9-letter words containing h, e, c, o
- nouthetic — Being or relating to a form of Evangelical Protestant pastoral counseling based upon the Bible and focused on Christ.
- octahedra — Plural form of octahedron.
- octateuch — the first eight books of the Old Testament, consisting of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, or a volume containing them.
- oenanthic — having a smell that is similar to wine
- of choice — an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.
- offenbach — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1819–80, French composer.
- ogee arch — an arch, each haunch of which is an ogee with the concave side uppermost.
- omphacite — a pale-green variety of pyroxene similar to olivine, found in eclogite.
- orcharder — One who owns or operates an orchard.
- orchestic — relating to dance
- orchestra — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- orchestre — Obsolete form of orchestra.
- orthoepic — Of or pertaining to orthoepy.
- ostriches — Plural form of ostrich.
- outcharge — to charge more than
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching
- outscheme — to outdo in scheming
- outsearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- overcatch — to overtake
- overcheap — too cheap
- overcheck — a textile pattern having one checked design superimposed on another so that both are visible.
- overchill — to make too cold
- overcoach — to coach too much
- overmatch — to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat: an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
- overperch — to fly up to perch on
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- overreach — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- overteach — to teach too much
- overthick — too thick
- overwatch — to watch over.
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- panchetto — a Renaissance chair having three splayed legs and a shaped back joined into a solid wooden seat.
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- patchogue — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- percheron — one of a French breed of draft horses, having a gray or black coat.
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phagocyte — any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- phenocopy — the observed result of an environmentally induced, nongenetic alteration of a phenotype to a form that resembles the expression of a known genetic mutation.
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- phoenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- photocell — a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
- phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
- picholine — a variety of mild green olive from France which is cured in salt brine