15-letter words containing h, a, d, i, e
- half-round file — a file having a semicircular cross-section
- hamamelidaceous — belonging to the Hamamelidaceae, the witch hazel family of plants.
- hang seng index — an index of share prices based on an average of 33 stocks quoted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
- hard disk drive — (storage) (HDD) A disk drive used to read and write hard disks.
- hard of hearing — partially deaf
- hard-boiled egg — egg boiled until the yolk is set
- hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
- hardy perennial — a plant that lasts three seasons or more and that can withstand freezing temperatures
- haute-normandie — a region of NW France, on the English Channel: generally fertile and flat
- have a nice day — pleasantry
- have got it bad — to be infatuated
- have it so good — to have so many benefits, esp material benefits
- have to do with — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- have words with — to argue angrily with
- hay conditioner — either of two machines, one designed to crush stems of hay, the other to break and bend them, in order to cause more rapid and even drying
- head-up display — an electronic display of data from instruments or other sources projected at eye level so that a driver or pilot sees it without looking away from the road or course. Abbreviation: HUD.
- heads will roll — If you say that heads will roll as a result of something bad that has happened, you mean that people will be punished for it, especially by losing their jobs.
- hearing ear dog — a dog that has been trained to alert a hearing-impaired person to sounds, as a telephone ringing or dangerous noises.
- hearing-ear dog — a dog that has been trained to alert a hearing-impaired person to sounds, as a telephone ringing or dangerous noises.
- heart condition — cardiac disorder
- heat-conducting — able to conduct heat or whose function is to conduct heat
- heat-conduction — the transfer of thermal energy between molecules
- heaviside layer — E layer.
- hedonic damages — compensation based on what the victim of a crime might have earned in the future
- hemodynamically — With regard to hemodynamics.
- hendecasyllabic — having 11 syllables.
- henry cavendish — Henry, 1731–1810, English chemist and physicist.
- heralds' office — the official heraldic authority of Scotland.
- herbal medicine — the use of herbs to treat illness
- hereditarianism — a person who believes that differences between individuals or groups, including moral and intellectual attributes, are predominantly determined by genetic factors (opposed to environmentalist).
- hereditarianist — a person who believes in the doctrine of hereditarianism
- heredo-familial — denoting a condition or disease that may be passed from generation to generation and to several members of one family
- hermaphroditism — the condition of being a hermaphrodite.
- herod agrippa i — 10 bc–44 ad, king of Judaea (41–44), grandson of Herod (the Great). A friend of Caligula and Claudius, he imprisoned Saint Peter and executed Saint James
- heteroscedastic — (of several distributions) having different variances
- high-handedness — condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary: He has a highhanded manner.
- highland cattle — a breed of cattle with shaggy hair, usually reddish-brown in colour, and long horns
- holding furnace — a small furnace for holding molten metal produced in a larger melting furnace at a desired temperature for casting.
- holding pattern — a traffic pattern for aircraft at a specified location (holding point) where they are ordered to remain until permitted to land or proceed.
- holiday clothes — the clothes worn and bought for travelling on holiday, such as swimwear, skiwear, or clothes for hot or cold weather, etc
- holiday cottage — a cottage used for accommodation for a family, couple, etc, on holiday
- holiday feeling — the positive feeling people experience while on holiday and during holiday periods such as the Christmas period
- holiday village — a park with villas where holidaymakers stay and which has a central area with a shop, entertainment, etc
- holyhead island — former name of Holy Island (def 2).
- homing guidance — a method of missile guidance in which internal equipment enables it to steer itself onto the target, as by sensing the target's heat radiation
- horse latitudes — the latitudes near 30°N or 30°S at sea, characterized by baffling winds, calms, and high barometric pressure
- humpback bridge — arched bridge
- hunting leopard — the cheetah.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hydraulic brake — a brake operated by fluid pressures in cylinders and connecting tubular lines.