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9-letter words containing o, h, a, r

  • handwrote — to write (something) by hand.
  • handywork — Dated form of handiwork.
  • hang over — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • hanger-on — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
  • hangerson — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
  • hangovers — Plural form of hangover.
  • harborage — shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
  • harborers — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
  • harboring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
  • harborous — welcoming and offering hospitality
  • harboured — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
  • harbourer — A person who harbours another.
  • hard boot — (operating system)   A boot which resets the entire system. The phrase has connations of hostility toward, or frustration with, the computer being booted. For example, "I'll have to hard boot this losing Sun", or "I recommend booting it hard". Hard boots are often performed with a power cycle. Contrast soft boot. See also cold boot and reboot
  • hard coal — anthracite.
  • hard copy — copy, as computer output printed on paper, that can be read without using a special device (opposed to soft copy).
  • hard core — pornography: obscene
  • hard doer — a tough worker at anything
  • hard loan — a foreign loan which is to be paid back in an agreed currency which has stability and economic strength
  • hard porn — hard-core pornography.
  • hard rock — heavy form of popular music
  • hard-boil — to boil (an egg) until the yolk and white have become firm or solid.
  • hard-core — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
  • hard-nose — a person who is tough, practical, and unsentimental, especially in business: We need a hard-nose to run the department.
  • hard-rock — (loosely) of or relating to igneous or metamorphic rocks, as in mining (hard-rock mining) and geology (hard-rock geology)
  • hardboard — a material made from wood fibers compressed into sheets, having many household and industrial uses.
  • hardbound — (of a book) bound with a stiff cover, usually of cloth or leather; casebound.
  • hardcourt — relating to a type of tennis court that is made of hard material
  • hardcover — a book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material: Hardcovers are more durable than paperbacks.
  • hardgoods — durable goods, such as automobiles, furniture, etc.
  • hardihood — boldness or daring; courage.
  • hardnosed — Describing a person who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.
  • hardstone — (arts) precious stone or semi-precious stone used to make intaglio, mosaics etc.
  • hardwoods — Plural form of hardwood.
  • hariolate — to practise divination or to prophesy
  • harmdoing — the doing of harm
  • harmonica — Also called mouth organ. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.
  • harmonics — Music. overtone (def 1).
  • harmonies — Plural form of harmony.
  • harmonise — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
  • harmonist — a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
  • harmonite — a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.
  • harmonium — an organlike keyboard instrument with small metal reeds and a pair of bellows operated by the player's feet.
  • harmonize — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
  • harmotome — a zeolite mineral related to stilbite, occurring in twinned crystals.
  • harold ii — 1022?–66, king of England 1066: defeated by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings (son of Earl Godwin).
  • harpooned — Simple past tense and past participle of harpoon.
  • harpooner — a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
  • harrogate — a town in N England, in North Yorkshire: a former spa, now a centre for tourism and conferences. Pop: 70 811 (2001 est)
  • harrovian — of or relating to Harrow.
  • harrowing — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
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