9-letter words containing h, e, r, i
- drillhole — a hole drilled in the ground, usually for exploratory purposes
- droshkies — Plural form of droshky.
- 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.
- echeveria — any of numerous succulent plants of the genus Echeveria, native to tropical America and having thick leaves characteristically forming rosettes.
- echiuroid — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Echiuroidea, found in sand and mud of tropical and subtropical seas, having at the mouth a ciliated, often elongated prostomium.
- echovirus — any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
- edinburgh — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- 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.
- either-or — presenting an unavoidable need to choose between two alternatives
- ekphrasis — (rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or pictorial description of an object, especially of an artwork.
- eldership — Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
- eleutheri — a fictitious secret society of free thinkers
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- enciphers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encipher.
- endorheic — (of a lake or basin) Internally drained; having no outlet.
- endorphin — Any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides that activate the body’s opiate receptors, causing an analgesic effect.
- englishry — people of English descent, esp in Ireland
- enhydrite — a type of mineral containing water
- enrichers — Plural form of enricher.
- enriching — Improve or enhance the quality or value of.
- enshrined — Simple past tense and past participle of enshrine.
- enshrinee — someone who is inducted into a Hall of Fame
- enshrines — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enshrine.
- eparchial — Of or pertaining to an eparchy.
- eparchies — Plural form of eparchy.
- ephedrine — A crystalline alkaloid drug obtained from some ephedras. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used to relieve asthma and hay fever.
- ephemeric — Ephemeral.
- ephemerid — (zoology) Any member of the Ephemeridae.
- ephemeris — A table or data file giving the calculated positions of a celestial object at regular intervals throughout a period.
- 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
- eremitish — resembling an eremite
- eriophyid — a type of microscopic mite that causes plant damage
- erstwhile — Former.
- erythemic — having the characteristics of erythema
- erythrina — any tropical tree of the genus Erythrina with red flowers
- erythrism — A congenital condition of abnormal redness in an animal’s fur, plumage, or skin.
- erythrite — a pink to purple secondary mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: Co3(AsO4)2.8H2O
- erythroid — Of or relating to erythrocytes.
- eskişehir — an industrial city in NW Turkey: founded around hot springs in Byzantine times. Pop: 519 000 (2005 est)
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- etherical — relating to ether
- etherised — Simple past tense and past participle of etherise.
- etherized — Simple past tense and past participle of etherize.