9-letter words containing h, i, r, u
- edinburgh — a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- eleutheri — a fictitious secret society of free thinkers
- eucharist — The Eucharist is the Christian religious ceremony in which Christ's last meal with his disciples is celebrated by eating bread and drinking wine.
- euchloric — relating to euchlorine
- eucryphia — any tree or shrub of the mostly evergreen genus Eucryphia, native to Australia and S America, having leaves of a dark lustrous green and white flowers: family Eucryphiaceae
- euphorbia — A plant of a genus that comprises the spurges.
- euphrasia — eyebright
- europhile — One who loves Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- eurythmic — (music) harmonious.
- eutherian — A mammal of the major group Eutheria, which includes all the placentals and excludes the marsupials and monotremes.
- euthyroid — having a thyroid gland that functions normally
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- faithcure — a cure or healing through prayer or faith in God
- firehouse — fire station.
- fishguard — a port and resort in SW Wales, in Pembrokeshire: ferry connections to Cork and Rosslare. Pop: 3193 (2001)
- fitchburg — a city in N Massachusetts.
- flourishy — containing flourishes; fancy; like a flourish in nature
- fraîcheur — freshness
- frightful — such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- fulbright — (James) William, 1905–95, U.S. politician: senator 1945–74.
- furbished — to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up): to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
- furbisher — One who furbishes; especially, a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.
- furbishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of furbish.
- furnished — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- furnisher — One who furnishes.
- furnishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of furnish.
- gaucherie — lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
- gheorghiu — Angela. born 1965, Romanian soprano: noted for her performances and recordings of Italian opera
- grouchier — Comparative form of grouchy.
- grouchily — In a grouchy manner.
- grouching — Present participle of grouch.
- guardship — a warship responsible for the safety of other ships in its company
- hachuring — Present participle of hachure.
- hair bulb — the end of a hair follicle containing active hair-growing cells; situated under the skin
- hairbrush — a brush for smoothing and styling the hair.
- hammurabi — 18th century b.c. or earlier, king of Babylonia.
- harlequin — (often initial capital letter) a comic character in commedia dell'arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand.
- harmonium — an organlike keyboard instrument with small metal reeds and a pair of bellows operated by the player's feet.
- haruspicy — divination by a haruspex.
- haughtier — Comparative form of haughty.
- haustoria — a projection from the hypha of a fungus into the organic matter from which it absorbs nutrients.
- haut-rhin — a department in NE France. 1354 sq. mi. (3505 sq. km). Capital: Colmar.
- hauterive — a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada.
- hematuria — the presence of blood in the urine.
- hen fruit — a hen's egg or eggs.
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- herbarium — a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
- heuretics — the use of logic
- heuristic — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hierodule — a slave in service in an ancient Greek temple.