9-letter words containing s, e, r, o, a
- grapeshot — a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- graystone — (uncountable) A type of gray, volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron.
- grosbeaks — Plural form of grosbeak.
- grossbeak — Alternative form of grosbeak.
- handovers — Plural form of handover.
- handsomer — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- hangerson — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
- hangovers — Plural form of hangover.
- harborers — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hard-nose — a person who is tough, practical, and unsentimental, especially in business: We need a hard-nose to run the department.
- hardnosed — Describing a person who is tough and relentlessly practical and thus not given to sentiment.
- hardstone — (arts) precious stone or semi-precious stone used to make intaglio, mosaics etc.
- harmonies — Plural form of harmony.
- harmonise — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- hash over — a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- haushofer — Karl, 1860–1946, German geographer and general: political adviser to Hitler.
- headwords — Plural form of headword.
- heartsome — giving cheer, spirit, or courage: a heartsome wine.
- heartsore — heartsick.
- herodians — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- heronshaw — a heron
- hesitator — Alternative spelling of hesitater.
- hoariness — The characteristic of being hoary.
- hoarsened — Simple past tense and past participle of hoarsen.
- hoarstone — A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.
- homewards — Of or pertaining to leading toward home.
- homewares — (chiefly, British) Furnishings for the home, such as furniture and cushions.
- hornbeams — Plural form of hornbeam.
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- horsecars — Plural form of horsecar.
- horsecart — A cart drawn by a horse.
- horsehair — a hair or the hair of a horse, especially from the mane or tail.
- horsehead — moonfish (def 1).
- horsemeat — The flesh of a horse as food.
- horseplay — rough or boisterous play or pranks.
- horserace — Alternative spelling of horse race.
- horserake — A rake drawn by a horse.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hortensia — Hydrangea.
- housecarl — a member of the household troops or bodyguard of a Danish or early English king or noble.
- houseware — Homeware.
- hydrolase — an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- ideograms — Plural form of ideogram.
- idolaters — Plural form of idolater.
- in reason — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- indeavors — Plural form of indeavor.
- isocrates — 436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- isomerase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyze reactions involving intramolecular rearrangements.
- isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
- jack rose — a cocktail made with apple brandy, lime or lemon juice, and grenadine.