9-letter words containing h, e, d, r
- 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.
- heartseed — (botany) Any plant of the species of Cardiospermum, climbing plants with round seeds marked with a spot like a heart.
- heartwood — the hard central wood of the trunk of an exogenous tree; duramen.
- heathbird — the black grouse
- hebridean — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- hederated — honoured with a crown of ivy
- hedgerows — Plural form of hedgerow.
- heidegger — Martin, 1889–1976, German philosopher and writer.
- helengrad — a satirical name for Wellington as the seat of Helen Clark's socialist government from 1999 to 2008
- helidrome — a small airport for helicopters
- heliodors — Plural form of heliodor.
- helldiver — a grebe, especially the pied-billed grebe.
- hellwards — towards hell
- hemihedry — the quality or state of a crystal having hemihedral shape
- henderson — Arthur, 1863–1935, British statesman and labor leader: Nobel Peace Prize 1934.
- hendricks — a male given name, form of Henry.
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- herbicide — a substance or preparation for killing plants, especially weeds.
- herd-book — a book containing the pedigrees of breeds of pigs, cattle, etc
- herdbooks — Plural form of herdbook.
- hereunder — under or below this; subsequent to this.
- hermandad — an informal police force in Spain
- hernandez — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, Argentine poet.
- herniated — to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- herodians — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- herodotus — 484?–425? b.c, Greek historian.
- herpetoid — reptilian, reptiliform
- heterodox — not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions, especially in theology; unorthodox.
- heteropod — any marine invertebrate with a foot or feet adapted for swimming
- hexachord — a diatonic series of six tones having, in medieval music, a half step between the third and fourth tones and whole steps between the others.
- hexahedra — plural of hexahedron: solid figure with six plane faces
- heyerdahl — Thor [too r] /tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1914–2002, Norwegian ethnologist and author.
- hierodule — a slave in service in an ancient Greek temple.
- high-bred — of superior breed.
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- hindberry — a raspberry
- hindering — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- hired gun — a person hired to kill someone, as a gunfighter or professional killer.
- hirudinea — the class comprising the leeches.
- hirundine — of, relating to, or resembling the swallow.
- historied — abounding in notable history; having an illustrious past; storied: Italy is a richly historied land.
- hoarsened — Simple past tense and past participle of hoarsen.
- hodiernal — (rare) Of or pertaining to the current day.
- hodometer — Dated form of odometer.
- hold fire — If you hold fire in a situation, you delay before taking action.
- hold over — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hold true — If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.
- holderbat — a bracket that supports a pipe and fastens it to a wall or surface
- holderlin — Johann Christian Friedrich [yoh-hahn kris-tee-ahn free-drikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1770–1843, German poet.