9-letter words containing d, a, h
- hypercard — A software package by Bill Atkinson for storage and retrieval of information on the Macintosh. It can handle images and is designed for browsing. The powerful customisable interactive user interface allows new applications to be easily constructed by manipulating objects on the screen, often without conventional programming, though the language HyperTalk can be used for more complex tasks.
- hypnoidal — characterizing a state that resembles mild hypnosis but that is usually induced by other than hypnotic means.
- hypoderma — hypodermis.
- hywel dda — known as Hywel the Good. died 950 ad, Welsh prince. He united S and N Wales and codified Welsh law
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- idiopathy — a disease not preceded or occasioned by any known morbid condition.
- iechyd da — a drinking toast; good health; cheers
- impeached — Simple past tense and past participle of impeach.
- inchanted — Simple past tense and past participle of inchant.
- indochina — a peninsula in SE Asia, between the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea, comprising Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, W Malaysia, and Burma (Myanmar).
- indraught — an inward flow or current, as of air or water.
- inhabited — having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island.
- inhearsed — Simple past tense and past participle of inhearse.
- intefadeh — Alternative spelling of intifada.
- interdash — to intersperse with hasty strokes of a pen or other writing instrument
- iron hand — strict or harsh control: The general governed the country with an iron hand.
- ischiadic — (obsolete) ischiatic.
- jaghirdar — a person who holds a jaghire
- jalandhar — a city in N Punjab, in NW India.
- jharkhand — a state in NE India, created in 2000 from S Bihar. 28,833 sq. mi. (74,677 sq. km). Capital: Ranchi.
- jihadists — Plural form of jihadist.
- juicehead — a heavy drinker of alcoholic liquor.
- jump head — the headline printed over the continued portion of a story in a newspaper, magazine, etc., usually condensed from the main headline.
- kadaitcha — Alternative form of kurdaitcha.
- kamadhenu — a celestial cow whose milk is life, and one of whose milkings is the visible world.
- kamchadal — Itelmen.
- kathmandu — a constitutional monarchy in the Himalayas between N India and Tibet. About 56,830 sq. mi. (147,190 sq. km). Capital: Kathmandu.
- khudzhand — a city in NW Tajikistan, on the Syr Darya River.
- knaidlach — a dumpling, especially a small ball of matzo meal, eggs, and salt, often mixed with another foodstuff, as ground almonds or grated potato, usually served in soup.
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lairdship — the condition of being a laird, or the rank of laird
- lake chad — a lake in N central Africa: fed chiefly by the Shari River, it has no apparent outlet. Area: at fullest extent 10 000 to 26 000 sq km (4000 to 10 000 sq miles), varying seasonally; it has shrunk considerably in recent years
- lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- land with — to give to, so as to put in difficulties; cause to be burdened with
- landshark — a person who makes inordinate profits by buying and selling land
- lap child — a child who has not yet begun or has just begun to walk.
- launchpad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- lead shot — small round pellets of lead, used in cartridges
- leasehold — property acquired under a lease.
- leathered — Simple past tense and past participle of leather.
- left-hand — on or to the left: a left-hand turn at the intersection.
- lone hand — Cards. a person who holds a hand so strong that he or she can play a deal without the hand of his or her partner. the hand played by such a person.
- lookahead — (computing) The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
- loosehead — (rugby) prop who plays on the left hand side of the front row of the scrum.
- lowlihead — lowly state; lowliness.
- lunkheads — Plural form of lunkhead.
- lustihead — lustiness
- made dish — a dish consisting of a number of different ingredients cooked together
- madhouses — Plural form of madhouse.