10-letter words containing h, a, l, e, r
- hemitropal — hemitropous
- henry dale — Sir Henry Hallett [hal-it] /ˈhæl ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1875–1968, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
- heptachlor — a highly toxic, light-tan, waxy solid, C 10 H 5 Cl 7 , used as an insecticide: its manufacture and use are restricted in the U.S.
- heraclidae — a drama (429? b.c.) by Euripides.
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- herakleion — a seaport in N Crete.
- heraldship — the office or position of a herald
- herbal tea — drink: plant infusion
- herbalists — Plural form of herbalist.
- herbicidal — Of, or relating to herbicides.
- 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- hermitical — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- hexahedral — Having six plane surfaces.
- hexangular — having six angles.
- hibernacle — a protective case or covering, especially for winter, as of an animal or a plant bud.
- hierarchal — a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- hieratical — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.
- hierolatry — worship or veneration of saints or sacred things.
- higher law — an ethical or religious principle considered as taking precedence over the laws of society, and to which one may appeal in order to justify disobedience to a constitution or enacted law with which it conflicts.
- highlander — a Gael inhabiting the Highlands of Scotland.
- hilarities — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- hildebrand — Saint (Hildebrand) c1020–85, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1073–85.
- hildegarde — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- hillwalker — a person who goes hillwalking
- hinderland — a type of linen cloth from Europe
- hinderlans — the buttocks
- 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.
- hold water — a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- hollowware — silver dishes, as serving dishes, having some depth (distinguished from flatware).
- holohedral — (of a crystal) having all the planes or faces required by the maximum symmetry of the system to which it belongs.
- holophrase — a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!
- holy bread — bread used in a Eucharistic service, both before and after consecration.
- holy water — water blessed by a priest.
- homocercal — having an equally divided tail, characteristic of adult modern bony fishes.
- honourable — (British spelling) Alternative form of honorable.
- horse balm — a lemon-scented plant, Collinsonia canadensis, of eastern North America, having small yellow flowers.
- horse clam — gaper.
- horselaugh — a loud, coarse laugh, especially of derision.
- 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.
- hot-walker — a person whose job is walking racehorses after races, workouts, etc. to allow them to cool off gradually
- hotel rack — rack6 (def 2).
- hour angle — the angle, measured westward through 360°, between the celestial meridian of an observer and the hour circle of a celestial body.
- housecarls — Plural form of housecarl.
- humblebrag — a statement intended as a boast or brag but disguised by a humble apology, complaint, etc.
- hydrolases — Plural form of hydrolase.
- hydroplane — a seaplane.