9-letter words containing r, h, a, p
- hyperware — (hypertext) Software that implements or uses hypertext.
- hypethral — (of a classical building) wholly or partly open to the sky.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- hypocracy — Misspelling of hypocrisy.
- hypoderma — hypodermis.
- hypophora — (rhetoric) A device in which the author poses a question which is in turn answered.
- hypospray — (science fiction) A kind of jet injector.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- integraph — integrator (def 2).
- karpathos — an island off the SE coast of Greece, part of the Dodecanese Islands, in the Aegean Sea. 110 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- keyphrase — (cryptography) A phrase used in encryption in the style of a keyword.
- kharagpur — city in SW West Bengal, India: pop. 265,000
- kymograph — an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.
- lagomorph — any member of the order Lagomorpha, comprising the hares, rabbits, and pikas, resembling the rodents but having two pairs of upper incisors.
- lairdship — the condition of being a laird, or the rank of laird
- lampbrush — (rare) A form of brush, containing loops of material, used for dusting light fittings.
- lap-chart — a log of every lap covered by each car in a race, showing the exact position throughout
- lexigraph — A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
- logograph — a conventional, abbreviated symbol for a frequently recurring word or phrase, as the symbol & for the word and. Also called logograph [law-guh-graf, -grahf, log-uh-] /ˈlɔ gəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈlɒg ə-/ (Show IPA).
- manhelper — a long pole for holding a paintbrush, used in painting areas otherwise out of ordinary reach.
- marchpane — marzipan.
- marigraph — a device that automatically registers the rise and fall of the tide.
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- melaphyre — a type of dark igneous rock embedded with feldspar crystals, related to basalt.
- merneptah — king of ancient Egypt c1225–c1215 b.c. (son of Ramses II).
- metamorph — (biology) An organism that has undergone metamorphosis.
- metaphore — Misspelling of metaphor.
- metaphors — 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).
- misphrase — to phrase badly or incorrectly
- monograph — a treatise on a particular subject, as a biographical study or study of the works of one artist.
- mouthpart — Usually, mouthparts. the appendages surrounding or associated with the mouth of arthropods.
- myatrophy — myoatrophy.
- myographs — Plural form of myograph.
- myomorpha — A major division of the rodents that includes the rats, mice, voles, hamsters, and their relatives.
- nephogram — a photograph of a cloud
- nephridia — the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- nomograph — a graph, usually containing three parallel scales graduated for different variables so that when a straight line connects values of any two, the related value may be read directly from the third at the point intersected by the line.
- oleograph — a chromolithograph printed in oil colors on canvas or cloth.
- omnigraph — a device for converting Morse Code signals that are punched on a tape into audio signals, used in the training of telegraph operators.
- ondograph — an instrument for graphically recording oscillatory variations, as in alternating currents.
- opera hat — a man's tall, collapsible top hat, held open or in shape by springs and usually covered with a black, silky fabric. Also called gibus. Compare beaver1 (def 4), silk hat, top hat.
- orography — the branch of physical geography dealing with mountains.
- orphanage — an institution for the housing and care of orphans.
- orphaning — Present participle of orphan.
- orpharion — (music) A musical instrument of the Renaissance, part of the cittern family, whose metal strings are tuned like a lute's and plucked with the fingers.
- orthopnea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching