9-letter words containing h, o, r, s
- isohydric — having the same acidity or hydrogen-ion concentration
- isomorphs — Plural form of isomorph.
- isorhythm — a structural feature characteristic of the Ars Nova motet, consisting of a single rhythmic phrase pattern repeated, usually in the tenor, throughout the composition.
- isotheres — Plural form of isothere.
- isotherms — Plural form of isotherm.
- jargonish — jargonistic
- job share — If two people job share, they share the same job by working part-time, for example one person working in the mornings and the other in the afternoons.
- job-share — to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees.
- jobsworth — (chiefly, British) A minor worker who refuses to be flexible in the application of rules to help a client or customer.
- kantharos — a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.
- karpathos — an island off the SE coast of Greece, part of the Dodecanese Islands, in the Aegean Sea. 110 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- kórinthos — an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- koshering — Present participle of kosher.
- krumhorns — Plural form of krumhorn.
- lakeshore — lakefront.
- lanthorns — Plural form of lanthorn.
- lecherous — given to or characterized by lechery; lustful.
- lee shore — a shore toward which the wind blows.
- liquorish — fond of and eager for choice food.
- lithosere — a sere originating on rock.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- loanshark — Alternative spelling of loan shark.
- longhairs — Plural form of longhair.
- longhorns — Plural form of longhorn.
- longshore — existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport: longshore jobs; longshore current.
- lordships — Plural form of lordship.
- lotharios — Plural form of lothario.
- maksoorah — (in a mosque) a screen or partition enclosing an area for prayer or a tomb.
- marathons — Plural form of marathon.
- marrowish — Similar to a marrow.
- marshwort — A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
- mathworks — The MathWorks, Inc.
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- mcpherson — Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- mesomorph — a person of the mesomorphic type.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- micromesh — a very fine mesh
- minorship — the state of being a minor
- misgrowth — an abnormal or distorted growth
- morphemes — any of the minimal grammatical units of a language, each constituting a word or meaningful part of a word, that cannot be divided into smaller independent grammatical parts, as the, write, or the -ed of waited. Compare allomorph (def 2), morph (def 1).
- morphisms — Plural form of morphism.
- morphoses — Plural form of morphosis.
- morphosis — the sequence or manner of development or change in an organism or any of its parts.
- mosbacher — Emil, Jr ("Bus") 1922–1997, U.S. yacht racer and government official.
- motherers — Plural form of motherer.
- motherese — the simplified and repetitive type of speech, with exaggerated intonation and rhythm, often used by adults when speaking to babies
- motorship — a ship driven by a diesel or other internal-combustion engine.
- murchison — an intermittent river in W Australia, flowing SW to the Indian Ocean. 440 miles (708 km) long.
- mushrooms — Plural form of mushroom.
- mushroomy — Redolent of mushrooms.