9-letter words containing o, r, g, a
- gyrations — Plural form of gyration.
- gyrfalcon — a large falcon, Falco rusticolus, of arctic and subarctic regions, having white, gray, or blackish color phases: now greatly reduced in number.
- gyromancy — a method of prediction or prophecy in which a person moves round and round in a circle and the place at which they fall to the ground is said to be highly significant
- gyroplane — autogiro.
- gyrovague — a vagrant monk who wandered from one monastery to another.
- habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- 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.
- 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.
- hardgoods — durable goods, such as automobiles, furniture, etc.
- harmdoing — the doing of harm
- harrogate — a town in N England, in North Yorkshire: a former spa, now a centre for tourism and conferences. Pop: 70 811 (2001 est)
- harrowing — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- hectogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hektogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- hierogram — a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.
- high road — A high road is a main road.
- histogram — a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
- hoardings — Plural form of hoarding.
- hodograph — the figure described by the extremity of a vector that has a fixed origin and a position vector equal to the velocity of a moving particle.
- hogwaller — Alternative spelling of hog waller.
- holograms — Plural form of hologram.
- holograph — Also, holographic [hol-uh-graf-ik, hoh-luh-] /ˌhɒl əˈgræf ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/ (Show IPA), holographical. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears: a holograph letter.
- homograft — allograft.
- homograph — a word of the same written form as another but of different meaning and usually origin, whether pronounced the same way or not, as bear 1 “to carry; support” and bear 2 “animal” or lead 1 “to conduct” and lead 2 “metal.”.
- hooraying — Present participle of hooray.
- hourglass — an instrument for measuring time, consisting of two bulbs of glass joined by a narrow passage through which a quantity of sand or mercury runs in just an hour.
- hygrogram — the record made by a hygrograph.
- hygrostat — an instrument for measuring and controlling humidity.
- iatrogeny — a disease caused by medical intervention or treatment
- iatrology — Medical science.
- ideograms — Plural form of ideogram.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- idiograms — Plural form of idiogram.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- ignorable — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- ignorants — Plural form of ignorant.
- incourage — Archaic form of encourage.
- indagator — to investigate; research.
- inorganic — not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies.
- inroading — Present participle of inroad.
- iron gang — chain gang.
- iron gate — a gorge cut by the Danube through the Carpathian Mountains, between Yugoslavia and SW Romania. 2 miles (3.2 km) long.