9-letter words containing r, h, o, d, a
- negrohead — a type of low-quality India rubber
- northland — the land or region in the north.
- northward — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- octachord — any musical instrument with eight strings.
- octahedra — Plural form of octahedron.
- old harry — Older Use. the devil; Satan.
- ondograph — an instrument for graphically recording oscillatory variations, as in alternating currents.
- orcharder — One who owns or operates an orchard.
- overheads — over one's head; aloft; up in the air or sky, especially near the zenith: There was a cloud overhead.
- overheard — to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker's intention or knowledge: I accidentally overheard what they were saying.
- overshade — to cast shade over.
- pariahdom — an outcast.
- pedograph — an imprint on paper of the foot.
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- photocard — A photocard is a card with a person's photograph on it, which they can use to prove who they are.
- radicchio — a variety of chicory originating in Italy, having a compact head of reddish, white-streaked leaves: leaves and roots may be cooked or used raw in salads.
- radiothon — an on-the-air radio campaign, often lasting 24 hours or more, designed to raise money for a radio station, charity, the arts, etc., as from listeners phoning in and pledging specific donations, sometimes in exchange for gifts or premiums.
- rain hood — a waterproof hood attached to a coat, that may be raised to cover the head when it is raining
- reach rod — a rod for operating a remote piece of machinery, as a valve.
- rhabdomal — of or relating to rhabdoms
- rhamphoid — beaklike or beak-shaped
- rhapsodic — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- rhodamine — a red dye obtained by heating an alkyl aminophenol with phthalic anhydride.
- rhodanate — a salt of thiocyanic acid
- rhodanize — to plate with rhodium
- rhodesian — (as Southern Rhodesia, ) a former British colony in S Africa: declared independence 1965; name changed to Zimbabwe, 1979.
- rhoeadine — a chemical compound found in the red poppy which has similar effects to those of opium
- road hump — speed bump that slows traffic
- road rash — grazing of the skin as a result of falling off a bicycle, skateboard, etc, onto a hard surface
- road show — touring performance or display
- road-show — of or relating to road shows.
- roadhouse — an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.
- rock-hard — Something that is rock-hard is very hard indeed.
- rood arch — an archway at the center of a rood screen.
- roundarch — having rounded arches
- roundhand — a style of handwriting with large rounded curves
- roundhead — a member or adherent of the Parliamentarians or Puritan party during the civil wars of the 17th century (so called in derision by the Cavaliers because they wore their hair cut short).
- sash cord — a cord for connecting a vertically sliding window sash with a counterweight.
- shipboard — Archaic. the deck or side of a ship. the situation of being on a ship.
- shopboard — a shop counter or work bench
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- short-day — requiring a short photoperiod.
- shorthand — a method of rapid handwriting using simple strokes, abbreviations, or symbols that designate letters, words, or phrases (distinguished from longhand).
- shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
- thralldom — the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.
- thyroidal — of or relating to the thyroid gland