9-letter words containing h, o, r, e
- dinothere — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- disthrone — (obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
- ditrochee — a form of poetic meter in which two trochees constitute one metrical unit.
- dogshores — the pieces of timber used to prop up a boat prior to its launch
- dordrecht — a city in SW Netherlands, on the Waal River.
- doughtier — Comparative form of doughty.
- dowitcher — any of several long-billed, snipelike shore birds of North America and Asia, especially Limnodromus griseus.
- drag shoe — a type of braking device on a vehicle
- drayhorse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- dreamhole — a light-admitting hole in a tower
- drillhole — a hole drilled in the ground, usually for exploratory purposes
- droshkies — Plural form of droshky.
- eachother — (nonstandard) misspelling of each other Typically used in the context of
- earphones — (countable) Plural form of earphone.
- earth-god — a god of fertility and vegetation.
- earthborn — born on or sprung from the earth; of earthly origin.
- earthwork — excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
- earthworm — any one of numerous annelid worms that burrow in soil and feed on soil nutrients and decaying organic matter.
- echiuroid — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Echiuroidea, found in sand and mud of tropical and subtropical seas, having at the mouth a ciliated, often elongated prostomium.
- echo word — a word that is echoic (sense 2), or onomatopoeic
- echograph — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- echovirus — any of numerous retroviruses of the picornavirus group, some harmless and others associated with various human disorders, as aseptic meningitis.
- ecohazard — any substance or activity that poses a threat to a habitat or an environment: Off-the-road motorcycling is an ecohazard to fragile desert habitats.
- ecosphere — Also called physiological atmosphere. the part of the atmosphere in which it is possible to breathe normally without aid: the portion of the troposphere from sea level to an altitude of about 13,000 feet (4000 meters).
- ectomorph — a person of the ectomorphic type.
- ectotherm — a cold-blooded animal.
- edgeworth — Maria, 1767–1849, English novelist.
- eidograph — a type of pantograph that was invented by the Scottish mathematician William Wallace in 1821 and which was more accurate than other pantographs
- either-or — presenting an unavoidable need to choose between two alternatives
- eleuthero — (informal) The shrub Eleutherococcus senticosus, used in traditional medicine.
- ellsworth — Lincoln1880-1951; U.S. polar explorer
- enchorial — Indigenous, native.
- endomorph — A person with a soft round body build and a high proportion of fat tissue.
- 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.
- endotherm — An animal that is dependent on or capable of the internal generation of heat; a warm-blooded animal.
- enshrouds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enshroud.
- enthroned — Formally placed in a position.
- enwrought — (archaic) Made from (a material).
- ephemeron — An insect that lives only for a day or a few days.
- ephoralty — an ephor's office
- ergograph — A graph that shows a relation between human activities, or agricultural/climate factors, and a seasonal year.
- eriophyid — a type of microscopic mite that causes plant damage
- erythroid — Of or relating to erythrocytes.
- escheator — a person appointed to deal with escheats
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- euchloric — relating to euchlorine
- euphorbia — A plant of a genus that comprises the spurges.
- eurobeach — a beach that has been designated as suitable for bathing from because it meets the limits set by European Union regulations for bacteria in bathing areas
- europhile — One who loves Europe, Europeans, or European culture.