or unyielding: hard-line union demands.
- hard-sell — characterized by or promoted through a hard sell: hard-sell tactics.
- hardliner — Alternative spelling of hard-liner.
- hardlines — (business) Plural form of hardline.
- harigalds — the intestines of an animal
- harold ii — 1022?–66, king of England 1066: defeated by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings (son of Earl Godwin).
- hasdrubal — died 207 b.c, Carthaginian general (brother of Hannibal).
- havildars — Plural form of havildar.
- head girl — The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- headliner — a performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star.
- headrails — Plural form of headrail.
- heartedly — having a specified kind of heart (now used only in combination): hardhearted; sad-hearted.
- heartland — the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
- helengrad — a satirical name for Wellington as the seat of Helen Clark's socialist government from 1999 to 2008
- hellwards — towards hell
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- heyerdahl — Thor [too r] /tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1914–2002, Norwegian ethnologist and author.
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- hodiernal — (rare) Of or pertaining to the current day.
- holandric — of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic).
- holderbat — a bracket that supports a pipe and fastens it to a wall or surface
- hole card — Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal.
- holidayer — vacationer.
- hollander — John, 1929–2013, U.S. poet and critic.
- hundredal — Of or pertaining to a hundred (administrative unit).
- hyder ali — 1722–82, Islamic prince and military leader of India: ruler of Mysore 1759–82.
- hydraulic — operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- hydraulus — a pipe organ of ancient Greece and Rome using water pressure to maintain the air supply.
- hydrolant — an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Atlantic Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hydrolase — an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- jalandhar — a city in N Punjab, in NW India.
- lairdship — the condition of being a laird, or the rank of laird
- landshark — a person who makes inordinate profits by buying and selling land
- leathered — Simple past tense and past participle of leather.
- marchland — borderland.
- marshaled — a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies. Compare field marshal.
- marshland — a region, area, or district characterized by marshes, swamps, bogs, or the like.
- northland — the land or region in the north.
- old harry — Older Use. the devil; Satan.
- parchedly — in a parched manner
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- prehandle — to handle beforehand
- rachidial — Botany. the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme. (in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed. any of various axial structures.
- red chalk — a clayey ochre containing iron, used by painters
- red flash — a red coloration of the lower portion of the sun, occasionally seen as the sun rises above or sinks to the horizon.
- rhabdomal — of or relating to rhabdoms
- rheinland — Rhineland.
- rhineland — that part of Germany W of the Rhine.