9-letter words containing i, h, r
- ocho rios — a seaport in N Jamaica: resort.
- of theirs — belonging to or associated with them
- ogreishly — in the manner of an ogre
- old irish — the Irish language before c900. Abbreviation: OIr.
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- omnigraph — a device for converting Morse Code signals that are punched on a tape into audio signals, used in the training of telegraph operators.
- onrushing — Rushing or flowing forward.
- onshoring — the practice of employing white-collar workers from abroad
- ophiuroid — any echinoderm of the subclass Ophiuroidea, including brittle stars, basket stars, and others, characterized by elongate arms radiating from the disk.
- orchestic — relating to dance
- orchidist — an orchid grower
- orichalch — Alternative form of orichalcum.
- ornithine — an amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 CH(NH 2)COOH, obtained by the hydrolysis of arginine and occurring as an intermediate compound in the urea cycle of mammals.
- ornithoid — resembling a bird.
- ornithol. — ornithological
- orphaning — Present participle of orphan.
- orpharion — (music) A musical instrument of the Renaissance, part of the cittern family, whose metal strings are tuned like a lute's and plucked with the fingers.
- orthoaxis — the axis in a crystal
- orthoepic — Of or pertaining to orthoepy.
- orthoptic — pertaining to or producing normal binocular vision.
- orthotics — Also, orthosis. a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.
- orthotist — (used with a singular verb) a branch of medicine dealing with the making and fitting of orthotic devices.
- ostriches — Plural form of ostrich.
- otherwise — under other circumstances: Otherwise they may get broken.
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- outrights — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outright.
- over with — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- overchill — to make too cold
- overdight — covered up
- overhaile — to draw (a covering) over
- overlight — a strong light
- overnight — for or during the night: to stay overnight.
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- overshine — to outshine: One star seemed to overshine all others.
- overshirt — a pullover sport shirt, worn outside the waistband of a skirt or pair of slacks.
- oversight — an omission or error due to carelessness: My bank statement is full of oversights.
- overthick — too thick
- overthink — If you overthink, or if you overthink a problem, you spend too much time thinking about something.
- overtight — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- overweigh — to exceed in weight; overbalance or outweigh: a respected opinion that overweighs the others.
- ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- parathion — a deep-brown to yellow, poisonous liquid, C 1 0 H 1 4 NO 5 PS, used as an insecticide.
- parcheesi — a modern board game derived from the ancient game of pachisi
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- pariahdom — an outcast.
- pariahism — an outcast.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- parrhesia — boldness or frankness of speech; the act of asking forgiveness for speaking in such a way
- parsonish — like a parson