8-letter words containing c, l, h, e
- havelock — a town in SE North Carolina.
- headlice — Alternative form of head lice.
- headlock — a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- hecklers — Plural form of heckler.
- heckling — to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent questions, gibes, or the like; badger.
- hecticly — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- hectorly — in the manner of a hector
- heliacal — pertaining to or occurring near the sun, especially applied to such risings and settings of a star as are most nearly coincident with those of the sun while yet visible.
- helicase — any of the enzymes that use the energy derived from the hydrolysis of nucleoside triphosphates to unwind the double-stranded helical structure of nucleic acids: RNA and DNA helicases.
- helicity — Helical character, especially of DNA.
- helicoid — coiled or curving like a spiral.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- helicopt — to fly or transport using a helicopter
- helideck — (nautical) A platform (on a vessel or offshore structure) on which helicopters may land and take off.
- helladic — of or relating to the Bronze Age culture on the mainland of ancient Greece c2900–1100 b.c.
- hellenic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic (def 3).
- hellicat — an evil creature
- helvetic — a Swiss Protestant; Zwinglian.
- hemlocks — Plural form of hemlock.
- hemocoel — a series of interconnected spaces between tissues and organs through which blood flows freely, unconfined by veins or arteries, occurring in several invertebrate groups, especially mollusks and arthropods.
- heraclea — an ancient city in S Italy, near the Gulf of Taranto: Roman defeat 280 b.c.
- heracles — Hercules (def 1).
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heraldic — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- herblock — Herbert Lawrence (Herblock) 1909–2001, U.S. cartoonist.
- hercules — a hero noted for his great strength, courage, and for the performance of twelve immense labours
- herschel — Sir John Frederick William, 1792–1871, English astronomer.
- hinckley — a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)
- hoccleve — Thomas, 1370–1450, English poet.
- hock leg — a leg similar to a cabriole leg, but having a straight perpendicular section between the upper, convex section and the foot.
- holocene — recent (def 4).
- holodeck — (science fiction) A room that provides holographic simulations for recreation, training, etc.
- hot cell — a protected enclosure, usually made of concrete, containing shielded windows and manipulators operated by remote control, used to handle radioactive materials, as for processing, testing, etc.
- humicole — any plant that thrives on humus
- impleach — to intertwine
- inchmeal — by inches; inch by inch; little by little.
- iphicles — a son of Alcmene and Amphitryon, the brother of Hercules.
- klatches — Plural form of klatch.
- klephtic — (historical) Relating to the klephts.
- kolaches — Plural form of kolache.
- kreplach — Jewish Cookery. turnovers or pockets of noodle dough filled with any of several mixtures, as kasha or chopped chicken livers, usually boiled, and served in soup.
- l1 cache — primary cache
- l2 cache — secondary cache
- la-chute — French La Chute. a novel (1957) by Albert Camus.
- lachaise — Gaston [gas-tuh n;; French ga-stawn] /ˈgæs tən;; French gaˈstɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1882–1935, U.S. sculptor, born in France.
- lachesis — the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- larouche — Lyndon H., Jr. born 1922, U.S. economist and politician.
- latchkey — a key for releasing a latch or springlock, especially on an outer door.
- launched — to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
- launcher — a person or thing that launches.