8-letter words containing r, h, o, e
- harewood — the greenish-gray wood of the sycamore maple, used for making furniture.
- haroseth — a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover: traditionally regarded as symbolic of the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- harrowed — an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc.
- harrower — an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc.
- havocker — a person who causes havoc
- head for — go towards, go to
- headroom — Nautical. the clear space between two decks.
- headrope — the part of a bolt-rope attached to the head of a sail
- headword — a word, phrase, or the like, appearing as the heading of a chapter, dictionary or encyclopedia entry, etc.
- headwork — mental labor; thought.
- hear out — listen to the end
- hectored — Simple past form of hector.
- hectorer — a person who bullies or hectors
- hectorly — in the manner of a hector
- hedgerow — a row of bushes or trees forming a hedge.
- heelwork — the training of a dog to heel or perform maneuvers while heeling.
- heirloom — a family possession handed down from generation to generation.
- heliodor — a clear yellow variety of beryl used as a gemstone.
- heliport — a landing place for helicopters, often on the roof of a building or in some other limited area.
- hemogram — a graphic record of the cellular elements of the blood.
- henroost — A place used by hens for roosting.
- henryson — Robert. ?1430–?1506, Scottish poet. His works include Testament of Cresseid (1593), a sequel to Chaucer's Troilus and Cressida, the 13 Moral Fables of Esope the Phrygian, and the pastoral dialogue Robene and Makyne
- hepworth — Dame Barbara, 1903–75, English sculptor.
- herblock — Herbert Lawrence (Herblock) 1909–2001, U.S. cartoonist.
- herdbook — A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds of cattle.
- hereford — one of an English breed of red beef cattle having a white face and white body markings.
- herefrom — (archaic) henceforth, from now on.
- hereinto — into this place.
- hereunto — to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point: attached hereto; agreeable hereto.
- hereupon — upon or on this.
- herisson — A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot, used to block up a passage.
- heritors — Plural form of heritor.
- hermione — the daughter of Menelaus and Helen.
- herodian — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- herodias — the second wife of Herod Antipas and the mother of Salome: she told Salome to ask Herod for the head of John the Baptist.
- heroines — Plural form of heroine.
- herolike — Resembling or characteristic of a hero; heroic.
- heroship — The character or personality of a hero.
- herstory — history (used especially in feminist literature and in women's studies as an alternative form to distinguish or emphasize the particular experience of women).
- hertford — a city in and the county seat of Hertfordshire, in SE England.
- hexacore — (computing, of a microprocessor) Composed of six cores.
- hiberno- — denoting Irish or Ireland
- hire out — to engage the services of (a person or persons) for wages or other payment: to hire a clerk.
- historie — Archaic spelling of history.
- hitherto — up to this time; until now: a fact hitherto unknown.
- hizzoner — a city mayor or a judge
- hoarders — Plural form of hoarder.
- hoarhead — someone, esp an old man, with white hair
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.