9-letter words containing h, o, n, r, i
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dinothere — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- dirhinous — having paired nostrils.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- dishonors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishonor.
- dishonour — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- disthrone — (obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
- donorship — a person who gives or donates.
- downright — thorough; absolute; out-and-out: a downright falsehood.
- dragonish — Having the characteristics of a dragon.
- dronishly — in a droning manner
- dynorphin — (biochemistry) Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin.
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- endorheic — (of a lake or basin) Internally drained; having no outlet.
- endorphin — Any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides that activate the body’s opiate receptors, causing an analgesic effect.
- exhorting — Present participle of exhort.
- fashioner — a person who fashions, forms, or gives shape to anything.
- firethorn — any of several evergreen, thorny Asian shrubs belonging to the genus Pyracantha, of the rose family, many species of which are cultivated for their foliage and ornamental fruits.
- forenight — (Scotland) The evening, between twilight and bedtime.
- forethink — to have prescience of
- fortnight — the space of fourteen nights and days; two weeks.
- garnishor — (legal) A person who garnishes; one who obtains a garnishment against another.
- gophering — any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- granolith — a composition stone for pavements, made from crushed granite or the like and cement.
- grouching — Present participle of grouch.
- handiwork — work done by hand.
- harboring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- harmdoing — the doing of harm
- harmonica — Also called mouth organ. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.
- harmonics — Music. overtone (def 1).
- harmonies — Plural form of harmony.
- harmonise — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- harmonist — a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
- harmonite — a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
- harmonium — an organlike keyboard instrument with small metal reeds and a pair of bellows operated by the player's feet.
- harmonize — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- harrovian — of or relating to Harrow.
- harrowing — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- hatinator — a small decorative hat, worn on social occasions
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- heilbronn — a city in N Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.
- heliborne — transported by helicopter: heliborne troops.
- helsingor — a seaport on NE Zealand, in NE Denmark: the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- heraklion — Iraklion
- herodians — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- heroinism — an addiction to heroin
- heronries — Plural form of heronry.
- hieromonk — a monk who is also a priest.
- hircinous — (rare) Of, or pertaining to goats; hircine.