6-letter words containing r, h
- herbal — of, relating to, or consisting of herbs.
- herbed — cooked or seasoned with herbs; flavored with herbs.
- herber — (rare) A garden in which herbs and vegetables are grown; a herbarium.
- herded — a herdsman (usually used in combination): a cowherd; a goatherd; a shepherd.
- herder — Johann Gottfried von [yoh-hahn gawt-freet fuh n] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈgɔt frit fən/ (Show IPA), 1744–1803, German philosopher and poet.
- herdic — a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- here's — in this place; in this spot or locality (opposed to there): Put the pen here.
- hereat — at this time; when this happened.
- hereby — by this, or the present, declaration, action, document, etc.; by means of this; as a result of this: I hereby resign as president of the class.
- herein — in or into this place.
- hereof — of this: upon the receipt hereof.
- hereon — hereupon.
- herero — a member of an indigenous people of Namibia, Botswana, and Angola.
- heresy — opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system.
- hereto — to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point: attached hereto; agreeable hereto.
- hering — Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- heriot — a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- hermae — Plural form of herm.
- herman — Woodrow ("Woody") 1913–1987, U.S. jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and bandleader.
- hermes — the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft. Compare Mercury (def 3).
- hermie — (informal) hermit crab.
- hermit — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- hermod — a son of Odin who rode to Hel to negotiate for the return of Balder to Asgard.
- hermon — Mount, a mountain in SW Syria, in the Anti-Lebanon range. 9232 feet (2814 meters).
- hernia — the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- heroes — a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
- heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- heroin — a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- herold — Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1791–1833, French composer.
- herons — Plural form of heron.
- heroon — a temple or monument dedicated to a hero
- herpes — any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes. Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
- herrin — a town in S Illinois.
- hersed — arranged in the herse battle formation
- hersey — John Richard, 1914–93, U.S. journalist, novelist, and educator.
- herter — Christian Archibald, 1895–1966, U.S. politician: secretary of state 1959–61.
- herzen — Aleksandr (Ivanovich) (alɛkˈsandr iˈvaːnovitʃ). 1812–70, Russian socialist political philosopher: best known for his autobiography My Past and Thoughts (1861–67)
- herzog — Chaim [khahy-im] /ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1918–97, Israeli political leader: president 1983–1997.
- hesher — (slang) a diehard enthusiast of heavy metal music.
- hesper — Hesperus.
- hester — a female given name, form of Esther.
- hetero — Chemistry. of or relating to an atom other than carbon, particularly in a cyclic compound.
- hether — Obsolete spelling of heather.
- hewers — Plural form of hewer.
- hi-res — high-resolution (def 2).
- hicker — an unsophisticated, boorish, and provincial person; rube.
- hidder — a young ram
- hiders — Plural form of hider.
- hiero- — holy or divine
- hieron — (in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.