9-letter words containing o, r, c, h
- necrophil — person who is sexually attracted to dead bodies
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- neurochip — a semiconductor chip designed for use in an electronic neural network
- nictheroy — Niterói.
- nonchurch — not associated with the Christian church
- nonheroic — Not heroic.
- nonrhotic — denoting or speaking a dialect of English in which preconsonantal rs are not pronounced
- northwich — a town in NW England, in Cheshire: salt and chemical industries. Pop: 39 568 (2001)
- notochord — a rodlike cord of cells that forms the chief axial supporting structure of the body of the lower chordates, as amphioxus and the cyclostomes, and of the embryos of the vertebrates.
- ochlocrat — An adherent of the principle of ochlocracy; a advocate of mob rule.
- ocho rios — a seaport in N Jamaica: resort.
- octachord — any musical instrument with eight strings.
- octahedra — Plural form of octahedron.
- octothorn — Alternative form of octothorpe, the symbol #.
- octothorp — Another term for the pound sign ().
- ogee arch — an arch, each haunch of which is an ogee with the concave side uppermost.
- oligarchs — Plural form of oligarch.
- oligarchy — a form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
- orcharder — One who owns or operates an orchard.
- orchestic — relating to dance
- orchestra — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- orchestre — Obsolete form of orchestra.
- orchidist — an orchid grower
- orchotomy — orchidotomy.
- orichalch — Alternative form of orichalcum.
- orthoepic — Of or pertaining to orthoepy.
- orthoptic — pertaining to or producing normal binocular vision.
- orthotics — Also, orthosis. a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.
- ostriches — Plural form of ostrich.
- outcharge — to charge more than
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching
- outsearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- overcatch — to overtake
- overcheap — too cheap
- overcheck — a textile pattern having one checked design superimposed on another so that both are visible.
- overchill — to make too cold
- overcoach — to coach too much
- overmatch — to be more than a match for; surpass; defeat: an assignment that clearly overmatched his abilities; an able task force that overmatched the enemy fleet.
- overperch — to fly up to perch on
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- overreach — to reach or extend over or beyond: The shelf overreached the nook and had to be planed down.
- overteach — to teach too much
- overthick — too thick
- overwatch — to watch over.
- packhorse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc