8-letter words containing h, o, r, t
- pot arch — an auxiliary furnace in which pots used in melting frit are preheated.
- potholer — an explorer of caves; spelunker.
- potiphar — the Egyptian officer whose wife tried to seduce Joseph. Gen. 39:1–20.
- potsherd — a broken pottery fragment, especially one of archaeological value.
- prohibit — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- prophets — a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- rabbitoh — (formerly) an itinerant seller of rabbits for eating
- racahout — a substance similar to chocolate prepared as either a food or drink and made from acorns and cocoa
- rat-hole — a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.: The first chore in the old building is to plug up the ratholes.
- rathbone — Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
- rathouse — a psychiatric hospital or asylum
- rebought — to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
- reclothe — to clothe (someone or something) again or provide new clothing for (someone)
- redshort — (of metal, iron, steel, etc) to become brittle at red-hot temperatures
- regolith — mantle rock.
- regrowth — the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
- rehoboth — a town in central Israel, SE of Tel Aviv.
- resmooth — to make smooth again
- resought — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
- rheostat — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rheotome — an interrupter of an electric current
- rheotron — (formerly) betatron.
- rhetoric — (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- rhyolite — a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.
- ricochet — the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- right on — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right-on — exactly right or to the point.
- roothold — attachment of a plant to soil by means of its roots; support of a plant through the growing and spreading of its roots.
- roswitha — Hrotsvitha.
- roth ira — A Roth IRA is a kind of retirement account where contributions are made with taxed money, and distributions are tax-free.
- rothesay — a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- rough it — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- roughest — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- rush out — exit in a hurry
- scouther — to scorch or singe
- scrootch — to crouch, squeeze, or huddle (usually followed by down, in, or up).
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- shitwork — bad work; tedious, badly-paid work
- shoetree — one of a pair of foot-shaped devices, usually of metal or wood, for placing in a shoe to maintain its shape when it is not being worn.
- short of — having little length; not long.
- short on — having little length; not long.
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- shortarm — (of a punch) with the arm bent
- shortcut — a shorter or quicker way.
- shortest — having little length; not long.
- shorting — having little length; not long.
- shortish — rather short.
- smothery — stifling; close: a smothery atmosphere.
- so there — You can add 'so there' to what you are saying to show that you will not change your mind about a decision you have made, even though the person you are talking to disagrees with you.
- soeharto — 1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.