9-letter words containing r, h, o
- birdhouse — a small shelter or box for birds to nest in
- birthroot — any of several North American plants of the genus Trillium, esp T. erectum, whose tuber-like roots were formerly used by the Native Americans as an aid in childbirth: family Trilliaceae
- birthwort — any of several climbing plants of the genus Aristolochia, esp A. clematitis of Europe, once believed to ease childbirth: family Aristolochiaceae
- bishopric — A bishopric is the area for which a bishop is responsible, or the rank or office of being a bishop.
- blepharo- — eyelid, eyelids
- blow-hard — an exceptionally boastful and talkative person.
- blowtorch — A blowtorch is the same as a blowlamp.
- boarhound — a hound used to chase boar
- body hair — hair that grows on the body as opposed to the head or face
- bohr atom — See under Bohr theory.
- bolograph — a record made by a bolometer
- boothroyd — Betty. Baroness. born 1929, British politician; speaker of the House of Commons (1992–2000)
- boresight — to verify the alignment of the sights and bore of (a firearm).
- borghetto — (in Italy) a settlement outside a city's walls
- boschvark — a bush pig of S Africa
- bothering — to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry: His baby sister bothered him for candy.
- bowhunter — a person who hunts with a bow
- box-fresh — unused or unspoiled; straight from the packaging
- boxholder — a person who has rented or subscribed for a box, as at a theatrical performance, sporting event, or the like.
- boyshorts — women's underpants which resemble close-fitting shorts, sitting below the waist and stretching to the tops of the legs
- branchio- — gills
- brewhouse — a brewery
- brighouse — a town in N England, in Calderdale unitary authority, West Yorkshire: machine tools, textiles, engineering. Pop: 32 360 (2001)
- broach to — to turn or swing so that the beam faces the waves and wind and there is danger of swamping or capsizing
- broachers — Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and enlarging holes.
- broadhead — a flat, triangular, steel arrowhead with sharp edges.
- brochette — a skewer or small spit, used for holding pieces of meat, etc, while roasting or grilling
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- bronchium — a medium-sized bronchial tube
- brood hen — a hen kept for breeding
- brotherly — A man's brotherly feelings are feelings of love and loyalty which you expect a brother to show.
- brush off — If someone brushes you off when you speak to them, they refuse to talk to you or be nice to you.
- brush-off — a refusal to talk or listen to someone; abrupt or final dismissal or rebuff.
- brushwood — Brushwood consists of small pieces of wood that have broken off trees and bushes.
- brushwork — An artist's brushwork is their way of using their brush to put paint on a canvas and the effect that this has in the picture.
- bryophyte — any plant of the phyla Bryophyta (mosses), Hepatophyta (liverworts), or Anthocerophyta (hornworts), having stems and leaves but lacking true vascular tissue and roots and reproducing by spores
- brythonic — the S group of Celtic languages, consisting of Welsh, Cornish, and Breton
- buckthorn — any of several thorny small-flowered shrubs of the genus Rhamnus, esp the Eurasian species R. cathartica, whose berries were formerly used as a purgative: family Rhamnaceae
- buhrstone — a hard tough rock containing silica, fossils, and cavities, formerly used as a grindstone
- burroughs — Edgar Rice. 1875–1950, US novelist, author of the Tarzan stories
- bush road — a rough road cut through forested land usually to serve a lumbering, mining, or other commercial company.
- c horizon — the layer of a soil profile immediately below the B horizon and above the bedrock, composed of weathered rock little affected by soil-forming processes
- canephora — Caryatid that supports a basket on her head.
- cape horn — a rocky headland on an island at the extreme S tip of South America, belonging to Chile. It is notorious for gales and heavy seas; until the building of the Panama Canal it lay on the only sea route between the Atlantic and the Pacific
- car phone — A car phone is a mobile phone, especially one which is designed to be used in a car.
- carbachol — a cholinergic agent, C6H15ClN2O2, used for various ophthalmic purposes, such as the treating of glaucoma
- cardphone — a public telephone operated by the insertion of a phonecard instead of coins
- care home — A care home is a large house or institution where people with particular problems or special needs are looked after.
- carothers — Wallace Hume1896-1937; U.S. chemist
- carthorse — A carthorse is a large, powerful horse that is used to pull carts or farm machinery.