11-letter words containing a, s, h, e
- heptarchist — A ruler of one division of a heptarchy.
- heptastichs — Plural form of heptastich.
- heptathlons — Plural form of heptathlon.
- heracleides — ?390–?322 bc, Greek astronomer and philosopher: the first to state that the earth rotates on its axis
- hercogamous — (of flowers) incapable of self-fertilization
- heresiarchs — Plural form of heresiarch.
- hesitations — Plural form of hesitation.
- hessian fly — a small fly, Phytophaga destructor, the larvae of which feed on the stems of wheat and other grasses.
- hetaerismic — of or relating to courtesans
- hetairismic — relating to hetairism, concubinage
- heteroatoms — Plural form of heteroatom.
- heteroplasm — (pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
- heteroscian — a name applied to the people who live in temperate zones, so given because in these areas shadows created by the sun at noon will fall in opposite directions
- heterotaxis — abnormal or irregular arrangement, as of parts of the body, geological strata, etc.
- heuristical — Of or pertaining to heuristics.
- hexahedrons — Plural form of hexahedron.
- hexametrist — a person who writes in hexameters
- hexastichal — of or pertaining to a hexastich
- hexastichon — hexastich.
- heyagashira — (sumo) the rikishi of highest rank in a particular heya.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hierarchies — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- hierarchise — to arrange in a hierarchy.
- hierarchism — hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
- hierarchist — hierarchical principles, rule, or influence.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- high places — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.
- high season — period of greatest activity
- high-stakes — A high-stakes game or contest is one in which the people involved can gain or lose a great deal.
- highlanders — Plural form of highlander.
- hinderances — Plural form of hinderance.
- hinderlands — the buttocks
- hinterlands — Plural form of hinterland.
- hippeastrum — any plant of the South American amaryllidaceous genus Hippeastrum: cultivated for their large funnel-shaped typically red flowers
- hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- his-and-her — denoting two matching or identical items, one intended for use by a male and the other by a female: his-and-her towels in the bathroom; his-and-her sweatshirts.
- hispanicize — to make Spanish or Latin American, as in character, custom, or style.
- histaminase — an enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of histamine, used in treating allergies.
- historiated — (especially of initial letters on an illuminated manuscript) decorated with animals, flowers, or other designs that have a narrative or symbolic purpose.
- hitherwards — (archaic) Toward this place.
- hoary cress — a perennial Mediterranean plant, Cardaria (or Lepidium) draba, with small white flowers: a widespread troublesome weed: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- hollandaise — The hollandaise sauce.
- holophrases — a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!
- home waters — territorial waters
- homeoplasia — the formation, as in healing, of new tissue that is similar to the existing tissue.
- homeostases — Plural form of homeostasis.
- homeostasis — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homeostatic — the tendency of a system, especially the physiological system of higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function.
- homesteaded — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- homesteader — the owner or holder of a homestead.