9-letter words containing o, h, a
- kymograph — an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.
- la boheme — an opera (1896) by Giacomo Puccini.
- laccolith — a mass of igneous rock formed from magma that did not find its way to the surface but spread laterally into a lenticular body, forcing overlying strata to bulge upward.
- lagomorph — any member of the order Lagomorpha, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas, resembling the rodents but having two pairs of upper incisors.
- lakeshore — lakefront.
- lalopathy — any defect of speech.
- lamb chop — cutlets of young sheep's meat
- lamp-hole — a hole in the ground for lowering a lamp down into a sewer
- lanthorns — Plural form of lanthorn.
- larghetto — a larghetto movement.
- laugh off — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- laughsome — (rare) Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.
- lead shot — small round pellets of lead, used in cartridges
- leasehold — property acquired under a lease.
- leucothea — a sea goddess, the deified Ino, who gave Odysseus a veil as a float after a storm had destroyed his raft.
- leukothea — a sea goddess, the deified Ino, who gave Odysseus a veil as a float after a storm had destroyed his raft.
- lightboat — a small lightship.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- 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.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- localhost — (computing) The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.
- lochinvar — the hero of a ballad included in the narrative poem Marmion (1808) by Sir Walter Scott.
- logarithm — the exponent of the power to which a base number must be raised to equal a given number; log: 2 is the logarithm of 100 to the base 10 (2 = log10 100).
- logograph — a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called logograph [law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] /ˈlɔ gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈlɒg ə-/ (Show IPA).
- logomachy — a dispute about or concerning words.
- logorrhea — pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech.
- lok sabha — the lower house of parliament in India.
- 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-haul — line-haul.
- longhairs — Plural form of longhair.
- lookahead — (computing) The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
- loosehead — (rugby) prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum.
- lothair i — a.d. 795?–855, king of Germany 840–843; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 840–855 (son of Louis I).
- lotharios — Plural form of lothario.
- love-hate — characterized simultaneously by feelings of love and hate
- lowlihead — lowly state; lowliness.
- luna moth — a large, pale-green, American moth, Actias luna, having purple-brown markings, lunate spots, and long tails.
- lymphomas — Plural form of lymphoma.
- macchiato — a hot beverage consisting of espresso and a small amount of foamed milk.
- macintosh — a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
- macroetch — to etch deeply into the surface of (a metal).
- macrolith — a stone tool about 1 foot (30 cm) long.
- madhouses — Plural form of madhouse.
- maggotish — Maggoty.
- mah-jongg — a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 dominolike pieces or tiles marked in suits, counters, and dice, the object being to build a winning combination of pieces.