9-letter words containing a, c, h, o
- archaeol. — archaeology
- archilowe — a treat, such as a drink, given in return for something
- archivolt — a moulding around an arch, sometimes decorated
- archology — the study of the origins of things
- archontic — relating to an archon
- archosaur — any of a group of reptiles consisting of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, modern birds, modern crocodiles and extinct relatives of crocodiles, all having a diapsid skull
- archstone — a wedge-shaped stone forming the curved part of an arch
- arcograph — an instrument used for drawing arcs without using a central point
- artichoke — Artichokes or globe artichokes are round green vegetables that have fleshy leaves arranged like the petals of a flower.
- ash color — ash gray.
- astichous — having a structure or layout that is not in rows
- at anchor — If a boat is at anchor, it is floating in a particular place and is prevented from moving by its anchor.
- athetosic — relating to or characterized by athetosis
- athrocyte — a cell that is able to receive and store matter
- avouching — Present participle of avouch.
- bachelors — Plural form of bachelor.
- bachelour — Obsolete form of bachelor.
- backcloth — A backcloth is a large piece of cloth, often with scenery or buildings painted on it, that is hung at the back of a stage while a play is being performed.
- backhouse — an outdoor privy; outhouse
- backshore — the area of a beach above the usual high tide mark
- bakuchiol — A meroterpene phenol, extracted from seeds of Psoralea corylifolia, that shows antimicrobial activity.
- bar chord — a musical chord that is played on a stringed instrument using the barré technique.
- barachois — (in the Atlantic Provinces of Canada) a shallow lagoon formed by a sand bar
- barkcloth — Cloth made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry or similar tree.
- barocchio — Giacomo (ˈdʒakomo)
- barouches — Plural form of barouche.
- batchelor — (British) alternative spelling of bachelor.
- beachcomb — to search for and collect objects such as seashells and driftwood along the seashore
- beachgoer — a person who goes to the beach, esp frequently
- blockhead — a stupid person
- boschvark — a bush pig of S Africa
- branchio- — gills
- 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.
- bronchial — Bronchial means affecting or concerned with the bronchial tubes.
- bush coat — a belted, hip-length, shirtlike jacket, usually with four patch pockets and a notched collar, adapted from the hunting coat customarily worn in the African bush.
- cabochons — Plural form of cabochon.
- cachepots — Plural form of cachepot.
- cacholong — a type of opal, commonly of a milky colour
- cacoethes — an uncontrollable urge or desire, esp for something harmful; mania
- cacophony — You can describe a loud, unpleasant mixture of sounds as a cacophony.
- cake shop — a shop that sells cakes
- cakeholes — Plural form of cakehole.
- calimocho — a cocktail popular in Spanish-speaking countries, consisting of a mixture of cola and red wine
- canephora — Caryatid that supports a basket on her head.
- canonchet — (Nanuntenoo) died 1676, Narragansett leader: executed by colonists.
- canonship — the position or office of canon; canonry.
- cant hook — a heavy wooden lever with a blunt tip and a hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs
- 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
- capocchia — a fool