9-letter words containing r, h, a, t
- antechoir — the part of a church in front of the choir, usually enclosed by screens, tombs, etc
- anteporch — an outer porch.
- anthocarp — a composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth
- anthracic — relating to anthrax
- anthropic — of or relating to human beings
- anthropo- — indicating man or human
- anthropod — Misspelling of arthropod.
- anthurium — any of various tropical American aroid plants constituting the genus Anthurium, many of which are cultivated as house plants for their showy foliage and their flowers, which are borne in a long-stalked spike surrounded by a flaring heart-shaped white or red bract
- anti-hero — An anti-hero is the main character in a novel, play, or film who is not morally good and does not behave like a typical hero.
- antichlor — a substance used to remove chlorine from a material after bleaching or to neutralize the chlorine present
- antigraph — A copy or transcript.
- antishark — designed to protect against shark attacks
- antshrike — any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Thamnophilus, superficially resembling the shrike.
- apartheid — Apartheid was a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law.
- apheretic — Standard spelling of aphaeretic.
- aphrodite — the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus
- arbuthnot — John. 1667–1735, Scottish physician and satirist: author of The History of John Bull (1712) and, with others, of the Memoirs of Martinus Scriblerus (1741)
- arc light — Arc lights are a type of very bright electric light.
- archabbot — In certain Catholic (notably Benedictine) congregations, the title of the general superior, ranking above all other abbots, vested in a particular abbey, which hence is called an archabbey (usually its motherhouse, such as Beuron, which gave its name to a Benedictine congregation).
- archetype — An archetype is something that is considered to be a perfect or typical example of a particular kind of person or thing, because it has all their most important characteristics.
- archilute — Alternative form of archlute.
- architect — An architect is a person who designs buildings.
- archivist — An archivist is a person whose job is to collect, sort, and care for historical documents and records.
- archivolt — a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated
- archontic — relating to an archon
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- arethusas — Plural form of arethusa.
- arhatship — the state of having achieved enlightenment, which is the ultimate goal of Theravada Buddhists
- arhythmia — arrhythmia.
- arhythmic — Having no rhythm.
- arimathea — a town in ancient Palestine: location unknown
- aristarch — a severe critic.
- arkwright — Sir Richard. 1732–92, English cotton manufacturer: inventor of the spinning frame (1769) which produced cotton thread strong enough to be used as a warp
- art house — a motion-picture theater specializing in the exhibition of art films.
- art-house — An art-house film is a film that is intended to be a serious artistic work rather than a piece of popular entertainment.
- arteether — Artemotil.
- arthritic — Arthritic is used to describe the condition, the pain, or the symptoms of arthritis.
- arthritis — Arthritis is a medical condition in which the joints in someone's body are swollen and painful.
- arthrodia — a joint
- arthropod — any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having jointed limbs, a segmented body, and an exoskeleton made of chitin. The group includes the crustaceans, insects, arachnids, and centipedes
- arthroses — Plural form of arthrosis.
- arthrosis — a bone joint which enables movement
- arthurian — of or relating to King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table
- artichoke — Artichokes or globe artichokes are round green vegetables that have fleshy leaves arranged like the petals of a flower.
- ashburton — 1st Baron, Baring, Alexander.
- ashramite — a person who lives in an ashram or place of rest or contemplation
- ashtoreth — an ancient Semitic fertility goddess, identified with Astarte and Ishtar
- asphalter — a person who spreads a layer of asphalt
- astrachan — a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan.
- astrakhan — Astrakhan is black or grey curly fur from the skins of lambs. It is used for making coats and hats.