10-letter words containing d, i, a, t, h
- head right — Law. a beneficial interest for each member of an Indian tribe in the tribal trust fund accruing from the lease of tribal oil, gas, and mineral rights, the sale of tribal lands, etc.
- head-first — If you move head-first in a particular direction, your head is the part of your body that is furthest forward as you are moving.
- head-right — Law. a beneficial interest for each member of an Indian tribe in the tribal trust fund accruing from the lease of tribal oil, gas, and mineral rights, the sale of tribal lands, etc.
- headlights — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- headstripe — A stripe of colored feathers on the head of a bird.
- headwaiter — a person in charge of waiters, busboys, etc., in a restaurant or dining car.
- hearthside — fireside.
- heat devil — a wavering, shimmering disturbance of air above or around a hot surface.
- heat index — a number representing the effect of temperature and humidity on humans by combining the two variables into an “apparent” temperature, introduced as a replacement for the temperature-humidity index: a temperature of 90° and relative humidity of 65 percent combine to produce a heat index of 102. Abbreviation: H.I.
- heatshield — A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.
- heidenstam — Verner von [ver-nuh r fawn] /ˈvɛr nər fɔn/ (Show IPA), 1859–1940, Swedish poet and novelist: Nobel Prize 1916.
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- heptapodic — having seven metrical feet
- hereditary — passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital.
- heulandite — a white or transparent, colorless mineral of the zeolite family, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, CaAl 2 Si 7 O 18 ⋅6H 2 O, occurring in basic volcanic rocks in the form of crystals with a pearly luster.
- hibernated — Simple past tense and past participle of hibernate.
- hidden tax — any tax paid by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller that is added on to the price the consumer pays.
- hightailed — Simple past tense and past participle of hightail.
- hindustani — a standard language and lingua franca of northern India based on a dialect of Western Hindi spoken around Delhi. Abbreviation: Hind. Compare Hindi (def 2), Urdu.
- hinterland — Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country: The hinterlands are usually much more picturesque than the urban areas.
- hit parade — a listing or category of popular songs ranked according to their popularity with listeners, usually as shown by sales of records.
- hitherward — hither.
- humidistat — an instrument for measuring and controlling humidity.
- humiliated — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- hybrid tea — a type of cultivated rose originally produced chiefly by crossing the tea rose and the hybrid perpetual.
- 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.
- hydriodate — (obsolete, inorganic chemistry) iodide.
- hydrotaxis — oriented movement toward or away from water.
- idiopathic — of unknown cause, as a disease.
- inbreathed — Simple past tense and past participle of inbreathe.
- infanthood — Infancy.
- inthralled — to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.
- khidmatgar — (in India) a waiter.
- khidmutgar — a male servant, esp one who serves at table
- knighthead — either of a pair of upright members flanking and securing the bowsprit of a ship at the bow, often used as mooring bitts; apostle.
- kurdaitcha — (Australia) An aboriginal evil spirit; a sorcerer.
- lanthanide — any element of the lanthanide series.
- lanthanoid — (inorganic chemistry) lanthanide.
- last-ditch — done finally in desperation to avoid defeat, failure, disaster, etc.: a last-ditch attempt to avert war.
- lead white — a poisonous pigment used in painting, consisting of white lead and characterized chiefly by a fugitive white color, covering power, and tough, flexible film-forming properties.
- leichhardt — Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈluːtvɪç). 1813–48, Australian explorer, born in Prussia. He disappeared during an attempt to cross Australia from East to West
- lightboard — switchboard (def 2).
- lightfaced — Written, printed or drawn in lightface using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space. The opposite of boldfaced.
- machinated — Simple past tense and past participle of machinate.
- methodical — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- midlothian — Formerly Edinburgh. a historic county in SE Scotland.
- mismatched — Simple past tense and past participle of mismatch.
- mithridate — a confection believed to contain an antidote to every poison.
- nationhood — the state or quality of having status as a separate and independent nation: an African colony that achieved nationhood.
- nightdream — A dream that is experienced at night, sometimes as distinguished from a daydream. (from 16th c.).