13-letter words containing a, h, i, e
- heteropolitan — a heterosexual man, typically living in a city, whose attitudes and interests are regarded as masculine but not excessively so
- heterothallic — having mycelia of two unlike types, both of which must participate in the sexual process. Compare homothallic (def 1).
- heuristically — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hevelian halo — a faint white halo with an angular radius of 90° that is occasionally seen around the sun or the moon, thought to be caused by the reflection and refraction of sunlight by ice crystals.
- hexactinellid — a type of sponge characterized by their (usually) six siliceous spicules or rays
- hexadactylism — Sexdactyly.
- hexamethonium — a compound, C 10 H 24 N 2 , used in the treatment of severe hypertension to lower blood pressure and increase blood flow by blocking transmission of nerve impulses that constrict blood vessels.
- hexanoic acid — caproic acid.
- hiatal hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- hiatus hernia — an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm, sometimes causing a backflow of acid stomach contents into the esophagus.
- hiberno-saxon — having the characteristics of both the Irish and English; Anglo-Irish.
- hidden agenda — an often duplicitously undisclosed plan or motive.
- hide and seek — one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them.
- hide-and-seek — one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them.
- hieracosphinx — (in ancient Egyptian art) a hawk-headed sphinx
- hierogrammate — a writer of hierograms
- high-wire act — a circus trick in which the performer walks across a high wire
- hilariousness — The characteristic of being hilarious; hilarity.
- hilbert space — a complete infinite-dimensional vector space on which an inner product is defined.
- hill of beans — something of trifling value; virtually nothing at all: The problem didn't amount to a hill of beans.
- hire purchase — buying sth by instalments
- hire-purchase — a system of payment for a commodity in regular installments while using it.
- histaminergic — releasing histamine
- histochemical — the branch of science dealing with the chemical components of cellular and subcellular tissue.
- hold in leash — to control; curb; restrain
- holiday-maker — vacationer.
- holidaymakers — Plural form of holidaymaker.
- holometabolic — Of, pertaining to, or undergoing holometabolism.
- holy alliance — a league formed by the principal sovereigns of Europe in 1815 with the professed object of promoting Christian brotherhood but the practical object of repressing democratic revolutions and institutions. The English and Turkish rulers and Pope Pius VII did not join the league.
- home invasion — an act or instance of entering an occupied residence with the intent to commit a burglary or other crime.
- home straight — the section of a racecourse forming the approach to the finish
- homiletically — In a homiletic fashion.
- homoepitaxial — (materials science) Having the same orientation.
- homogenetical — of, involving or relating to homogeny
- homoiothermal — having a body temperature that is relatively constant and mostly independent of the temperature of the environment; warm-blooded (opposed to poikilothermic).
- homoscedastic — having the same variance.
- homosexualism — A sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) individuals of the same sex.
- homosexuality — sexual desire or behavior directed toward a person or persons of one's own sex.
- hoosier state — Indiana (used as a nickname).
- horatio alger — of or characteristic of the heroes in the novels of Horatio Alger, who begin life in poverty and achieve success and wealth through honesty, hard work, and virtuous behavior: the Horatio Alger story of his rise in the business world.
- horned lizard — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
- horse gentian — any weedy North American plant of the genus Triosteum, of the honeysuckle family, especially T. perfoliatum, having stalkless leaves and purplish-brown flowers and bearing orange fruits.
- horse trading — the act or fact of conducting a shrewd exchange or engaging in a horse trade; bargaining.
- horse trailer — lorry for transporting a horse
- horse-trading — to bargain or trade shrewdly.
- horseradishes — Plural form of horseradish.
- hospital care — medical treatment provided in a hospital
- hospital case — a patient that is being, or needs to be, treated in a hospital
- house painter — a person whose occupation is painting houses.
- house trailer — a trailer fitted with accommodations for sleeping, eating, washing, etc.