9-letter words containing h, e, m, o, r
- hyperform — a pronunciation or grammatical form or usage produced by hypercorrection.
- hyperonym — (linguistics) Hypernym; superordinate term.
- hypoderma — hypodermis.
- isotherms — Plural form of isotherm.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- mcpherson — Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- menorrhea — menstrual flow.
- mesomorph — a person of the mesomorphic type.
- metamorph — (biology) An organism that has undergone metamorphosis.
- metaphore — Misspelling of metaphor.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metarchon — a nontoxic substance, such as a chemical to mask pheromones, that reduces the persistence of a pest
- meyerhold — Vsevolod Emilievich, original name Karl Theodor Kasimir. 1874–c. 1940, Russian theatre director, noted for his experimental nonrealistic productions. He was arrested in 1939 and died in custody
- micromesh — a very fine mesh
- moithered — Simple past tense and past participle of moither.
- mon-khmer — a group of Austroasiatic languages that includes Mon, of Burma, and Khmer, the language of Cambodia.
- monorhine — an animal that has one nasal orifice
- monorhyme — a poem or stanza in which all the lines rhyme with each other.
- more than — a greater number or amount than
- morphemes — any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word, that cannot be divided into smaller independent grammatical parts, as the, write, or the -ed of waited. Compare allomorph (def 2), morph (def 1).
- morphemic — any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word, that cannot be divided into smaller independent grammatical parts, as the, write, or the -ed of waited. Compare allomorph (def 2), morph (def 1).
- morphogen — A chemical agent able to cause or determine morphogenesis.
- morphoses — Plural form of morphosis.
- mosbacher — Emil, Jr ("Bus") 1922–1997, U.S. yacht racer and government official.
- motherers — Plural form of motherer.
- motherese — the simplified and repetitive type of speech, with exaggerated intonation and rhythm, often used by adults when speaking to babies
- mothering — a female parent.
- motorhome — a small bus or trucklike vehicle with a roomlike area behind the driver's seat outfitted as living quarters.
- mudhopper — an amphibious fish found on mud flats and in mangrove swamps
- nathemore — nevermore
- near home — concerning one deeply
- neomorphs — Plural form of neomorph.
- nephogram — a photograph of a cloud
- non-rhyme — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- off-rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- ohmmeters — Plural form of ohmmeter.
- other man — a man who is romantically or sexually involved with another man's wife or lover, especially a man who is having an affair with a married woman.
- overhuman — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- 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.
- overwhelm — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- perimorph — a crystal of one mineral enclosing that of another mineral. Compare endomorph (def 1).
- pforzheim — a city in W Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.
- phenogram — a diagram depicting taxonomic relationships among organisms based on overall similarity of many characteristics without regard to evolutionary history or assumed significance of specific characters: usually generated by computer.
- pheromone — any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
- polemarch — (in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- re-homing — the act of re-homing an animal
- rest home — a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons.
- rest-home — a residential establishment that provides special care for convalescents and aged or infirm persons.
- rheometer — an instrument for measuring the flow of fluids, especially blood.