10-letter words containing a, n, s, e
- honoraries — Plural form of honorary.
- hoop snake — any of several harmless snakes, as the mud snake and rainbow snake, fabled to take its tail in its mouth and roll along like a hoop.
- horse bean — fava bean.
- horsedrawn — Alternative spelling of horse-drawn.
- horsewoman — a woman who rides on horseback.
- hortensial — (obsolete) Fit for a garden.
- houseclean — to subject (a house, room, etc.) to housecleaning.
- houseplant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- housetrain — To teach a house pet to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home.
- humaneness — characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, especially for the suffering or distressed: humane treatment of prisoners.
- humanities — all human beings collectively; the human race; humankind.
- humectants — Plural form of humectant.
- huntmaster — (chiefly, fantasy) The leader of a hunt.
- hurricanes — Plural form of hurricane.
- husbandage — the fees and commissions of a ship's manager.
- husbandmen — Plural form of husbandman.
- hyalinised — to become hyaline.
- 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.
- hyphenates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hyphenate.
- hypomnesia — Deficiency of the memory.
- ice island — a tabular iceberg in the arctic region.
- idealising — Present participle of idealise.
- ignorances — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- impedances — Plural form of impedance.
- impersonal — not personal; without reference or connection to a particular person: an impersonal remark.
- in a sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- in a state — distraught
- in a sweat — perspiring
- in arrears — in arrears, behind or late, especially in payment: She was three months in arrears on her mortgage and credit card payments. Also, Chiefly Law, in arrear.
- in case of — as a precaution against
- in earnest — If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before.
- in harness — the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal. Compare yoke1 (def 1).
- in no case — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
- in plaster — If you have a leg or arm in plaster, you have a cover made of plaster of Paris around your leg or arm, in order to protect a broken bone and allow it to mend.
- in tatters — torn, in shreds
- inapposite — not apposite; not pertinent.
- inbalances — Plural form of inbalance.
- incandesce — Glow with heat.
- incarnates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of incarnate.
- incasement — the act of encasing.
- incessance — The quality of being incessant.
- incessancy — continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: an incessant noise.
- incrassate — Pharmacology. to make (a liquid) thicker by addition of another substance or by evaporation.
- increaseth — Archaic third-person singular form of increase.
- increasing — growing larger or greater; enlarging; augmenting.
- inculcates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculcate.
- inculpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate.
- incurables — Plural form of incurable.
- index case — the first case of a disease, or the primary case referred to in a report