10-letter words containing h, a, i, n, t
- hand tight — (of a setscrew, nut, etc.) as tight as it can be made by hand, without the aid of a tool.
- handicraft — manual skill.
- handprints — Plural form of handprint.
- handstitch — to stitch or sew by hand.
- hang it up — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hantavirus — any of several viruses of the family Bunyaviridae, spread chiefly by wild rodents, that cause acute respiratory illness, kidney failure, and other syndromes.
- haplobiont — an organism, esp a plant, that exists in either the diploid form or the haploid form (but never alternates between these forms) during its life cycle
- harmonists — Plural form of harmonist.
- harrington — James. 1611–77, English republican and writer. He described his ideal form of government in Oceana (1656)
- harvesting — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- hatcheling — Present participle of hatchel.
- hatchlings — Plural form of hatchling.
- hateration — (African American Vernacular English, slang) Hatred, hostility, animus.
- hauntingly — remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.
- heartening — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- heartiness — warm-hearted; affectionate; cordial; jovial: a hearty welcome.
- 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.
- heathenish — of or relating to heathens: heathenish practices of idolatry.
- heathenism — a belief or practice of heathens; idolatry.
- heathenize — to make heathen.
- hebetating — to make dull or blunt.
- heidenstam — Verner von [ver-nuh r fawn] /ˈvɛr nər fɔn/ (Show IPA), 1859–1940, Swedish poet and novelist: Nobel Prize 1916.
- helianthus — any composite plant of the genus Helianthus, comprising the sunflowers.
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- hemipteran — hemipterous.
- hentaigana — (Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character.
- heptatonic — (of a musical scale) comprising seven notes
- herniation — to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- hesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- hesitating — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
- hetmanship — the position of a hetman
- 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.
- hexactinal — having six spicules
- hibernated — Simple past tense and past participle of hibernate.
- hibernates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hibernate.
- hibernator — Something that hibernates.
- hidden tax — any tax paid by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller that is added on to the price the consumer pays.
- hierophant — (in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- hinayanist — a Buddhist of the Hinayana school.
- 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.
- histamines — Plural form of histamine.
- histaminic — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- historians — Plural form of historian.
- hogarthian — William, 1697–1764, English painter and engraver.
- horizontal — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- hortensial — (obsolete) Fit for a garden.
- housatonic — a river flowing S from NW Massachusetts through SW Connecticut to Long Island Sound near Stratford, Connecticut. 148 miles (240 km) long.
- housetrain — To teach a house pet to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home.