9-letter words containing a, l, h, i, s
- halysites — an extinct genus comprising the chain corals.
- hamamelis — (botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.
- hamiltons — Plural form of hamilton.
- hand-list — a list containing some rough or brief details
- handbills — Plural form of handbill.
- handrails — Plural form of handrail.
- hangnails — Plural form of hangnail.
- hardlines — (business) Plural form of hardline.
- harestail — a species of cotton grass, Eriophorum vaginatum, more tussocky than common cotton grass and having only a single flower head
- harigalds — the intestines of an animal
- hastilude — A medieval martial game.
- havildars — Plural form of havildar.
- hawkbills — Plural form of hawkbill.
- hawkishly — resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
- hawksbill — A small tropical sea turtle with hooked jaws and overlapping horny plates on the shell, extensively hunted as the traditional source of tortoiseshell.
- hayfields — Plural form of hayfield.
- headlines — Plural form of headline.
- headrails — Plural form of headrail.
- headsails — Plural form of headsail.
- healthism — The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose established norms of health.
- heliostat — an instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, for reflecting the sun's rays in a fixed direction.
- heraclius — a.d. 575?–641, Byzantine emperor 610–641.
- herbalism — The study or practice of the medicinal and therapeutic use of plants, now especially as a form of alternative medicine.
- herbalist — a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
- highballs — Plural form of highball.
- highlands — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- hilarious — arousing great merriment; extremely funny: a hilarious story; a hilarious old movie.
- hillsdale — a town in NE New Jersey.
- himalayas — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- hip flask — small container for carrying alcohol
- hissarlik — the modern name of the site of ancient Troy.
- hooligans — Plural form of hooligan.
- horntails — Plural form of horntail.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitals — Plural form of hospital.
- inhalants — Plural form of inhalant.
- inshallah — If Allah wills it.
- isohaline — a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- isophotal — relating to an isophote or isophotes, or to a diagram on which isophotes are represented
- ispaghula — dietary fibre derived from the seed husks of Plantago orata and used as a thickener or stabilizer in the food industry
- jailhouse — a jail or building used as a jail.
- kiswahili — Swahili (def 2).
- knavishly — In a knavish manner.
- la chaise — Père François d'Aix de [frahn-swa de duh] /frɑ̃ˈswa dɛ də/ (Show IPA), 1624–1709, French Roman Catholic priest: confessor to Louis XIV.
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lairdship — the condition of being a laird, or the rank of laird
- lash line — a rope or cord for lashing together the edges of two flats or other pieces of theatrical scenery.
- lash rail — a rail, solidly fixed to the bulwarks of a vessel, to which objects on deck can be lashed.