9-letter words containing t, r, a, s, h
- histogram — a graph of a frequency distribution in which rectangles with bases on the horizontal axis are given widths equal to the class intervals and heights equal to the corresponding frequencies.
- historian — an expert in history; authority on history.
- hoarfrost — frost (def 2).
- hoarstone — A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.
- horntails — Plural form of horntail.
- horsecart — A cart drawn by a horse.
- horsemeat — The flesh of a horse as food.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hortensia — Hydrangea.
- hydranths — Plural form of hydranth.
- hydrastis — goldenseal (def 2).
- hydrocast — a process in which water is collected at various depths in a device with bottles clamped together, providing data on differing water characteristics.
- hydrostat — an electrical device for detecting the presence of water, as from overflow or leakage.
- hygrostat — an instrument for measuring and controlling humidity.
- ingathers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ingather.
- interdash — to intersperse with hasty strokes of a pen or other writing instrument
- kantharos — a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.
- karpathos — an island off the SE coast of Greece, part of the Dodecanese Islands, in the Aegean Sea. 110 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- katharsis — Alt form catharsis.
- kshatriya — a member of the Hindu royal and warrior class above the Vaisyas and below the Brahmans.
- lakehurst — a borough in E New Jersey: naval air station; dirigible hangar.
- lanthorns — Plural form of lanthorn.
- lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
- laughters — the action or sound of laughing.
- lotharios — Plural form of lothario.
- marathons — Plural form of marathon.
- marsh tit — a small European songbird, Parus palustris, with a black head and greyish-brown body: family Paridae (tits)
- marshwort — A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
- martyrish — a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion.
- mathworks — The MathWorks, Inc.
- megahurts — Plural form of megahurt.
- merchants — a person who buys and sells commodities for profit; dealer; trader.
- metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- mishanter — a misfortune; mishap.
- mithraism — an ancient Persian religion in which Mithras was worshiped, involving secret rituals to which only men were admitted: a major competitor of Christianity in the Roman empire during the 2nd and 3rd centuries a.d.
- narthexes — Plural form of narthex.
- nightjars — Plural form of nightjar.
- north sea — an arm of the Atlantic between Great Britain and the European mainland. About 201,000 sq. mi. (520,600 sq. km); greatest depth, 1998 feet (610 meters).
- northants — Northamptonshire
- northeast — a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- nothosaur — An extinct semiaquatic carnivorous reptile of the Triassic period, having a slender body and long neck, related to the plesiosaurs.
- orchestra — a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- orthoaxis — the axis in a crystal
- orthostat — (in a classical temple) any of a number of large stone slabs revetting the lower part of the cella.
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- outsearch — to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter.
- overhaste — excessive haste
- overhasty — excessively hasty; rash: overhasty judgment.
- pankhurst — Christabel Harriette, 1880–1958, English suffragist leader (daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst).
- parthenos — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.