9-letter words containing i, r, h
- biorhythm — a cyclically recurring pattern of physiological states in an organism or organ, such as alpha rhythm or circadian rhythm; believed by some to affect physical and mental states and behaviour
- biosphere — The biosphere is the part of the earth's surface and atmosphere where there are living things.
- bird shot — small-sized shot used for shooting birds.
- birdhouse — a small shelter or box for birds to nest in
- birdwatch — to watch birds
- birthdate — Your birthdate is the same as your date of birth.
- birthmark — A birthmark is a mark on someone's skin that has been there since they were born.
- birthname — a name given at birth
- birthrate — the number of births per year per thousand of population in a given community, area, or group: sometimes other units of time or population are used
- birthroot — any of several North American plants of the genus Trillium, esp T. erectum, whose tuber-like roots were formerly used by the Native Americans as an aid in childbirth: family Trilliaceae
- birthwort — any of several climbing plants of the genus Aristolochia, esp A. clematitis of Europe, once believed to ease childbirth: family Aristolochiaceae
- bishopric — A bishopric is the area for which a bishop is responsible, or the rank or office of being a bishop.
- bitterish — (of taste) quite bitter
- blemisher — a person or thing that blemishes
- body hair — hair that grows on the body as opposed to the head or face
- boresight — to verify the alignment of the sights and bore of (a firearm).
- bothering — to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.
- brachiate — having widely divergent paired branches
- brainwash — If you brainwash someone, you force them to believe something by continually telling them that it is true, and preventing them from thinking about it properly.
- branchiae — the gills of an aquatic animal
- branchial — of or relating to the gills of an aquatic animal, esp a fish
- branching — the occurrence of several decay paths (branches) in the disintegration of a particular nuclide or the de-excitation of an excited atom. The branching fraction (nuclear) or branching ratio (atomic) is the proportion of the disintegrating nuclei that follow a particular branch to the total number of disintegrating nuclides
- branchio- — gills
- brash ice — small, floating fragments of sea ice or river ice.
- breaching — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- breathing — the passage of air into and out of the lungs to supply the body with oxygen
- brechtian — Bertolt [ber-tawlt] /ˈbɛr tɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet.
- breeching — the strap of a harness that passes behind a horse's haunches
- brighouse — a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: machine tools, textiles, engineering. Pop: 32 360 (2001)
- brightest — radiating or reflecting light; luminous; shining: The bright coins shone in the gloom.
- brightish — fairly bright
- britisher — In American English or old-fashioned British English, British people are sometimes informally referred to as Britishers.
- britishes — of or relating to Great Britain or its inhabitants.
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- bronchium — a medium-sized bronchial tube
- brunching — a meal that serves as both breakfast and lunch.
- brushfire — a fire in bushes and scrub
- brythonic — the S group of Celtic languages, consisting of Welsh, Cornish, and Breton
- burnished — You can describe something as burnished when it is bright or smooth.
- buteshire — (until 1975) a county of SW Scotland, consisting of islands in the Firth of Clyde and Kilbrannan Sound: formerly part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now part of Argyll and Bute council area
- by a hair — by a very slight margin, only just
- by rights — If something is not the case but you think that it should be, you can say that by rights it should be the case.
- c horizon — the layer of a soil profile immediately below the B horizon and above the bedrock, composed of weathered rock little affected by soil-forming processes
- camelhair — the hair of the camel or dromedary, used in clothing, rugs, etc
- campshirt — a loose, short-sleeved shirt or blouse with an open collar
- cantharid — any beetle of the family Cantharidae, having a soft elongated body; though found frequenting flowers, they are carnivorous
- cantharis — Spanish fly (sense 1)
- car thief — a person who steals automobiles
- carinthia — a state of S Austria: an independent duchy from 976 to 1276; mainly mountainous, with many lakes and resorts. Capital: Klagenfurt. Pop: 559 440 (2003 est). Area: 9533 sq km (3681 sq miles)
- carthamin — (organic compound) A red colouring matter obtained from the safflower, Carthamus tinctorius.