9-letter words containing h, a, s, t, l
- holdfasts — Plural form of holdfast.
- holocaust — a great or complete devastation or destruction, especially by fire.
- homestall — Dialect. a farmyard.
- horntails — Plural form of horntail.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitals — Plural form of hospital.
- hot flash — a sudden, temporary sensation of heat experienced by some women during menopause.
- hotplates — Plural form of hotplate.
- hylobates — Plural form of hylobate.
- hypoblast — the endoderm.
- inhalants — Plural form of inhalant.
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- isophotal — relating to an isophote or isophotes, or to a diagram on which isophotes are represented
- ladysmith — a city in W Natal, in the E Republic of South Africa: besieged by Boers 1889–1900.
- lakehurst — a borough in E New Jersey: naval air station; dirigible hangar.
- lanthorns — Plural form of lanthorn.
- latchkeys — Plural form of latchkey.
- lathyrism — a disorder of humans and domestic animals caused by ingestion of the seeds of some legumes of the genus Lathyrus and marked by spastic paralysis and pain.
- laughters — the action or sound of laughing.
- leachates — Plural form of leachate.
- lead shot — small round pellets of lead, used in cartridges
- less than — to a smaller extent, amount, or degree: less exact.
- lightfast — not affected or faded by light, especially sunlight; colorfast when exposed to light.
- lithiasis — the formation or presence of stony concretions, as calculi, in the body.
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- loathings — Plural form of loathing.
- loathness — Unwillingness; reluctance.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- localhost — (computing) The computer being used locally, contrasted with remote computers elsewhere on a network.
- lotharios — Plural form of lothario.
- lustihead — lustiness
- mahlstick — a stick with a padded tip used to support an artist's working hand.
- mailshots — Plural form of mailshot.
- malt shop — a retail establishment specializing in serving ice-cream drinks, as malted milks, milk shakes, and sodas.
- malthouse — A building in which malt is prepared and stored.
- matchless — having no equal; peerless; unequaled; incomparable: matchless courage.
- matchlist — a list of names, telephone numbers, and related information compiled to help people find others who are willing to share a resource or service, as a car pool.
- mathusala — Methuselah (def 1).
- megaliths — Plural form of megalith.
- methylase — any of a class of enzymes that catalyse methylation
- moschatel — a small plant, Adoxa moschatellina, having greenish or yellowish flowers with a musky odor.
- mothballs — a small ball of naphthalene or sometimes of camphor for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc.
- naphthols — Plural form of naphthol.
- natheless — nevertheless.
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- onslaught — an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one.
- philistia — an ancient country on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- platyfish — any of several small, yellow-gray freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, especially X. variatus, of Mexico: popular in home aquariums, in which the color varies widely.
- rosenthal — Jean, 1912–69, U.S. theatrical lighting designer.