9-letter words containing n, o, h
- kantharos — a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.
- kaohsiung — a seaport on SW Taiwan.
- khodzhent — a city in N Tajikistan on the Syr Darya.
- king horn — the earliest extant verse romance (late 13th century) in the English language.
- king john — a drama (1596–97?) by Shakespeare.
- kiungchow — Qiongzhou.
- kluckhohn — Clyde (Kay Maben) [mey-buh n] /ˈmeɪ bən/ (Show IPA), 1905–60, American anthropologist.
- kneeholes — Plural form of kneehole.
- kniphofia — Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers.
- knotholes — Plural form of knothole.
- know-hows — knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- kobenhavn — Danish name of Copenhagen.
- kórinthos — an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- koshering — Present participle of kosher.
- krumhorns — Plural form of krumhorn.
- krummhorn — A medieval wind instrument with an enclosed double reed and an upward-curving end, producing an even, nasal sound.
- kuangchou — Wade-Giles. Canton.
- kuniyoshi — Yasuo [yah-soo-aw] /yɑˈsu ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1953, U.S. painter, born in Japan.
- kwangchow — Older Spelling. Canton.
- lanthorns — Plural form of lanthorn.
- lemonfish — the cobia.
- lens hood — an extension piece fixed to a camera lens to shield it from a direct light source
- lichenous — of, relating to, or resembling a lichen.
- limehound — Alternative form of lyam-hound.
- lindy hop — Also called lindy hop, Lindy Hop. an energetic jitterbug dance.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- lithopone — a white pigment consisting of zinc sulfide, barium sulfate, and some zinc oxide, used as a pigment and filler in the manufacture of paints, inks, leather, paper, linoleum, and face powders.
- loanshark — Alternative spelling of loan shark.
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- loathings — Plural form of loathing.
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- loch ness — a lake in NW Scotland, near Inverness. 23 miles (37 km) long.
- lochinvar — the hero of a ballad included in the narrative poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott.
- lohengrin — the son of Parzival, and a knight of the Holy Grail.
- loin chop — a small piece of meat cut from the loin
- loincloth — a piece of cloth worn around the loins or hips, especially in tropical regions as the only item of clothing.
- lone hand — Cards. a person who holds a hand so strong that he or she can play a deal without the hand of his or her partner. the hand played by such a person.
- long haul — journey: long-distance
- long horn — a moist Cheddar of cylindrical shape, weighing about 12 pounds (5.4 kg).
- long shot — a horse, team, etc., that has little chance of winning and carries long odds.
- long-haul — line-haul.
- longcloth — a fine, white, cotton cloth, of plain weave; high-grade muslin.
- longhairs — Plural form of longhair.
- longhorns — Plural form of longhorn.
- longhouse — a communal dwelling, especially of the Iroquois and various other North American Indian peoples, consisting of a wooden, bark-covered framework often as much as 100 feet (30.5 meters) in length.
- longships — Plural form of longship.
- longshore — existing, found, or employed along the shore, especially at or near a seaport: longshore jobs; longshore current.
- longworth — Alice Lee Roosevelt ("Princess Alice") 1884–1980, U.S. socialite: daughter of Theodore Roosevelt.
- lophodont — having molar teeth with crowns in the form of transverse ridges.
- luna moth — a large, pale-green, American moth, Actias luna, having purple-brown markings, lunate spots, and long tails.