11-letter words containing e, n, t, h
- hexastichon — hexastich.
- hibernating — Present participle of hibernate.
- hibernation — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
- hieronymite — a member of a congregation of hermits named after St. Jerome.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- high-octane — noting a gasoline with a relatively high octane number, characterized by high efficiency and freedom from knock.
- hindquarter — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- hinge joint — ginglymus.
- hinterlands — Plural form of hinterland.
- hip pointer — a painful bruise or torn muscle at the upper ridge of the pelvis
- hirsuteness — The characteristic of being hirsute; hairiness.
- histaminase — an enzyme that catalyzes the decomposition of histamine, used in treating allergies.
- hit the fan — any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- hla antigen — an antigen of the HLA group, designated by a letter (HLA-A, HLA-B, etc.) according to the chromosome locus on which the controlling HLA gene appears and additionally by a number (HLA-A1, HLA-A2, etc.) according to the order of discovery and identification.
- hohe tauern — an Alpine mountain range in S Austria. Highest peak, Grossglockner, 12,457 feet (3799 meters).
- holobenthic — (of an animal) completing its life cycle in the ocean depths
- home center — a large store that specializes in a wide range of materials and supplies for home improvements or repairs.
- homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
- homocentric — having a common center; concentric.
- homogenated — Homogenized.
- homogenates — Plural form of homogenate.
- homogeneity — composition from like parts, elements, or characteristics; state or quality of being homogeneous.
- homogenetic — pertaining to or characterized by homogenesis.
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- honest john — Informal. an honest, sincere man. a man so trusting and innocent that he may be easily cheated or deceived.
- honesty bar — an unattended area in a hotel, resort, etc, where patrons may serve themselves drinks and are expected to leave money to pay for them
- honesty box — a container into which members of the public are trusted to place payments when there is no attendant to collect them
- honey eater — any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.
- honey plant — any of various plants that are particularly useful in providing bees with nectar
- honey-eater — any of numerous oscine birds of the family Meliphagidae, chiefly of Australasia, having a bill and tongue adapted for extracting the nectar from flowers.
- honey-sweet — sweet as honey.
- honeyeaters — Plural form of honeyeater.
- honeylocust — any of a genus (Gleditsia) of trees of the caesalpinia family, esp. a North American species (G. triacanthos) usually having strong, thorny branches, featherlike foliage, and large, twisted pods containing beanlike seeds and a sweet pulp
- horn timber — a timber, often one of several, rising from the sternpost of a wooden vessel to support the overhang of the stern.
- horned pout — a bullhead, especially the brown bullhead.
- horned toad — an insectivorous iguanid lizard of the genus Phrynosoma, of western North America, having hornlike spines on the head and a flattened body covered with spiny scales.
- host number — (networking) The host part of an Internet address. The rest is the network number.
- hot-desking — the practice of not assigning permanent desks in a workplace, so that employees may work at any available desk
- hot-selling — (of a good or product) that sells in large numbers
- hotel chain — a group of hotels which belong to the same company or owner, or are associated in some way
- house agent — a real-estate agent.
- house plant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- house-train — to housebreak.
- houseparent — one of a married couple responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc., sometimes acting solely as an advisor, but often serving as host or hostess, chaperon, housekeeper, etc.
- houseplants — Plural form of houseplant.
- huckstering — Present participle of huckster.
- humectation — A moistening.
- hurtfulness — The property of being hurtful.
- hyacinthine — of or like the hyacinth.