10-letter words containing a, n, h, y
- highwayman — (formerly) a holdup man, especially one on horseback, who robbed travelers along a public road.
- highwaymen — Plural form of highwayman.
- hill mynah — a starling, Gracula religiosa, of S and SE Asia: a popular cage bird because of its ability to talk
- hinayanist — a Buddhist of the Hinayana school.
- holidaying — a day fixed by law or custom on which ordinary business is suspended in commemoration of some event or in honor of some person.
- honey bear — a kinkajou.
- honeyeater — An Australasian songbird with a long brushlike tongue for feeding on nectar.
- honorarily — given for honor only, without the usual requirements, duties, privileges, emoluments, etc.: The university presented the new governor with an honorary degree.
- honourably — (British) In a honourable manner.
- hootenanny — a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing.
- hormonally — In a hormonal way.
- hu yaobang — 1915–89, Chinese Communist leader: general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party 1981–87.
- hudson bay — a large inland sea in N Canada. 850 miles (1370 km) long; 600 miles (965 km) wide; 400,000 sq. mi. (1,036,000 sq. km).
- human body — the physical structure and material substance of a human being, consisting of many billions of cells as well as components outside of the cells: The average adult human body is 50–65% water.
- hy antigen — an antigen encoded by a gene on the Y (male) chromosome, active in the development of male structures.
- hyacinthin — phenylacetaldehyde.
- hyacinthus — a youth loved but accidentally killed by Apollo: from the youth's blood sprang the hyacinth.
- hyalinised — to become hyaline.
- hyalinized — to become hyaline.
- hyalophane — a variety of orthoclase in which some of the potassium is replaced by barium.
- hyaluronic — Of or pertaining to hyaluronic acid or its derivatives.
- hycanthone — A particular schistosomicide, a metabolite of lucanthone.
- hydrangeas — Plural form of hydrangea.
- hydrastine — an alkaloid, C 21 H 21 NO 6 , that is extracted from the roots of goldenseal and forms prismatic crystals: used as an astringent and to inhibit uterine bleeding.
- hydromancy — divination by means of the motions or appearance of water.
- hydromania — an excessive craving or love for water
- hydrophane — a partly translucent variety of opal, which becomes more translucent or transparent when immersed in water.
- hydroplane — a seaplane.
- hydrozoans — Plural form of hydrozoan.
- hygiaphone — a glass screen through which an employee may speak to members of the public, eg at a ticket office
- hygienical — conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
- hymeneally — in a hymenean manner
- hypaethron — a part of a building or court which is open to the sky
- hypanthium — a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.
- hyperbaton — the use, especially for emphasis, of a word order other than the expected or usual one, as in “Bird thou never wert.”.
- hypergiant — (star) A star that is extremely massive and even more luminous than a supergiant.
- hypermania — excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze: The country has a mania for soccer.
- hypermanic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
- hypernovae — Plural form of hypernova.
- hyperplane — a subspace of a vector space that has dimension one less than the dimension of the vector space.
- hyperpnoea — abnormally deep or rapid respiration.
- hypertonia — increased rigidity, tension, and spasticity of the muscles.
- hyphenated — of or relating to something of distinct form or origin that has been joined; connected by a hyphen.
- hyphenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyphenate.
- hyphenator — One who, or that which, hyphenates.
- hypnagogia — (medicine) A condition characterized by dreamlike auditory, visual, or tactile sensations when half-awake.
- hypnagogic — of or relating to drowsiness.
- hypnodrama — the acting out of a traumatic experience, under hypnosis, by a person undergoing psychotherapy.
- hypnograph — an instrument that measures activities of the human body during sleep.
- hypnopedia — sleep learning.