8-letter words containing o, r, t, h, e
- loathers — Plural form of loather.
- metaphor — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- mothered — Simple past tense and past participle of mother.
- motherer — Agent noun of mother: one who mothers.
- motherly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a mother; maternal: motherly solicitude.
- mouthier — Comparative form of mouthy.
- no other — nothing else
- northern — lying toward or situated in the north.
- northers — Plural form of norther.
- offereth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of offer.
- ohmmeter — an instrument for measuring electric resistance in ohms.
- on earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- or other — You use or other in expressions like somehow or other and someone or other to indicate that you cannot or do not want to be more precise about the information that you are giving.
- orchanet — Alternative form of alkanet.
- oreshoot — a rich concentration in an orebody.
- ornithes — birds considered collectively
- orthoepy — the study of correct pronunciation.
- orthoses — Plural form of orthosis.
- othering — (chiefly philosophy) The process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as fundamentally different or alien.
- otherize — other (def 13).
- otorrhea — a mucopurulent discharge from the ear.
- outhomer — to score more home runs than
- outreach — to reach beyond; exceed: The demand has outreached our supply.
- overhate — to hate too much
- overheat — to heat to excess.
- overhent — to overtake
- overhunt — to hunt in an unsustainable manner
- overshot — driven over the top of, as by water passing over from above.
- overthin — too thin
- plethora — overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.
- porthole — a round, windowlike opening with a hinged, watertight glass cover in the side of a vessel for admitting air and light. Compare port4 (def 1).
- potholer — an explorer of caves; spelunker.
- potsherd — a broken pottery fragment, especially one of archaeological value.
- prophets — a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- rat-hole — a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.: The first chore in the old building is to plug up the ratholes.
- rathbone — Basil, 1892–1967, English actor, born in South Africa.
- rathouse — a psychiatric hospital or asylum
- rebought — to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, especially in money; purchase.
- reclothe — to clothe (someone or something) again or provide new clothing for (someone)
- redshort — (of metal, iron, steel, etc) to become brittle at red-hot temperatures
- regolith — mantle rock.
- regrowth — the act or process, or a manner of growing; development; gradual increase.
- rehoboth — a town in central Israel, SE of Tel Aviv.
- resmooth — to make smooth again
- resought — to go in search or quest of: to seek the truth.
- 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.
- rheotome — an interrupter of an electric current
- rheotron — (formerly) betatron.
- rhetoric — (in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- rhyolite — a fine-grained igneous rock rich in silica: the volcanic equivalent of granite.