9-letter words containing h, u, r, i, e
- heuretics — the use of logic
- heuristic — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hierodule — a slave in service in an ancient Greek temple.
- higher-up — a person in a position of higher authority in an organization; superior.
- hilversum — a city in central Netherlands.
- hiphugger — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hippurite — an extinct type of bivalve mollusc (family Hippuritidae) found as fossils from the late Cretaceous period
- hired gun — a person hired to kill someone, as a gunfighter or professional killer.
- hirsuties — Hirsutism.
- hirudinea — the class comprising the leeches.
- hirundine — of, relating to, or resembling the swallow.
- housegirl — A young woman employed to do housework.
- humanizer — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humbert i — (Umberto I) 1844–1900, king of Italy 1878–1900.
- humdinger — a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.
- humphries — (John) Barry. born 1934, Australian comic actor and writer, best known for creating the character Dame Edna Everage
- hungering — Present participle of hunger.
- hungriest — Superlative form of hungry.
- hunkering — to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
- hunkerism — a member of the conservative faction in the Democratic Party in New York State, 1845–48.
- hurricane — a violent, tropical, cyclonic storm of the western North Atlantic, having wind speeds of or in excess of 72 miles per hour (32 m/sec). Compare tropical cyclone, typhoon.
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- hutterite — a member of an Anabaptist sect following the principles of Jacob Hutter (d. 1536) of Moravia and practicing community of goods and nonconformity.
- hypericum — A yellow-flowered plant of a genus that includes the St. John’s worts and rose of Sharon.
- mithraeum — a temple of Mithras.
- narguileh — hookah
- naughtier — disobedient; mischievous (used especially in speaking to or about children): Weren't we naughty not to eat our spinach?
- neighbour — a person who lives near another.
- neurochip — a semiconductor chip designed for use in an electronic neural network
- nourished — Simple past tense and past participle of nourish.
- nourisher — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- nourishes — Plural form of nourish.
- publisher — a person or company whose business is the publishing of books, periodicals, engravings, computer software, etc.
- quiverish — given to quivering, tremulous
- refurbish — to furbish again; renovate; brighten: to refurbish the lobby.
- refurnish — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- rehnquist — William H(ubbs) [huhbz] /hʌbz/ (Show IPA), 1924–2005, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1972–86; chief justice 1986–2005.
- renourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- republish — to publish again: to republish a bestseller in a special illustrated edition.
- rheumatic — pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
- richelieu — Armand Jean du Plessis [ar-mahn zhahn dy ple-see] /arˈmɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dü plɛˈsi/ (Show IPA), Duc de, 1585–1642, French cardinal and statesman.
- righteous — characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.
- rogueship — the state or quality of being a rogue or rogueish
- rubbishes — worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
- rulership — the act or fact of ruling or the state of being ruled: Foreign rulership of the country began in the 18th century.
- runesmith — a student, writer, transcriber, or decipherer of runes.
- ruthenian — Also, Ruthene [roo-theen] /ruˈθin/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the inhabitants of Ruthenia, Galicia, and neighboring regions.
- ruthenium — a steel-gray, rare metallic element, belonging to the platinum group of metals. Symbol: Ru; atomic weight: 101.07; atomic number: 44; specific gravity: 12.2 at 20°C.
- scrunchie — an elastic band covered with gathered fabric, used to fasten the hair, as in a ponytail.
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll