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9-letter words containing r, h, o, e, a

  • 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
  • rhotacize — to change (a sound) to an (r); subject to rhotacism.
  • roadhouse — an inn, dance hall, tavern, nightclub, etc., located on a highway, usually beyond city limits.
  • rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.
  • rotachute — a device serving the same purpose as a parachute, in which the canopy is replaced by freely revolving rotor blades, used for the delivery of stores or recovery of missiles
  • rotherham — a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
  • 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).
  • sea horse — any fish of the genus Hippocampus, of the pipefish family, having a prehensile tail, an elongated snout, and a head bent at right angles to the body.
  • sea-horse — any fish of the genus Hippocampus, of the pipefish family, having a prehensile tail, an elongated snout, and a head bent at right angles to the body.
  • seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • seborrhea — an excessive and abnormal discharge from the sebaceous glands.
  • semaphore — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
  • senhorita — a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
  • shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
  • share out — distribute fairly
  • sharecrop — to cultivate (farmland) as a sharecropper
  • shear off — remove by cutting, slice away
  • shoe rack — shelving unit for storing footwear
  • shoemaker — William Lee ("Willie") 1931–2003, U.S. jockey.
  • shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
  • shortcake — a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.
  • shorthead — a brachycephalic person.
  • shortwave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  • shotmaker — a sports player delivering good shots
  • 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.
  • shroffage — the commission charged by a money dealer
  • smasheroo — a popular success
  • stomacher — a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.
  • stourhead — a Palladian mansion near Mere in Wiltshire: built (1722) for Henry Hoare; famous for its landscaped gardens laid out (1741) by Flitcroft
  • theocracy — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
  • theocrasy — a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
  • theolatry — worship of a deity.
  • thorazine — chlorpromazine
  • tophamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.
  • torchable — able to be torched or set alight
  • tracheole — any of the smallest branches of an insect trachea.
  • trehalose — a white, crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , occurring in yeast, certain fungi, etc., and used to identify certain bacteria.
  • trochlear — Anatomy. of, relating to, or connected with a trochlea.
  • trophaeum — tropaeum.
  • van horne — Sir William (Cornelius). 1843–1915, Canadian railway executive, born in the US; oversaw the completion of the line from Port Moody to Montreal on the Canadian Pacific Railway
  • war horse — a horse used in war; charger.
  • war-horse — a horse used in war; charger.
  • warehouse — a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
  • warhorses — Plural form of warhorse.
  • wash over — water: cover
  • water hog — a person who uses water selfishly or irresponsibly, esp during a water shortage
  • waterhole — A depression in which water collects, especially one from which animals regularly drink.
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