9-letter words containing h, o, a, r
- forereach — to gain, as one ship on another.
- foreshank — Anatomy. the part of the lower limb in humans between the knee and the ankle; leg.
- foreteach — to teach (something) ahead of time
- forgather — to gather together; convene; assemble.
- forsaketh — Archaic third-person singular form of forsake.
- forsythia — a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.
- forthcame — Simple past form of forthcome.
- freakshow — Alternative spelling of freak show.
- frogmarch — to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned firmly behind the back.
- frontlash — an action or opinion that is in reaction to a backlash.
- garnishor — (legal) A person who garnishes; one who obtains a garnishment against another.
- gasholder — gasometer (def 2).
- geocacher — A person who hides or seeks objects as part of the sport of geocaching.
- geography — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- ghost car — an unmarked police car
- go shares — to share (something) with another or others
- goatherds — Plural form of goatherd.
- godfather — a novel (1969) by Mario Puzo.
- goncharov — Ivan Alexandrovich [ih-vahn al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-,, ahy-vuh n;; Russian ee-vahn uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /ɪˈvɑn ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-,, ˈaɪ vən;; Russian iˈvɑn ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1812–91, Russian novelist.
- gonorrhea — a contagious, purulent inflammation of the urethra or the vagina, caused by the gonococcus.
- good hair — hair showing evidence of some European strain in a person's blood
- gorakhpur — a city in SE Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- gorbachev — Mikhail S(ergeyevich) [mi-kahyl sur-gey-uh-vich,, mi-keyl;; Russian myi-khuh-yeel syir-gye-yi-vyich] /mɪˈkaɪl sɜrˈgeɪ ə vɪtʃ,, mɪˈkeɪl;; Russian myɪ xʌˈyil syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Soviet political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1985–91; president of the Soviet Union 1988–91; Nobel Peace Prize 1990.
- gorchakov — Prince Aleksander Mikhailovich [al-ig-zan-der mi-hahy-luh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr myi-khahy-luh-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər mɪˈhaɪ lə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr myɪˈxaɪ lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1883, Russian diplomat and statesman.
- granolith — a composition stone for pavements, made from crushed granite or the like and cement.
- grapeshot — a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- grayhound — one of a breed of tall, slender, short-haired dogs, noted for its keen sight and swiftness.
- guarulhos — a city in SE Brazil, NE of São Paulo.
- ha'p'orth — a person considered as specified
- habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- hackamore — a simple looped bridle, by means of which controlling pressure is exerted on the nose of a horse, used chiefly in breaking colts.
- hadrosaur — a bipedal dinosaur of the genus Hadrosaurus, belonging to the ornithopod family Hadrosauridae of the late Cretaceous Period, having broad, flat jaws for scooping up water plants.
- haftaroth — Plural form of haftarah.
- hail from — to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome.
- hailstorm — a storm with hail.
- hair loss — the loss of human hair from the head; balding
- hair-lock — a curl of the hair of the head
- haircloth — cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
- hairworms — Plural form of hairworm.
- half-hour — a period of 30 minutes.
- haloforms — Plural form of haloform.
- hamartoma — (pathology) A benign mass of disorganized tissue.
- hammerkop — A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the Scopidae family and related to the herons.
- hammertoe — a clawlike deformity of a toe, usually the second or third, in which there is a permanent flexion of the second and third joints.
- hand horn — a forerunner of the modern French horn, developed in Germany during the mid-17th century.
- hand over — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-roll — (jargon) (From mainstream slang "hand-rolled cigarette" in opposition to "ready-made") To perform a normally automated software installation or configuration process by hand; implies that the normal process failed due to bugs or was defeated by something exceptional in the local environment. "The worst thing about being a gateway between four different nets is having to hand-roll a new sendmail configuration every time any of them upgrades."
- handiwork — work done by hand.
- handovers — Plural form of handover.
- handsomer — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.