9-letter words containing h, y, r
- dihydroxy — (of a molecule) containing two hydroxyl groups.
- dithyramb — a Greek choral song or chant of vehement or wild character and of usually irregular form, originally in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus.
- drayhorse — a draft horse used for pulling a dray.
- dronishly — in a droning manner
- dry-gulch — to ambush with the intent of killing or severely mauling: The riders were dry-gulched by bandits.
- dryomorph — any member of the extinct genus Dryopithecus.
- dynorphin — (biochemistry) Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin.
- dysphoria — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dysphoric — a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting.
- dystrophy — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- earth day — environmental awareness day
- echegaray — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), (José Echegaray y Eizaguirre) 1832–1916, Spanish dramatist and statesman: Nobel Prize 1904.
- end rhyme — poetry: rhyme at end of a line
- englishry — people of English descent, esp in Ireland
- enhydrite — a type of mineral containing water
- ephoralty — an ephor's office
- epigraphy — The study and interpretation of ancient inscriptions.
- eriophyid — a type of microscopic mite that causes plant damage
- erythemic — having the characteristics of erythema
- erythrina — any tropical tree of the genus Erythrina with red flowers
- erythrism — A congenital condition of abnormal redness in an animal’s fur, plumage, or skin.
- erythrite — a pink to purple secondary mineral consisting of hydrated cobalt arsenate in monoclinic crystalline form. Formula: Co3(AsO4)2.8H2O
- erythroid — Of or relating to erythrocytes.
- esterházy — a noble Hungarian family that produced many soldiers, diplomats, and patrons of the arts. Prince Miklós József Esterházy (1714–90) rebuilt the family castle of Esterháza and employed Haydn as his musical director (1766–90)
- eucryphia — any tree or shrub of the mostly evergreen genus Eucryphia, native to Australia and S America, having leaves of a dark lustrous green and white flowers: family Eucryphiaceae
- eurhythmy — rhythmic movement
- eurytherm — an organism that can live at a wide range of temperatures
- eurythmic — (music) harmonious.
- euthyroid — having a thyroid gland that functions normally
- everywhen — always, at all times
- exstrophy — (medicine) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.
- eye chart — a chart used to test vision from a specified distance: it consists typically of rows of letters of decreasing size
- eye rhyme — a rhyme involving words that are similar in spelling but not in sound, such as stone and none
- eyebright — any scrophulariaceous annual plant of the genus Euphrasia, esp E. nemorosa, having small white-and-purple two-lipped flowers: formerly used in the treatment of eye disorders
- fairishly — in a fairish manner
- fairyhood — a fairy nature or state: the fairyhood of Puck.
- featherly — (obsolete) Like feathers.
- flash-fry — to fry something very quickly by placing it in a pan on a very high heat
- flourishy — containing flourishes; fancy; like a flourish in nature
- flyfisher — A person who goes fly fishing.
- foolhardy — recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome.
- forsythia — a shrub belonging to the genus Forsythia, of the olive family, native to China and southeastern Europe, species of which are cultivated for their showy yellow flowers, which blossom on the bare branches in early spring.
- frenchify — to make (something or someone) resemble the French, as in manners, customs, or dress: to Frenchify the spelling of one's name.
- furtherly — Favorable, advanced.
- garnishry — an adornment or decoration
- geography — the science dealing with the areal differentiation of the earth's surface, as shown in the character, arrangement, and interrelations over the world of such elements as climate, elevation, soil, vegetation, population, land use, industries, or states, and of the unit areas formed by the complex of these individual elements.
- girlishly — In a girlish manner.
- gloryhole — (nonstandard,rare) To have sex through a glory hole.
- go hungry — If people go hungry, they do not have enough food to eat.
- grannyish — typical of or suitable for an elderly woman; old-fashioned