9-letter words containing r, h, a, e
- heartleaf — Wild ginger, Asarum caudatum.
- heartless — unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
- heartling — a term of endearment, little heart
- heartseed — (botany) Any plant of the species of Cardiospermum, climbing plants with round seeds marked with a spot like a heart.
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- heartsink — a patient who repeatedly visits his or her doctor's surgery, often with multiple or non-specific symptoms, and whose complaints are impossible to treat
- heartsome — giving cheer, spirit, or courage: a heartsome wine.
- heartsore — heartsick.
- heartwood — the hard central wood of the trunk of an exogenous tree; duramen.
- heartworm — a parasitic nematode, Dirofilaria immitis, transmitted by mosquito and invading the heart and pulmonary arteries of dogs, wolves, and foxes throughout its range in tropical, subtropical and, more recently, temperate regions around the world.
- heat rash — prickly heat.
- heathbird — the black grouse
- heathenry — The state of being heathen.
- heatproof — not affected or damaged by heat, especially when placed in an oven or over a direct flame: heatproof cookware.
- hebridean — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- hectogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hederated — honoured with a crown of ivy
- hektogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- helengrad — a satirical name for Wellington as the seat of Helen Clark's socialist government from 1999 to 2008
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- hellwards — towards hell
- hematuria — the presence of blood in the urine.
- hemelytra — one of the forewings of a true bug, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner, membranous apex.
- hemiptera — the order comprising the true bugs.
- hen party — a party or gathering for women only.
- henrician — of or having to do with the reign, policies, etc. of any king named Henry, esp. Henry VIII of England
- henrietta — a female given name, form of Henry.
- heptarchs — Plural form of heptarch.
- heptarchy — (often initial capital letter) the seven principal concurrent Anglo-Saxon kingdoms supposed to have existed in the 7th and 8th centuries.
- hepteract — (mathematics) A seven-dimensional hypercube.
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- heraklion — Iraklion
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- herbalist — a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
- herbarium — a collection of dried plants systematically arranged.
- herbivora — grass-eating animals collectively
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- herculean — requiring the great strength of a Hercules; very hard to perform: Digging the tunnel was a herculean task.
- hercynian — denoting a period of mountain building in Europe in the late Palaeozoic
- hereabout — about this place; in this neighborhood.
- hereafter — after this in time or order; at some future time; farther along.
- heretical — of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- heritable — capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
- heritably — In a heritable manner.
- heritages — Plural form of heritage.
- heritance — inheritance.
- hermandad — an informal police force in Spain
- hermatype — reef-building coral.
- hermitage — the habitation of a hermit.