9-letter words containing h, e, r
- 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.
- histories — the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- hitlerian — of or relating to Adolf Hitler or his regime
- hitlerism — the doctrines, principles, and practices of the Nazi party, especially as developed by Hitler; Nazism.
- hitlerite — an advocate or a follower of Hitlerism.
- hoariness — The characteristic of being hoary.
- hoarsened — Simple past tense and past participle of hoarsen.
- hoarstone — A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.
- hobnobber — One who hobnobs.
- hodiernal — (rare) Of or pertaining to the current day.
- hodometer — Dated form of odometer.
- hog score — a line at each end of the rink, parallel to the foot score and usually 7 yards (6.4 meters) in advance of the tee.
- hogchoker — a sole, Trinectes maculatus, found in coastal streams from Maine to Texas and south to Panama.
- hogwaller — Alternative spelling of hog waller.
- 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.
- holdovers — Plural form of holdover.
- hole card — Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal.
- holeproof — (of fabric or an article of clothing) designed or made so as to prevent holes.
- holidayer — vacationer.
- hollander — John, 1929–2013, U.S. poet and critic.
- hollering — to cry aloud; shout; yell: Quit hollering into the phone.
- hollister — a town in W California.
- holloware — silver dishes, as serving dishes, having some depth (distinguished from flatware).
- holocrine — (of a gland) releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells.
- holohedry — The condition of a crystal whose point group is identical to that of its lattice.
- holstered — a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- holy year — a jubilee year.
- home care — a service provided by a local authority social services department to those whom it judges most need it
- home farm — (esp formerly) a farm belonging to and providing food for a large country house
- home free — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- home port — the port where a ship is registered.
- home rule — self-government in local matters by a city, province, state, colony, or the like.
- home-brew — beer or other alcoholic beverage made at home.
- home-care — of, relating to, or designating care, especially medical care, given or received at home: a member of the hospital's home-care staff.
- homebirth — Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital.
- homebuyer — a person who buys or expects to buy a house.
- homecomer — someone who is coming home
- homecourt — (basketball) The home court of a basketball team.
- homecraft — skills used in the home
- homefries — Plural form of homefry.
- homefront — Alternative form of home front.
- homegirls — Plural form of homegirl.
- homegrown — grown or produced at home or in a particular region for local consumption: homegrown tomatoes.
- homemaker — a person who manages the household of his or her own family, especially as a principal occupation.