9-letter words containing m, e, h
- isotherms — Plural form of isotherm.
- isthmuses — Plural form of isthmus.
- itch mite — a parasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, causing itch or scabies in humans and a form of mange in animals.
- jokesmith — (jocular) A person who devises jokes.
- jotunheim — the outer world, or realm of giants; Utgard.
- jump head — the headline printed over the continued portion of a story in a newspaper, magazine, etc., usually condensed from the main headline.
- kachumber — a salad of chopped onion, tomato, cucumber, and (sometimes) other vegetables, typically seasoned with chilli and coriander, served as an accompaniment to a main meal
- kamadhenu — a celestial cow whose milk is life, and one of whose milkings is the visible world.
- kampuchea — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- khamaseen — A cyclonic type wind that is common in Egypt and Sudan towards the end of March and April of each year. Hot weather ensues, as well as sandstorms.
- klephtism — the activities or life of klephts
- kriemhild — the wife of Siegfried and the sister of Gunther.
- la boheme — an opera (1896) by Giacomo Puccini.
- lamp-hole — a hole in the ground for lowering a lamp down into a sewer
- lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- lampshell — Alternative form of lamp shell.
- lasherism — (jargon, algorithm) (Harvard) A program that solves a standard problem (such as the Eight Queens Puzzle or implementing the life algorithm) in a deliberately nonstandard way. Distinguished from a crock or kluge by the fact that the programmer did it on purpose as a mental exercise. Such constructions are quite popular in exercises such as the Obfuscated C contest, and occasionally in retrocomputing. Lew Lasher was a student at Harvard around 1980 who became notorious for such behaviour.
- laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
- lehmbruck — Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1881–1919, German sculptor.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- lengthman — a person whose job it is to maintain a particular length of road or railway line
- lichenism — the symbiotic association between a fungus and alga that forms a lichen
- lightsome — emitting or reflecting light; luminous.
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- limehouse — a dock district in the East End of London, England, once notorious for its squalor: formerly a Chinese quarter.
- limelight — Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
- lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.
- lithotome — an instrument used in a lithotomy operation, to remove bladder stones
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- lunchmeat — luncheon meat.
- lunchtime — a period set aside for eating lunch or the period of an hour or so, beginning roughly at noon, during which lunch is commonly eaten.
- machabees — Maccabees (def 2).
- machinate — Engage in plots and intrigues; scheme.
- machinery — an assemblage of machines or mechanical apparatuses: the machinery of a factory.
- machmeter — a device that indicates airspeed relative to the speed of sound.
- machpelah — the site of a cave, probably in the ancient city of Hebron, where Abraham, Sarah, Rebekah, Isaac, Jacob, and Leah were buried. Gen. 23:19; 25:9; 49:30; 50:13.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- made dish — a dish consisting of a number of different ingredients cooked together
- madhouses — Plural form of madhouse.
- mag wheel — a wheel containing magnesium or aluminum generally alloyed with steel, which makes it lighter in weight and shinier than an ordinary steel wheel: used especially on racing cars and sports cars.
- maghemite — a strongly magnetic dimorph of hematite.
- maharanee — (formerly) the wife of a maharajah.
- mahometan — a name formerly in Western usage but never used among Muslims for the Muslim religion
- maidenish — Resembling or characteristic of a maiden.
- mainsheet — a sheet of a mainsail.
- make head — to make progress
- make with — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- makeshift — a temporary expedient or substitute: We used boxes as a makeshift while the kitchen chairs were being painted.
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.