9-letter words containing r, d, l
- hard luck — If you say that someone had some hard luck, or that a situation was hard luck on them, you mean that something bad happened to them and you are implying that it was not their fault.
- hard sell — aggressive sales
- hard-bill — a seed-eating bird.
- hard-boil — to boil (an egg) until the yolk and white have become firm or solid.
- hard-laid — describing a rope the lay of which is at a relatively great angle to its axis; short-laid.
- hard-line — adhering rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan; uncompromising or unyielding: hard-line union demands.
- hard-sell — characterized by or promoted through a hard sell: hard-sell tactics.
- hardliner — Alternative spelling of hard-liner.
- hardlines — (business) Plural form of hardline.
- harigalds — the intestines of an animal
- harold ii — 1022?–66, king of England 1066: defeated by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings (son of Earl Godwin).
- hasdrubal — died 207 b.c, Carthaginian general (brother of Hannibal).
- havildars — Plural form of havildar.
- head girl — The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- headliner — a performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star.
- headrails — Plural form of headrail.
- heartedly — having a specified kind of heart (now used only in combination): hardhearted; sad-hearted.
- heartland — the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
- helengrad — a satirical name for Wellington as the seat of Helen Clark's socialist government from 1999 to 2008
- helidrome — a small airport for helicopters
- heliodors — Plural form of heliodor.
- helldiver — a grebe, especially the pied-billed grebe.
- hellwards — towards hell
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- heyerdahl — Thor [too r] /tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1914–2002, Norwegian ethnologist and author.
- hierodule — a slave in service in an ancient Greek temple.
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- hodiernal — (rare) Of or pertaining to the current day.
- holandric — of or relating to a heritable trait appearing only in males (opposed to hologynic).
- hold fire — If you hold fire in a situation, you delay before taking action.
- hold over — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- hold true — If a general statement holds true in particular circumstances, or if your previous statement holds true in different circumstances, it is true or valid in those circumstances.
- holderbat — a bracket that supports a pipe and fastens it to a wall or surface
- holderlin — Johann Christian Friedrich [yoh-hahn kris-tee-ahn free-drikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1770–1843, German poet.
- holdovers — Plural form of holdover.
- hole card — Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal.
- holidayer — vacationer.
- hollander — John, 1929–2013, U.S. poet and critic.
- holohedry — The condition of a crystal whose point group is identical to that of its lattice.
- holstered — a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- holy rood — the cross on which Jesus died.
- hordeolum — sty2 .
- howlround — the condition, resulting in a howling noise, when sound from a loudspeaker is fed back into the microphone of a public-address or recording system
- humoredly — (only in combination with good, bad or ill) American standard spelling of humouredly.
- hundredal — Of or pertaining to a hundred (administrative unit).
- hurriedly — moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- hyder ali — 1722–82, Islamic prince and military leader of India: ruler of Mysore 1759–82.
- hydraulic — operated by, moved by, or employing water or other liquids in motion.
- hydraulus — a pipe organ of ancient Greece and Rome using water pressure to maintain the air supply.
- hydrocele — an accumulation of serous fluid, usually about the testis.