10-letter words containing a, h
- admonished — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
- admonisher — One who admonishes.
- admonishes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish.
- adult home — any of various private residences for former state psychiatric patients, supervised by a department of a state or city government.
- aedileship — the office of an aedile, or the duration of an aedile's term of office
- aerenchyma — plant tissue with large air-filled spaces, which is typical of aquatic plants and allows air to reach waterlogged parts
- aerography — the description of the character of the upper atmosphere
- aerophagia — spasmodic swallowing of air, a habit that can lead to belching and stomach pain
- aerophilic — (biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen.
- aerophobia — a pathological fear of draughts of air
- aerophones — Plural form of aerophone.
- aerophytes — Plural form of aerophyte.
- aeroshells — Plural form of aeroshell.
- aerosphere — the entire atmosphere surrounding the earth
- aeschylean — 525–456 b.c, Greek poet and dramatist.
- aesthetics — Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy concerned with the study of the idea of beauty.
- aethelstan — Athelstan
- affrighted — to frighten.
- affrighten — to cause alarm or fright (in)
- afro-chain — (in the Caribbean) a large chain necklace with a central pendant: usually worn with a dashiki by men
- afterbirth — the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the birth of the offspring
- afterhours — occurring, engaged in, or operating after the normal or legal closing time for business: an after-hours drinking club.
- afterlight — the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.
- aftermaths — Plural form of aftermath.
- aftershaft — a secondary feather arising near the base of a contour feather
- aftershave — Aftershave is a liquid with a pleasant smell that men sometimes put on their faces after shaving.
- aftershock — Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes which occur after a large earthquake.
- afterwhile — (US, dialect) afterwards.
- agapanthus — a liliaceous plant, Agapanthus africanus, of southern Africa, having rounded clusters of blue or white funnel-shaped flowers
- agathocles — 361–289 b.c, tyrant of Syracuse 317–289.
- agoraphobe — a person suffering from agoraphobia
- agraphobia — Fear of sexual abuse.
- aha moment — an instant at which the solution to a problem becomes clear
- ahithophel — a member of David's council, who became one of Absalom's advisers in his rebellion and hanged himself when his advice was overruled (II Samuel 15:12–17:23)
- ahmadiyyah — a messianic Islamic sect founded in Qadian, India, in 1889 by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad; it split into two branches in 1914
- ahmednagar — a city in W India, in Maharashtra: formerly one of the kingdoms of Deccan. Pop: 307 455 (2001)
- ahorseback — on horseback
- ahvenanmaa — group of Finn. islands at the entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia: 590 sq mi (1,528 sq km); pop. 25,000
- air hammer — a pneumatic hammer, usually portable.
- air harbor — a harbor for hydroplanes, especially seaplanes.
- air hunger — deep, rapid, and labored breathing caused by an increased respiratory drive due to abnormally low blood oxygen levels, as in severe heart failure or asthma.
- air rights — rights to the airspace above a building or lot, regarded as the real property of the one who owns the building or lot
- air shower — a shower of secondary cosmic radiation, caused by the interaction of cosmic radiation or gamma radiation with the atmosphere.
- air switch — a switch in which the interruption of the circuit occurs in air.
- airbrushed — Simple past tense and past participle of airbrush.
- airbrushes — Plural form of airbrush.
- airfreight — a method or service for transporting cargo by air
- airmanship — the skill or art of flying an aircraft
- al manamah — Manama.
- al-bukhari — Muhammad ibn Ismaʿil [ib-uh n is-mah-eel] /ˈɪb ən ɪsˈmɑ il/ (Show IPA), a.d. 810–870, a collector of the Hadith.