10-letter words containing h, a, i, r, t, l
- hard light — directed light, especially light whose beams are relatively parallel, producing distinct shadows and a harsher modeling effect on the subject.
- heliolatry — worship of the sun.
- hemipteral — of or relating to a hemipterous insect
- hemitropal — hemitropous
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- herbalists — Plural form of herbalist.
- heriotable — liable for the payment of a heriot
- hermetical — made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- hermitical — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- hieratical — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.
- hierolatry — worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.
- high altar — the principal altar of a church
- hilarities — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- hill start — the act of starting a car or other vehicle on an incline
- 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.
- hirability — able to be hired; fit for hiring.
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- horizontal — at right angles to the vertical; parallel to level ground.
- horsetails — Plural form of horsetail.
- hortensial — (obsolete) Fit for a garden.
- hospitaler — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hula skirt — a skirt made of long stems of grass bound to a waistband, worn typically by a Hawaiian hula dancer.
- humiliator — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- humoralist — a person who believes in humoralism
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- hystorical — Nonstandard spelling of historical.
- inhalators — Plural form of inhalator.
- inthralled — to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.
- isothermal — occurring at constant temperature.
- labyrinths — Plural form of labyrinth.
- larithmics — the study of quantitative relations in population aggregates.
- lathyritic — Of or pertaining to lathyrism.
- leathering — Present participle of leather.
- 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
- lethargies — Plural form of lethargy.
- lethargize — to make lethargic; stupefy.
- light rail — of or relating to a local rail rapid-transit system using large, single passenger cars, railroad-type signals, and, usually, private rights-of-way.
- light trap — any mechanical arrangement that allows some form of movement to take place while excluding light, such as a light-proof door or the lips of a film cassette
- light year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- light-rail — of or relating to a local rail rapid-transit system using large, single passenger cars, railroad-type signals, and, usually, private rights-of-way.
- light-year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.
- lightboard — switchboard (def 2).
- lighterage — the use of lighters in loading and unloading ships and in transporting goods for short distances.
- lighterman — a person who navigates a lighter.
- lightsaber — a type of sword, as depicted in the fictional Star Wars universe, with a blade made of laser energy that can both cut and burn: The Jedi knight drew his lightsaber and prepared to defend himself.
- lightsabre — Alternative spelling of lightsaber.
- lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
- litholatry — the worship of stones
- lithomarge — kaolin in compact, massive, usually impure form.
- logarithms — Plural form of logarithm.