10-letter words containing h, a, d, i, n
- nouadhibou — a seaport in SW Mauritania.
- nudibranch — a shell-less, marine snail of the suborder Nudibranchia, having external, often branched respiratory appendages on the back and sides.
- oil-harden — to quench (steel) in a bath of oil.
- old danish — the Danish language as spoken and written from the 9th to the 14th centuries.
- orcharding — the cultivation of orchards
- outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- phagedenic — a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
- phalloidin — a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides
- pranidhana — (in Mahayana Buddhism) the resolution not to enter nirvana until all beings are ready to enter.
- radiophone — a radiotelephone.
- rehandling — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- richardson — Henry Handel (Henrietta Richardson Robertson) 1870–1946, Australian novelist.
- right-hand — on the right.
- sand chair — a low folding beach chair with a frame, usually of tubular metal, that slants outward below the seat, forming a base designed to be rested in the sand.
- sandwiched — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
- shanghaied — to enroll or obtain (a sailor) for the crew of a ship by unscrupulous means, as by force or the use of liquor or drugs.
- shin guard — a protective covering, usually of leather or plastic and often padded, for the shins and sometimes the knees, worn chiefly by catchers in baseball and goalkeepers in ice hockey.
- side chain — a group of atoms bound to an atom, usually a carbon, that forms part of a larger chain or ring in a molecule
- skid chain — a chain fitting over the tire of a car, truck, or other vehicle, to increase traction and prevent skidding on roads covered with ice or snow.
- sphenoidal — relating to the sphenoid bone
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- subheading — a subordinate division of a title or heading.
- thailander — Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- the oneida — a North American Indian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario; one of the Iroquois peoples
- thenardite — a mineral, sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 , occurring in white crystals and masses, especially in salt lakes and arid regions.
- theodosian — of or relating to Theodosius I, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire.
- theravadin — Hinayanist.
- thingstead — the meeting place of a Scandinavian assembly.
- udon thani — a city in NE Thailand.
- unachieved — to bring to a successful end; carry through; accomplish: The police crackdown on speeders achieved its purpose.
- unadhering — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- unbanished — to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative decree; condemn to exile: He was banished to Devil's Island.
- unbirthday — any day other than one's birthday
- unmachined — an apparatus consisting of interrelated parts with separate functions, used in the performance of some kind of work: a sewing machine.
- unravished — to rape (a woman).
- upanishads — any of a class of speculative prose treatises composed between the 8th and 6th centuries b.c. and first written a.d. c1300: they represent a philosophical development beyond the Vedas, having as their principal message the unity of Brahman and Atman.
- vanquished — to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle.
- wardenship — The state of being a warden.
- whitmonday — the Monday following Whitsunday.
- whitsunday — the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
- wind shaft — the shaft driven by the sails of a windmill.
- wind shake — Also called anemosis. a flaw in wood supposed to be caused by the action of strong winds upon the trunk of the tree.
- wind shear — the rate at which wind velocity changes from point to point in a given direction.
- withstands — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- xiphoidian — (anatomy, rare) xiphoid.