9-letter words containing a, l
- have legs — If an idea, plan, or activity has legs, it is likely to continue or succeed.
- haverhill — a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River.
- 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.
- hawsehole — a hole in the stem or bow of a vessel for an anchor cable.
- hayfields — Plural form of hayfield.
- hazelnuts — Plural form of hazelnut.
- hazelwood — a town in E Missouri.
- head cold — a form of the common cold characterized especially by nasal congestion and sneezing.
- head girl — The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- head lice — lice which lay eggs in human hair
- head wall — a cliff or steep slope rising at one end of a glaciated valley.
- head-load — baggage or goods arranged so as to be carried on the heads of African porters
- headcloth — any cloth for covering the head, as a turban or wimple.
- headlamps — Plural form of headlamp.
- headlands — Plural form of headland.
- headlease — the main lease between a tenant and a landlord
- headlight — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- headlined — Simple past tense and past participle of headline.
- headliner — a performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star.
- headlines — Plural form of headline.
- headlocks — Plural form of headlock.
- headrails — Plural form of headrail.
- headsails — Plural form of headsail.
- headstall — that part of a bridle or halter that encompasses the head of an animal.
- healingly — in a healing manner, intended to heal
- healthful — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
- healthier — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- healthily — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- healthism — The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose established norms of health.
- hear tell — to be told (about); learn (of)
- heartedly — having a specified kind of heart (now used only in combination): hardhearted; sad-hearted.
- heartfelt — deeply or sincerely felt: heartfelt sympathy.
- heartland — the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
- heartleaf — Wild ginger, Asarum caudatum.
- heartless — unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
- heartling — a term of endearment, little heart
- heat lamp — a lamp fitted with an infrared bulb to supply heat especially as part of physical therapy.
- heat loss — the loss of heat from something such as a building
- heat slug — (hardware, processor) A metal plate that helps dissipate heat away from the silicon core of a processor to the packaging or heat-sink.
- heat-seal — to wrap in clear plastic and make airtight by applying heat to seal the edges.
- heathclad — Clad or crowned with heath.
- heathland — An extensive area of heath.
- heathless — Without a heath.
- heathlike — Resembling a heath or some aspect of one.
- heavy oil — a hydrocarbon mixture, heavier than water, distilled from coal tar
- heelplate — a small metal plate attached to the heel of a shoe to protect it against excessive wear.
- hela cell — a vigorous strain of laboratory-cultured cells descended from a human cervical cancer, used widely in research.