9-letter words containing n, i, h, o
- clownfish — any of several brightly coloured striped fish of the subfamily Amphiprioninae of the Pacific and Indian Oceans
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- cochineal — Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food.
- cognitech — (company) A French software company specialising in artificial intelligence.
- cohousing — a type of housing with some shared facilities
- coinhabit — To inhabit together.
- coinherit — To inherit together with other or others; to be one of the inheritors.
- conchfish — a cardinalfish, Astropogon stellatus, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- conchitis — inflammation of the outer ear
- corn chip — a thin, crisp piece of snack food made from cornmeal.
- corniches — Plural form of corniche.
- cornichon — a type of small gherkin
- coshering — Present participle of cosher.
- couchings — the act of a person or thing that couches.
- countship — the rank or position of a count.
- cowhiding — Present participle of cowhide.
- crouching — to stoop or bend low.
- ctesiphon — an ancient city on the River Tigris about 100 km (60 miles) above Babylon. First mentioned in 221 bc, it was destroyed in the 7th and 8th centuries ad
- cushioned — provided with cushions
- cushionet — a small cushion
- cynophile — A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
- cyphonism — An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
- d-horizon — a stratum, as of rock, sometimes underlying the C-horizon
- danthonia — any of various grasses of the genus Danthonia, of N temperate regions and South America
- dehorning — Present participle of dehorn.
- demijohns — Plural form of demijohn.
- diachrony — a change over time, esp in languages
- diachylon — a type of adhesive plaster, formerly made of various plant juices, but later containing lead oxide and glycerin
- diaphones — Plural form of diaphone.
- diaphonic — Of or pertaining to diaphony.
- dichondra — any of a genus of creeping perennial herbs of the Convolvulaceae family, with white, pale yellow, or green flowers
- dinothere — any elephantlike mammal of the extinct genus Dinotherium, from the later Tertiary Period of Europe and Asia, having large, outwardly curving tusks.
- diphthong — Phonetics. an unsegmentable, gliding speech sound varying continuously in phonetic quality but held to be a single sound or phoneme and identified by its apparent beginning and ending sound, as the oi- sound of toy or boil.
- dirhinous — having paired nostrils.
- disanchor — to raise the anchor of (a ship)
- dishonest — not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
- dishonors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dishonor.
- dishonour — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- disthrone — (obsolete, transitive) To dethrone; to remove from the throne.
- dithionic — of or derived from dithionic acid.
- dolphinet — a female dolphin
- donnishly — In a donnish manner.
- donorship — a person who gives or donates.
- doujinshi — (anime, manga, video games) A fan-produced work, especially a manga, anime, or video game.
- down with — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- downlight — a lamp, often a light bulb set in a metal cylinder, mounted on or recessed into the ceiling so that a beam of light is directed downward.
- downright — thorough; absolute; out-and-out: a downright falsehood.
- downshift — to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear.
- downweigh — (transitive) To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.
- dragonish — Having the characteristics of a dragon.