9-letter words containing h, i, r, o, s
- hillsboro — a town in NW Oregon.
- hippocras — an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
- hircinous — (rare) Of, or pertaining to goats; hircine.
- hircosity — the quality of being like a goat
- hiroshige — Ando [ahn-daw] /ˈɑnˈdɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Tokube") 1797–1858, Japanese painter.
- hiroshima — a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: first military use of atomic bomb August 6, 1945.
- histogram — a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
- historian — an expert in history; authority on history.
- 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.
- historify — to make something part of history or to tell the history of something
- hoardings — Plural form of hoarding.
- hoariness — The characteristic of being hoary.
- hollister — a town in W California.
- homefries — Plural form of homefry.
- homegirls — Plural form of homegirl.
- hookerish — Lb slang Resembling or befitting a prostitute.
- hormisdas — Saint, died a.d. 523, pope 514–523.
- hornbills — Plural form of hornbill.
- horniness — consisting of a horn or a hornlike substance; corneous.
- hornpipes — Plural form of hornpipe.
- horntails — Plural form of horntail.
- horridest — Superlative form of horrid.
- horrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horrify.
- horsefish — moonfish (def 1).
- horsehair — a hair or the hair of a horse, especially from the mane or tail.
- horsehide — the hide of a horse.
- horselike — a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- horsemint — a wild mint, Mentha longifolia, introduced into America from Europe, having spikes of lilac flowers.
- horseshit — nonsense, lies, or exaggeration.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- horsewhip — a whip for controlling horses.
- horsiness — The quality of being, or resembling, a horse.
- hortensia — Hydrangea.
- hoteliers — Plural form of hotelier.
- housegirl — A young woman employed to do housework.
- howitzers — Plural form of howitzer.
- humorists — Plural form of humorist.
- humourist — (British) alternative spelling of humorist.
- hybridous — of or relating to a hybrid
- hydro-ski — a hydrofoil attached to a seaplane to aid in takeoffs and landings.
- hygristor — an electronic component the resistance of which varies with humidity
- hypocrism — (obsolete) hypocrisy.
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- hysteroid — resembling hysteria.
- in chorus — Music. a group of persons singing in unison. (in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers. a piece of music for singing in unison. a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- inchworms — Plural form of inchworm.
- ingrowths — Plural form of ingrowth.
- ironsmith — a worker in iron; blacksmith.
- isherwood — Christopher (William Bradshaw) [brad-shaw] /ˈbræd ʃɔ/ (Show IPA), 1904–86, English poet, novelist, and playwright; in the U.S. since 1938.