9-letter words containing h, a, r, y
- chrysalis — A chrysalis is a butterfly or moth in the stage between being a larva and an adult.
- churchway — a road that leads to a church
- clothyard — (historical) An old unit of measure for cloth, 36 or 37 inches.
- cry havoc — to give the signal for pillage and destruction
- cryolathe — an instrument for reshaping the cornea to correct severe nearsightedness or farsightedness: the cornea is removed from the eye, rapidly frozen, reshaped, and reinserted.
- curlyhead — a person whose hair is curly.
- cybercash — Funds used in electronic financial transactions, especially over the Internet.
- cyberchat — Chat that takes place on the Internet, as in a chatroom or via instant messages.
- cyberhack — Computers. hack1 (def 22b).
- cyberrhea — (humour, jargon) /si:'ber-eer/ An affliction of some word processor users; excessive frequency and looseness of productivity. Particularly virulent among those who have not discovered the fortifying virtues of revision.
- cymograph — an instrument for tracing the outline of an architectural moulding
- cytherean — of or relating to Cytherea.
- death ray — an imaginary ray capable of killing
- dehydrate — When something such as food is dehydrated, all the water is removed from it, often in order to preserve it.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diathermy — local heating of the body tissues with an electric current for medical or surgical purposes
- dihydrate — a hydrate that contains two molecules of water, as potassium sulfite, K 2 SO 3 ⋅2H 2 O.
- dithyramb — a Greek choral song or chant of vehement or wild character and of usually irregular form, originally in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus.
- drayhorse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- earth day — environmental awareness day
- echegaray — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), (José Echegaray y Eizaguirre) 1832–1916, Spanish dramatist and statesman: Nobel Prize 1904.
- ephoralty — an ephor's office
- epigraphy — The study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions.
- erythrina — any tropical tree of the genus Erythrina with red flowers
- esterházy — a noble Hungarian family that produced many soldiers, diplomats, and patrons of the arts. Prince Miklós József Esterházy (1714–90) rebuilt the family castle of Esterháza and employed Haydn as his musical director (1766–90)
- eucryphia — any tree or shrub of the mostly evergreen genus Eucryphia, native to Australia and S America, having leaves of a dark lustrous green and white flowers: family Eucryphiaceae
- eye chart — a chart used to test vision from a specified distance: it consists typically of rows of letters of decreasing size
- fairishly — in a fairish manner
- fairyhood — a fairy nature or state: the fairyhood of Puck.
- featherly — (obsolete) Like feathers.
- flash-fry — to fry something very quickly by placing it in a pan on a very high heat
- foolhardy — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- forsythia — a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.
- garnishry — an adornment or decoration
- geography — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- grannyish — typical of or suitable for an elderly woman; old-fashioned
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- gynarchic — relating to gynarchy or rule by women
- hackberry — any of several trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Celtis, of the elm family, bearing cherrylike fruit.
- haggardly — In a haggard manner.
- hagiarchy — hagiocracy.
- hail mary — Ave Maria.
- hairdryer — (chiefly UK) A small electrical appliance for drying hair, by generating a stream of hot air.
- hairspray — a liquid in an aerosol or other spray container, for holding the hair in place.
- hairstyle — a style of cutting, arranging, or combing the hair; hairdo; coiffure.
- half-year — a period of 6 months
- hamadryad — Classical Mythology. a dryad who is the spirit of a particular tree.
- hamadryas — A large baboon, Papio hamadryas, from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.
- handcarry — to carry or deliver by hand, as for security reasons: The ambassador hand-carried a message from the president.