10-letter words containing h, a, n, d, r
- half-drunk — being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink; intoxicated: The wine made him drunk.
- half-round — semicircular in cross section, as a molding or piece of type.
- hand brake — a brake operated by a hand lever. Compare caliper (def 6).
- hand cream — a cream that you put on your hands to make them feel softer and smoother
- hand cruft — (jargon) (After "hand craft") To write something by hand that would be better done automatically, e.g. writing assembly language instead of using a compiler (see hand hacking).
- hand drill — a portable drill designed for two-handed operation.
- hand mower — a lawn mower that is pushed by hand (distinguished from power mower).
- hand organ — a portable barrel organ played by means of a crank turned by hand.
- hand press — a printing press requiring hand operation.
- hand screw — a screw that can be tightened by the fingers, without the aid of a tool.
- hand truck — truck1 (def 3).
- hand-carry — to carry or deliver by hand, as for security reasons: The ambassador hand-carried a message from the president.
- hand-drier — an electrical appliance, usually found in public toilets, that dries a person's hands through the expulsion of hot air
- hand-spray — an attachment to a shower, sink unit, etc, that is not fixed in place but can instead be moved in order to aid washing
- handballer — A handball player.
- handbarrow — a frame with handles at each end by which it is carried.
- handbrakes — Plural form of handbrake.
- handcrafts — Plural form of handcraft.
- handicraft — manual skill.
- handlanger — an unskilled assistant to a tradesman
- handlebars — Usually, handlebars. the curved steering bar of a bicycle, motorcycle, etc., placed in front of the rider and gripped by the hands. handlebar moustache.
- handprints — Plural form of handprint.
- hands-free — not requiring the use of the hands: handsfree telephone dialing by voice commands.
- handscroll — A traditional Asian scroll that unfolds horizontally so that the reader can view one section at a time while holding it in the hands.
- handshaker — a person who is or is required to be overtly or ostentatiously friendly: Politicians are often incurable handshakers.
- handspring — an acrobatic feat in which one starts from a standing position and wheels the body forward or backward in a complete circle, landing first on the hands and then on the feet, without contact by the rest of the body.
- handstroke — the downward movement of the bell rope as the bell swings around allowing the ringer to grasp and pull it
- handwarmer — a small, flat, usually pocket-size device containing material, as chemicals, hot liquids, or a battery-operated heating element, for warming the hands.
- hansardize — to prove that (a member of parliament) has changed his views from those quoted in Hansard
- hard candy — candy, often fruit flavored, made by boiling together sugar and corn syrup.
- hard lines — bad luck
- hard money — (in the US) money given directly to a candidate in an election to assist his or her campaign
- hard-bound — hardcover
- hard-knock — beset with hardship.
- hard-liner — a person who adheres rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan.
- hard-nosed — hardheaded or tough; unsentimentally practical: a hard-nosed labor leader.
- harden off — to accustom (a cultivated plant) or (of such a plant) to become accustomed to outdoor conditions by repeated exposure
- hardenable — to make hard or harder: to harden steel.
- hardenberg — Novalis.
- hardhanded — Forceful, excessive, draconian, or abusive.
- hardliners — Plural form of hardliner.
- hardnesses — the state or quality of being hard: the hardness of ice.
- hardwiring — a fixed connection between electrical and electronic components and devices by means of wires (as distinguished from a wireless connection).
- harmonised — Simple past tense and past participle of harmonise.
- harmonized — Add notes to (a melody) to produce harmony.
- head nurse — the chief nurse in a hospital; matron
- headbanger — metalhead.
- headhunter — a person who engages in headhunting.
- headliners — Plural form of headliner.
- headspring — the fountainhead or source of a stream.