9-letter words containing h, i, e, r, a
- hesitater — One who hesitates.
- hesitator — Alternative spelling of hesitater.
- hesperian — western; occidental.
- hetaerism — concubinage.
- hetairism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hexameric — Of or pertaining to a hexamer.
- hibernate — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.
- hierarchs — Plural form of hierarch.
- hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- hieratica — a type of papyrus noted for its high quality and used by the ancient Egyptians in sacred books
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- hierogram — a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.
- high gear — the highest gear in a car or other motor vehicle
- hijackers — Plural form of hijacker.
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- hillerman — Tony, 1925–2008, U.S. novelist and anthropologist.
- himyarite — one of an ancient people of southern Arabia speaking a Semitic language.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- hippiater — (rare) A veterinarian specializing in horse care.
- hirudinea — the class comprising the leeches.
- hitlerian — of or relating to Adolf Hitler or his regime
- hoariness — The characteristic of being hoary.
- hodiernal — (rare) Of or pertaining to the current day.
- holidayer — vacationer.
- horsehair — a hair or the hair of a horse, especially from the mane or tail.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hortative — hortatory.
- hortensia — Hydrangea.
- humanizer — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- hurricane — a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.
- hyder ali — 1722–82, Islamic prince and military leader of India: ruler of Mysore 1759–82.
- hydraemia — the state of having an excess of water in the blood.
- hydramide — (organic compound) One of a group of crystalline bodies produced by the action of ammonia on certain aldehydes.
- hydramine — an amine derived from a glycol in which one hydroxyl is replaced by an amino group.
- hydrazide — (chemistry) any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxide group with -NHNH2 or derived forms -NRNR2.
- hydrazine — Also called diamine. a colorless, oily, fuming liquid, N 2 H 4 , that is a weak base in solution and forms a large number of salts resembling ammonium salts: used chiefly as a reducing agent and a jet-propulsion fuel.
- hyperacid — Highly acidic.
- hyperarid — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- hyperemia — an abnormally large amount of blood in any part of the body.
- hyperopia — a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).
- hyperoxia — (pathology) A condition caused by an excess of oxygen in tissues and organs.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- in charge — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- inbreathe — to breathe in; inhale.
- ingathers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingather.
- inhabiter — inhabitant.
- inhearsed — Simple past tense and past participle of inhearse.
- integraph — integrator (def 2).
- interarch — to have intersecting arches