9-letter words containing h, a, r, u
- harrumphs — Plural form of harrumph.
- harumphed — Simple past tense and past participle of harumph.
- haruspicy — divination by a haruspex.
- hasdrubal — died 207 b.c, Carthaginian general (brother of Hannibal).
- haughtier — Comparative form of haughty.
- hausfraus — Plural form of hausfrau.
- haushofer — Karl, 1860–1946, German geographer and general: political adviser to Hitler.
- haustoria — a projection from the hypha of a fungus into the organic matter from which it absorbs nutrients.
- haut-rhin — a department in NE France. 1354 sq. mi. (3505 sq. km). Capital: Colmar.
- hauterive — a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada.
- hazardous — full of risk; perilous; risky: a hazardous journey.
- headguard — a padded helmet worn to protect the head in contact sports such as rugby and boxing
- heartburn — an uneasy burning sensation in the stomach, typically extending toward the esophagus, and sometimes associated with the eructation of an acid fluid.
- hearthrug — A rug laid in front of a fireplace to protect the carpet or floor.
- hematuria — the presence of blood in the urine.
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- herbarium — a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
- herculean — requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform: Digging the tunnel was a herculean task.
- hereabout — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- heucheras — Plural form of heuchera.
- hilarious — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- hiratsuka — a city in central Honshu, Japan, near Yokohama.
- hirudinea — the class comprising the leeches.
- histadrut — a labor federation in Israel, founded in 1920.
- hoarhound — an Old World plant, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family, having downy leaves and small, whitish flowers, and containing a bitter, medicinal juice that is used as an expectorant, vermifuge, and laxative.
- honourary — Misspelling of honorary.
- hour hand — the hand that indicates the hours on a clock or watch.
- hourglass — an instrument for measuring time, consisting of two bulbs of glass joined by a narrow passage through which a quantity of sand or mercury runs in just an hour.
- hourplate — the dial of a clock or watch
- housecarl — a member of the household troops or bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble.
- houseware — Homeware.
- huaraches — Plural form of huarache.
- huascaran — a mountain in W Peru, in the Andes. 22,205 feet (6768 meters).
- humanizer — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humorally — in a humoral manner or from a humoral point of view
- hundredal — Of or pertaining to a hundred (administrative unit).
- hungarian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Hungary, its people, or their language.
- hurrahing — to shout “hurrah.”.
- hurricane — a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.
- hurricano — (obsolete) A waterspout; a hurricane.
- husbander — A person who husbands resources.
- husbandry — the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming.
- 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.
- hydronaut — a person trained to work in deep-sea vessels for research and rescue purposes.
- indraught — an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
- kachumber — a salad of chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, and (sometimes) other vegetables, typically seasoned with chilli and coriander, served as an accompaniment to a main meal
- karlsruhe — a city in SW Germany: capital of the former state of Baden.
- kharagpur — city in SW West Bengal, India: pop. 265,000
- khouribga — a city in W central Morocco.