9-letter words containing h, a, l, e
- chlorella — any microscopic unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella: some species are used in the preparation of human food
- chocolate — Chocolate is a sweet hard food made from cocoa beans. It is usually brown in colour and is eaten as a sweet.
- chokeable — to stop the breath of by squeezing or obstructing the windpipe; strangle; stifle.
- chokeslam — A wrestling move in which someone is picked up by their neck and is driven into the mat.
- cholaemia — a toxic medical condition indicated by the presence of bile in the blood
- cholaemic — of or relating to cholaemia
- choleraic — relating to, like, or developing from cholera
- choluteca — a city in S Honduras.
- choosable — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- cichlidae — the family of cichlid fish
- clamshell — a dredging bucket that is hinged like the shell of a clam
- clarthead — a slow-witted or stupid person
- clathrate — resembling a net or lattice
- cleantech — (industry) Technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while also reducing resource consumption or pollution.
- cleanthes — ?300–?232 bc, Greek philosopher: succeeded Zeno as head of the Stoic school
- clearchus — died 401? b.c.; Spartan general
- cleithral — (of Greek temples) covered with a roof
- closehead — the entrance to a tenement close
- clunkhead — a stupid or foolish person.
- coachable — capable of being coached
- coachline — a decorative line on the bodywork of a motor vehicle
- coalhouse — a shed or building for storing coal
- cochineal — Cochineal is a red substance that is used for colouring food.
- cochleate — shaped like a snail's shell; spirally twisted
- coliphage — a bacteriophage
- crushable — to press or squeeze with a force that destroys or deforms.
- cryolathe — an instrument for reshaping the cornea to correct severe nearsightedness or farsightedness: the cornea is removed from the eye, rapidly frozen, reshaped, and reinserted.
- curlyhead — a person whose hair is curly.
- cyclepath — a special path for the exclusive use of cyclists
- dalhousie — 9th Earl of, title of George Ramsay. 1770–1838, British general; governor of the British colonies in Canada (1819–28)
- dancehall — a style of dance-oriented reggae, originating in the late 1980s
- deadlight — a bull's-eye let into the deck or hull of a vessel to admit light to a cabin
- deal with — When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- deathbell — Alternative form of death bell.
- deathblow — a thing or event that destroys life or hope, esp suddenly
- deathless — immortal, esp because of greatness; everlasting
- deathlike — resembling or suggestive of death
- dec alpha — (processor) A RISC microprocessor from DEC. In November 1995, the Alpha was purportedly the fastest non-research chip used in commonly available workstations. It is superpipelined and superscalar. In February 1996 it was clocked at 200 MHz and in March 1998 at 666 MHz.
- decathlon — The decathlon is a competition in which athletes compete in 10 different sporting events.
- declareth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'declare'.
- delaroche — (Hippolyte) Paul. 1797–1859, French painter of portraits and sentimental historical scenes, such as The Children of Edward IV in the Tower (1830)
- delphinia — an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.
- diaghilev — Sergei (Pavlovich) (sɪrˈɡjej ˈpavləvitʃ). 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario. He founded (1909) and directed (1909–29) the Ballets Russes in Paris, introducing Russian ballet to the West
- diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- dihedrals — Plural form of dihedral.
- djellabah — a loose-fitting hooded gown or robe worn by men in North Africa.
- dratchell — a scruffy woman; a slut; a drab
- dreamhole — a light-admitting hole in a tower
- ear shell — abalone.
- earthfall — a fall of earth or a landslide