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14-letter words containing a, n, h, y

  • get in the way — be an obstacle
  • go easy on sth — If you tell someone to go easy on something, you are telling them to use only a small amount of it.
  • grape hyacinth — any plant belonging to the genus Muscari, of the lily family, as M. botryoides, having globular, blue flowers resembling tiny grapes.
  • greyhound race — a race in which greyhounds chase a dummy hare around a track
  • gynandromorphs — Plural form of gynandromorph.
  • halfpennyworth — As much as could be bought for a halfpenny.
  • hanging valley — a valley, the lower end of which opens high above a shore, usually caused by the rapid erosion of a cliff.
  • happy slapping — the practice of attacking, esp slapping, an unsuspecting passer-by and filming it with a mobile camera phone, footage of which is then circulated for the amusement of others
  • harry s trumanElizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
  • haul your wind — to sail closer to the wind
  • have an eye to — to watch out for; attend to
  • have one's say — When one of the people or groups involved in a discussion has their say, they give their opinion.
  • heartrendingly — In a heartrending manner.
  • heartwarmingly — In a heartwarming manner.
  • heating system — a system that provides heat to a building or number of buildings
  • heavy hydrogen — either of the heavy isotopes of hydrogen, especially deuterium.
  • heavy industry — bulk materials manufacturing
  • heavy nitrogen — the stable isotope of nitrogen having a mass number of 15.
  • hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
  • hemingwayesque — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ernest Hemingway or his works.
  • henry j kaiser — Henry J(ohn) 1882–1967, U.S. industrialist.
  • highly trained — that has received a lot of academic or physical training
  • himalayan tahr — any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
  • histrionically — of or relating to actors or acting.
  • hither and yon — Hither and thither means in many different directions or places, and in a disorganized way. In American English, the expression hither and yon is sometimes used.
  • holiday season — period: November to January
  • holy matrimony — marriage
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • honorary canon — a priest attached to a cathedral but not entitled to receive a stipend or to vote in the chapter.
  • hornyhead chub — a small N American fish, Nocomis biguttatus
  • humane society — (often initial capital letter) an organization devoted to promoting humane ideals, especially with reference to the treatment of animals.
  • humanistically — a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
  • hydrodynamical — Hydrodynamic.
  • hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
  • hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hydroponically — Using hydroponics.
  • hyper-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
  • hyper-vigilant — keenly watchful to detect danger; wary: a vigilant sentry.
  • hyperacuteness — the state of being extremely acute or aware
  • hyperawareness — The state of being hyperaware, or extremely sensitive to stimuli.
  • hyperemotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
  • hyperinflation — extreme or excessive inflation.
  • hyperlactation — the secretion or formation of milk.
  • hypermasculine — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypernatraemia — a heightened concentration of sodium in the blood
  • hypernephromas — Plural form of hypernephroma.
  • hyperoxygenate — to treat, combine, or enrich with oxygen: to oxygenate the blood.
  • hyperresonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
  • hypersonically — In a hypersonic way.
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