9-letter words containing h, o, e, d
- lens hood — an extension piece fixed to a camera lens to shield it from a direct light source
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- lone hand — Cards. a person who holds a hand so strong that he or she can play a deal without the hand of his or her partner. the hand played by such a person.
- lookahead — (computing) The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
- loopholed — Simple past tense and past participle of loophole.
- loosehead — (rugby) prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum.
- lovechild — A child born to parents who aren't married to one another.
- lowlihead — lowly state; lowliness.
- lyophiled — (of blood, serum, tissue, etc) freeze-dried
- madhouses — Plural form of madhouse.
- methadone — a synthetic narcotic, C 2 1 H 2 8 ClNO, similar to morphine but effective orally, used in the relief of pain and as a heroin substitute in the treatment of heroin addiction.
- methodism — the doctrines, polity, beliefs, and methods of worship of the Methodists.
- methodist — a member of the largest Christian denomination that grew out of the revival of religion led by John Wesley: stresses both personal and social morality and has an Arminian doctrine and, in the U.S., a modified episcopal polity.
- methodius — Saint (Apostle of the Slavs) a.d. c825–885, Greek missionary in Moravia (brother of Saint Cyril).
- methodize — to reduce (something) to a method.
- methoxide — methylate (def 1).
- meyerhold — Vsevolod Emilievich, original name Karl Theodor Kasimir. 1874–c. 1940, Russian theatre director, noted for his experimental nonrealistic productions. He was arrested in 1939 and died in custody
- moithered — Simple past tense and past participle of moither.
- moosehide — The hide of a moose.
- mophandle — The handle of a mop.
- mossadegh — Mohammed, 1880–1967, Iranian statesman: premier 1951–53.
- mudhopper — an amphibious fish found on mud flats and in mangrove swamps
- negrohead — a type of low-quality India rubber
- newshound — A newspaper reporter.
- northside — The northern side of a building, street, area etc.
- nourished — Simple past tense and past participle of nourish.
- octahedra — Plural form of octahedron.
- offhanded — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- offshored — Simple past tense and past participle of offshore.
- old delhi — Delhi (def 2).
- old welsh — the Welsh language of the period before c1150 a.d.
- orcharder — One who owns or operates an orchard.
- orphreyed — embroidered with gold
- orthopedy — Archaic form of orthopedics.
- out-herod — to outdo in extravagance, violence, or excess: His cruelty out-Herods Herod.
- outhandle — to handle or operate in a superior way to: That car outhandles all others in its class.
- outshined — to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.
- overdight — covered up
- overheads — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
- overheard — to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker's intention or knowledge: I accidentally overheard what they were saying.
- overshade — to cast shade over.
- pedograph — an imprint on paper of the foot.
- pedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- penholder — a holder in which a penpoint is placed.
- pewholder — a person who leases or is the owner of a pew or an area of seats in a church
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- phenoxide — phenolate (def 1).
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- phosphide — a binary compound of phosphorus with a basic element or group.