9-letter words containing m, e, r, t, h
- helm port — the opening at the stern of a ship, through which a rudderstock passes.
- hematuria — the presence of blood in the urine.
- hemelytra — one of the forewings of a true bug, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner, membranous apex.
- hemiptera — the order comprising the true bugs.
- hemitrope — twin1 (def 5).
- hemotroph — the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.
- hemp tree — chaste tree.
- hermatype — reef-building coral.
- hermetics — alchemy
- hermetism — a former religion based on pagan mystical knowledge
- hermetist — a believer in or expounder of hermetism
- hermitage — the habitation of a hermit.
- hermitess — A female hermit.
- hermitism — the act of living as a hermit
- hermitize — To isolate oneself; to become a hermit.
- herriment — the act of plundering
- hetaerism — concubinage.
- hetairism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- heteronym — a word spelled the same as another but having a different sound and meaning, as lead (to conduct) and lead (a metal).
- hexameter — a dactylic line of six feet, as in Greek and Latin epic poetry, in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth is ordinarily a dactyl, and the last is a trochee or spondee, with a caesura usually following the long syllable in the third foot.
- himyarite — one of an ancient people of southern Arabia speaking a Semitic language.
- hitlerism — the doctrines, principles, and practices of the Nazi party, especially as developed by Hitler; Nazism.
- hodometer — Dated form of odometer.
- home port — the port where a ship is registered.
- homebirth — Childbirth taking place at home, rather than in a hospital.
- homecourt — (basketball) The home court of a basketball team.
- homecraft — skills used in the home
- homefront — Alternative form of home front.
- homotherm — homoiotherm.
- horometry — The art or practice of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions.
- horsemeat — The flesh of a horse as food.
- horsemint — a wild mint, Mentha longifolia, introduced into America from Europe, having spikes of lilac flowers.
- humbert i — (Umberto I) 1844–1900, king of Italy 1878–1900.
- hypermart — a very large, discount supermarket with a maximum range of products including groceries, apparel and general household goods
- intermesh — any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- isotherms — Plural form of isotherm.
- machmeter — a device that indicates airspeed relative to the speed of sound.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- man-hater — someone, esp a woman, who dislikes or hates men
- manhunter — an intensive search for a criminal, suspect, escaped convict, etc., as by law enforcement agencies.
- megahertz — a unit of frequency, equal to one million cycles per second. Abbreviation: MHz.
- megahurts — Plural form of megahurt.
- megathere — any of the huge, slothlike animals of the extinct genus Megatherium, or closely related genera, that lived from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene epochs.
- megatherm — a plant requiring a constant high temperature and abundant moisture for growth.
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- mermithid — (zoology) Any member of the Mermithidae.
- merneptah — king of ancient Egypt c1225–c1215 b.c. (son of Ramses II).
- metamorph — (biology) An organism that has undergone metamorphosis.
- metaphore — Misspelling of metaphor.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).