8-letter words containing o, h, a, r, e
- rehoboam — the successor of Solomon and the first king of Judah, reigned 922?–915? b.c. I Kings 11:43.
- reproach — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- rhamnose — deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- rhapsode — in ancient Greece, a person who recited rhapsodies, esp. one who recited epic poems as a profession
- rheobase — the minimum electric current required to excite a given nerve or muscle.
- rheostat — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rhodesia — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rochdale — a borough of Greater Manchester, in N England: site of one of the earliest cooperative societies 1844.
- rondache — a small, round shield
- rothesay — a town in the Strathclyde region, on Bute island, in SW Scotland: resort; ruins of 11th-century castle.
- roughage — rough or coarse material.
- sawhorse — a movable frame or trestle for supporting wood being sawed.
- seahorse — small horse-like fish
- seashore — land along the sea or ocean.
- shadower — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- sheraton — Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- shoreman — a person who lives on the shore
- shortage — a deficiency in quantity: a shortage of cash.
- soeharto — 1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- sorehead — a disgruntled or vindictive person, especially an unsportsmanlike loser: Don't be such a sorehead, they won fair and square.
- the road — all the cities and towns visited by touring theatrical companies, musicians, etc.
- theocrat — a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity, or is a member of the ruling group in a theocracy, as a divine king or a high priest.
- theodora — a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
- thiourea — a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.
- thoraces — Anatomy. the part of the trunk in humans and higher vertebrates between the neck and the abdomen, containing the cavity, enclosed by the ribs, sternum, and certain vertebrae, in which the heart, lungs, etc., are situated; chest.
- throated — having a throat of a specified kind (usually used in combination): a yellow-throated warbler.
- tracheo- — denoting the trachea
- trochlea — a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
- war hero — a person who is admired for bravery in war
- warhorse — a horse used in war; charger.