8-letter words containing i, h, r
- iserlohn — a city in North Rhine-Westphalia,W Germany.
- ishiguro — Kazuo [kah-zoo-oh,, kaz-oo-oh] /ˈkɑ zuˌoʊ,, ˈkæz uˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1954, English novelist, born in Japan.
- isochore — Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- isochron — A line on a diagram or map connecting points relating to the same time or equal times.
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isomorph — an organism that is isomorphic with another or others.
- isothere — a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- isotherm — Meteorology. a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having equal temperature.
- issachar — a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:18.
- jahangir — 1569–1627, 4th Mogul emperor in India 1605–27 (son of Akbar).
- jahrzeit — the anniversary of the death of a parent, sibling, child, or spouse, observed by lighting a memorial lamp or candle the night before and reciting the Kaddish at the evening service of the day before and at the morning and afternoon services of the day itself.
- jehangir — 1569–1627, 4th Mogul emperor in India 1605–27 (son of Akbar).
- jeremiah — a Major Prophet of the 6th and 7th centuries b.c.
- jodhpuri — of or relating to Jodhpur or its inhabitants
- kachahri — (in India) a courthouse
- kalahari — a desert region in SW Africa, largely in Botswana. 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).
- karachai — a member of a people living mainly in the Karachai-Cherkess Republic, closely related to the Balkar.
- kashmiri — a native or inhabitant of Kashmir.
- kerchief — a woman's square scarf worn as a covering for the head or sometimes the shoulders.
- kerching — (onomatopoeia, informal, humorous) Said to indicate that someone is obtaining money, especially a comparatively large amount.
- kirchner — Ernst Ludwig, 1880–1938, German expressionist artist.
- kitharas — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- kohinoor — an Indian diamond weighing 106 carats; now part of the British crown jewels.
- kohlrabi — a cultivated cabbage, Brassica oleracea gongylodes, whose stem above ground swells into an edible, bulblike formation.
- korchnoi — Victor. 1931–2016, Soviet-born chess player: Soviet champion 1960, 1962, and 1964: defected to the West in 1976
- kuroshio — Japan Current.
- lighters — Plural form of lighter.
- linisher — a machine that polishes and makes the surface of a material smooth using a moving belt coated in an abrasive material
- litharge — a yellowish or reddish, odorless, heavy, earthy, water-insoluble, poisonous solid, PbO, used chiefly in the manufacture of storage batteries, pottery, lead glass, paints, enamels, and inks.
- litherly — crafty, cunning, or mischievous
- lithuria — the presence of an excessive amount of uric acid in the urine.
- liverish — resembling liver, especially in color.
- longhair — Sometimes Disparaging. an intellectual.
- lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- lothario — (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- lurching — Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- lutherie — The craft of making stringed musical instruments.
- luthiers — Plural form of luthier.
- machairs — Plural form of machair.
- machiner — One who operates a machine.
- maghrebi — a native or inhabitant of the Maghreb.
- maharani — (formerly) the wife of a maharajah.
- mahavira — Vardhamana.
- mahratti — Marathi.
- mahzorim — Plural form of mahzor.
- mairehau — a small aromatic shrub Phebalium nudum, of New Zealand's North Island
- manuhiri — a visitor to a Māori marae
- marching — to touch at the border; border.
- mariachi — pertaining to traditional Mexican dance music, usually played by a small band of strolling musicians dressed in native costumes.
- marichal — Juan, born 1937, U.S. baseball pitcher, born in the Dominican Republic.