9-letter words containing m, r, a
- headframe — a structure supporting the hoisting sheaves at the top of a mine shaft.
- hear from — receive news, correspondence from sb
- heart cam — Machinery. a cam with a single lobe having the general shape of a heart.
- heartsome — giving cheer, spirit, or courage: a heartsome wine.
- heartworm — a parasitic nematode, Dirofilaria immitis, transmitted by mosquito and invading the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, wolves, and foxes throughout its range in tropical, subtropical and, more recently, temperate regions around the world.
- hectogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hektogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- 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.
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- herbarium — a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- hermandad — an informal police force in Spain
- hermatype — reef-building coral.
- hermitage — the habitation of a hermit.
- hetaerism — concubinage.
- hetairism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hexagrams — Plural form of hexagram.
- hexameral — hexamerous.
- hexameric — Of or pertaining to a hexamer.
- hexameron — hexaemeron.
- 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.
- hierogram — a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.
- hill farm — a farm in a high area, usually concentrating on sheep, because of the lack of winter fodder
- hillerman — Tony, 1925–2008, U.S. novelist and anthropologist.
- himyarite — one of an ancient people of southern Arabia speaking a Semitic language.
- hiroshima — a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: first military use of atomic bomb August 6, 1945.
- histogram — a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
- holograms — Plural form of hologram.
- holy mary — Christianity: mother of Jesus
- home care — a service provided by a local authority social services department to those whom it judges most need it
- home farm — (esp formerly) a farm belonging to and providing food for a large country house
- home-care — of, relating to, or designating care, especially medical care, given or received at home: a member of the hospital's home-care staff.
- homecraft — skills used in the home
- homemaker — a person who manages the household of his or her own family, especially as a principal occupation.
- homer lea — Homer, 1876–1912, U.S. soldier and author: adviser 1911–12 to Sun Yat-sen in China.
- homewards — Of or pertaining to leading toward home.
- homewares — (chiefly, British) Furnishings for the home, such as furniture and cushions.
- homiliary — a collection of homilies.
- homograft — allograft.
- homograph — a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 “to carry; support” and bear 2 “animal” or lead 1 “to conduct” and lead 2 “metal.”.
- homophora — A reference that requires some type of general knowledge to understand.
- homopolar — of uniform polarity; not separated or changed into ions; not polar in activity.
- hormisdas — Saint, died a.d. 523, pope 514–523.
- hornbeams — Plural form of hornbeam.
- horsemeat — The flesh of a horse as food.
- humanizer — to make humane, kind, or gentle.
- humorally — in a humoral manner or from a humoral point of view