9-letter words containing i, r, h
- heuretics — the use of logic
- heuristic — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hexameric — Of or pertaining to a hexamer.
- hibernate — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.
- hibernize — to hibernicize
- hickories — Plural form of hickory.
- hierarchs — Plural form of hierarch.
- hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- hieratica — a type of papyrus noted for its high quality and used by the ancient Egyptians in sacred books
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- hierodule — a slave in service in an ancient Greek temple.
- hierogram — a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.
- hierology — literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- hieromonk — a monk who is also a priest.
- high gear — the highest gear in a car or other motor vehicle
- high road — A high road is a main road.
- high wire — a tightrope stretched very high above the ground.
- high-bred — of superior breed.
- high-carb — having a high carbohydrate content
- high-rise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- high-risk — very dangerous
- highbrows — Plural form of highbrow.
- highchair — a tall chair having arms and very long legs and usually a removable tray for food, for use by a very young child during meals.
- higher-up — a person in a position of higher authority in an organization; superior.
- highflier — a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc.
- highflyer — Alternative form of highflier.
- highrises — Plural form of highrise.
- hijackers — Plural form of hijacker.
- hilarious — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- hill farm — a farm in a high area, usually concentrating on sheep, because of the lack of winter fodder
- hillcrest — The crest of a hill.
- hillerman — Tony, 1925–2008, U.S. novelist and anthropologist.
- hillsboro — a town in NW Oregon.
- hilversum — a city in central Netherlands.
- himyarite — one of an ancient people of southern Arabia speaking a Semitic language.
- hindberry — a raspberry
- hindbrain — the most posterior of the three primary divisions of the brain in the embryo of a vertebrate or the part of the adult brain derived from this tissue, including the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata; rhombencephalon.
- hindering — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- hiphugger — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hippiater — (rare) A veterinarian specializing in horse care.
- hippiatry — the treatment of disease in horses
- hippocras — an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
- hippurite — an extinct type of bivalve mollusc (family Hippuritidae) found as fossils from the late Cretaceous period
- hiratsuka — a city in central Honshu, Japan, near Yokohama.
- hircinous — (rare) Of, or pertaining to goats; hircine.
- hircosity — the quality of being like a goat
- hired gun — a person hired to kill someone, as a gunfighter or professional killer.