9-letter words containing h, e, a, r
- earthfast — relating to a method of building or to buildings that have no foundations but are supported by posts knocked into the ground
- earthlike — Of a planet, resembling the Earth.
- earthling — an inhabitant of earth; mortal.
- earthrise — the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it.
- earthstar — a fungus of the genus Geaster, having an outer covering that splits into the form of a star.
- earthward — Also, earthwards. toward the earth.
- earthwork — excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
- earthworm — any one of numerous annelid worms that burrow in soil and feed on soil nutrients and decaying organic matter.
- echegaray — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), (José Echegaray y Eizaguirre) 1832–1916, Spanish dramatist and statesman: Nobel Prize 1904.
- echeveria — any of numerous succulent plants of the genus Echeveria, native to tropical America and having thick leaves characteristically forming rosettes.
- echograph — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- ecohazard — any substance or activity that poses a threat to a habitat or an environment: Off-the-road motorcycling is an ecohazard to fragile desert habitats.
- eidograph — a type of pantograph that was invented by the Scottish mathematician William Wallace in 1821 and which was more accurate than other pantographs
- einherjar — (Norse mythology) the undead spirits of warriors who died bravely in battle, brought to Valhalla by the valkyries, where they eternally feast and prepare daily for the inevitable events of Ragnarok.
- ekphrasis — (rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or pictorial description of an object, especially of an artwork.
- embreathe — to breathe in (air)
- enchanter — A person who uses magic or sorcery, esp. to put someone or something under a spell.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- enhancers — Plural form of enhancer.
- enhearten — To comfort and embolden, encourage, animate, hearten.
- enthraled — (rare) Simple past tense and past participle of enthral.
- enthralls — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enthrall.
- entrechat — A vertical jump during which the dancer repeatedly crosses the feet and beats them together.
- enwreathe — Surround or envelop (something).
- eparchial — Of or pertaining to an eparchy.
- eparchies — Plural form of eparchy.
- ephemeral — An ephemeral plant.
- ephoralty — an ephor's office
- epigraphs — Plural form of epigraph.
- epigraphy — The study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions.
- epiphragm — A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
- epirrhema — the address in Greek comedy
- epitapher — one who writes epitaphs
- ergograph — A graph that shows a relation between human activities, or agricultural/climate factors, and a seasonal year.
- ermahgerd — (slang, humorous, or, sarcastic) non-gloss An exclamation of excitement, surprise, amazement, or shock.
- erythrina — any tropical tree of the genus Erythrina with red flowers
- escheator — a person appointed to deal with escheats
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- 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)
- ethergate — Multi-protocol Ethernet gateway made by LRT. See Computer Systems, October 1985.
- etherical — relating to ether
- ethertalk — (networking) An Apple Computer network standard used to extend an AppleTalk network across an Ethernet network. Compare LocalTalk.
- ethnarchs — Plural form of ethnarch.
- eucharist — The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
- 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
- euphorbia — A plant of a genus that comprises the spurges.
- euphrasia — eyebright
- euphrates — a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)
- eurobeach — a beach that has been designated as suitable for bathing from because it meets the limits set by European Union regulations for bacteria in bathing areas
- eurotrash — fashionable Europeans, traveling or living abroad, of a type regarded variously as pretentious, shallow, irresponsible, parasitic, etc.