8-letter words containing h, r, o
- crumhorn — a medieval woodwind instrument of bass pitch, consisting of an almost cylindrical tube curving upwards and blown through a double reed covered by a pierced cap
- cudworth — Ralph. 1617–88, English philosopher and theologian. His works include True Intellectual System of the Universe (1678) and A Treatise concerning Eternal and Immutable Morality (1731)
- damrosch — Walter (Johannes)1862-1950; U.S. conductor & composer, born in Germany
- deerhorn — the horn of a deer
- dehooker — a device for removing a hook from a fish.
- dehorned — Simple past tense and past participle of dehorn.
- dehorner — A device for cutting the horns off an animal's head.
- dehorter — a person who dehorts
- dethrone — If a king, queen, or other powerful person is dethroned, they are removed from their position of power.
- dichroic — (of a solution or uniaxial crystal) exhibiting dichroism
- dihedron — a figure formed by two intersecting planes.
- dishoard — to put previously withheld (money) into circulation
- dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- dishorse — (archaic, intransitive) To dismount from a horse.
- docherty — Pete. born 1979, English rock musician and songwriter; member of The Libertines (1997–2004) and Babyshambles (from 2005)
- dogshore — any of several shores for holding the hull of a small or moderate-sized vessel in place after keel blocks and other shores are removed and until the vessel is launched.
- dorothea — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”.
- downrush — (intransitive) To rush down; rush downward.
- dramshop — bar; barroom; saloon.
- drawhole — a funnel-shaped vertical opening cut at the bottom of a stope, which permits the loading of ore into conveyances in the passageways below.
- drogheda — a seaport in the NE Republic of Ireland, near the mouth of the Boyne River: the town was captured by Cromwell in 1649 and its garrisons as well as many male inhabitants put to the sword.
- drollish — somewhat droll
- drophead — (British) Shortened form of 'drophead coupé'.
- dropship — (science fiction, gaming) A flying transport that drops troops onto the battlefield.
- droschke — Alternative form of droshky.
- droughts — Plural form of drought.
- droughty — dry.
- dry hole — any well drilled for oil or gas that does not yield enough to be commercially profitable.
- dry-shod — having or keeping the shoes dry.
- drymouth — a condition of insufficient saliva, known medically as xerostomia
- dukhobor — Doukhobor.
- durocher — Leo Ernest ("The Lip") 1905–91, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- dyschroa — an alteration of colour on the skin
- earholes — Plural form of earhole.
- earphone — a sound receiver that fits in or over the ear, as of a radio or telephone.
- echogram — a record produced by the action of an echograph.
- ecomorph — A local variety of a species whose appearance is determined by its ecological environment.
- eeyorish — Alternative capitalization of Eeyorish.
- enchoric — Alternative form of enchorial.
- encroach — Intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right).
- enhydros — a piece of chalcedony that contains water
- enshroud — Envelop completely and hide from view.
- enthrone — Install (a monarch) on a throne, especially during a ceremony to mark the beginning of their rule.
- ephorate — The office of an ephor; ephors collectively.
- epiphora — Excessive watering of the eye.
- erythro- — red
- erythron — red blood cells and their related tissues
- etherion — a gas formerly believed to exist in air
- ethogram — a description of an animal's behaviour
- euphoria — A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.