9-letter words containing d, a, l, e
- head girl — The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- head lice — lice which lay eggs in human hair
- head wall — a cliff or steep slope rising at one end of a glaciated valley.
- head-load — baggage or goods arranged so as to be carried on the heads of African porters
- headcloth — any cloth for covering the head, as a turban or wimple.
- headlamps — Plural form of headlamp.
- headlands — Plural form of headland.
- headlease — the main lease between a tenant and a landlord
- headlight — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- headlined — Simple past tense and past participle of headline.
- headliner — a performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star.
- headlines — Plural form of headline.
- headlocks — Plural form of headlock.
- headrails — Plural form of headrail.
- headsails — Plural form of headsail.
- headstall — that part of a bridle or halter that encompasses the head of an animal.
- heartedly — having a specified kind of heart (now used only in combination): hardhearted; sad-hearted.
- heartland — the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
- heathclad — Clad or crowned with heath.
- heathland — An extensive area of heath.
- helengrad — a satirical name for Wellington as the seat of Helen Clark's socialist government from 1999 to 2008
- helgoland — a German island in the North Sea. ¼ sq. mi. (0.6 sq. km).
- hellwards — towards hell
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hexapodal — of or relating to the hexapods
- heyerdahl — Thor [too r] /tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1914–2002, Norwegian ethnologist and author.
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- hillsdale — a town in NE New Jersey.
- hindafell — Hindfell.
- hobnailed — furnished with hobnails.
- hodiernal — (rare) Of or pertaining to the current day.
- holderbat — a bracket that supports a pipe and fastens it to a wall or surface
- hole card — Stud Poker. the card dealt face down in the first round of a deal.
- holidayed — Simple past tense and past participle of holiday.
- holidayer — vacationer.
- hollander — John, 1929–2013, U.S. poet and critic.
- homelands — Plural form of homeland.
- hundredal — Of or pertaining to a hundred (administrative unit).
- hyder ali — 1722–82, Islamic prince and military leader of India: ruler of Mysore 1759–82.
- hydrolase — an enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis.
- hywel dda — known as Hywel the Good. died 950 ad, Welsh prince. He united S and N Wales and codified Welsh law
- icelander — a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- icelandic — of or relating to Iceland, its inhabitants, or their language.
- ideal gas — a gas composed of molecules on which no forces act except upon collision with one another and with the walls of the container in which the gas is enclosed; a gas that obeys the ideal gas law.
- idealised — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.
- idealises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of idealise.
- idealisms — the cherishing or pursuit of high or noble principles, purposes, goals, etc.
- idealists — Plural form of idealist.
- idealized — to make ideal; represent in an ideal form or character; exalt to an ideal perfection or excellence.