10-letter words containing h, a, t, i
- hairstreak — any small, dark butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, having hairlike tails on the hind wings.
- hairstyles — Plural form of hairstyle.
- hairy tare — Vicia hirsuta, a vetch plant of Eurasia and N Africa
- half hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- half tiger — a five-rand coin
- half title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- half twist — Diving. a dive made by a half rotation of the body on its long axis. Compare full twist.
- half-hitch — a knot or hitch made by forming a bight and passing the end of the rope around the standing part and through the bight.
- half-light — light that is about half its customary brightness, or that is partially dimmed or obscured: the half-light of early dawn; a room in half-light.
- half-liter — a unit of capacity equal to 500 cubic centimeters.
- half-right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- half-title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- half-white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- halfwitted — Foolish or stupid.
- halieutics — (literature) A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing.
- halloysite — a refractory clay mineral similar in composition to kaolinite.
- halobionts — Plural form of halobiont.
- halobiotic — relating to habitation in the sea
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- ham-fisted — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hamstrings — Plural form of hamstring.
- han cities — a group of three cities in E central China (Hanyang, Hankow, and Wuchang), in SE Hubei at the confluence of the Han and Yangtze Rivers; united in 1950 to form the conurbation of Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province
- hand it to — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand tight — (of a setscrew, nut, etc.) as tight as it can be made by hand, without the aid of a tool.
- handicraft — manual skill.
- handprints — Plural form of handprint.
- handstitch — to stitch or sew by hand.
- hang it up — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hantavirus — any of several viruses of the family Bunyaviridae, spread chiefly by wild rodents, that cause acute respiratory illness, kidney failure, and other syndromes.
- haplobiont — an organism, esp a plant, that exists in either the diploid form or the haploid form (but never alternates between these forms) during its life cycle
- happi coat — a Japanese lounging jacket with wide, loose sleeves and often an overlapping front closure usually tied with a sash.
- haptically — By means of touch.
- hard at it — working hard
- hard light — directed light, especially light whose beams are relatively parallel, producing distinct shadows and a harsher modeling effect on the subject.
- hard right — You use hard right to describe those members of a right wing political group or party who have the most extreme political beliefs.
- hard times — a period of difficulties or hardship.
- hardfisted — mean or miserly
- harmonists — Plural form of harmonist.
- harrington — James. 1611–77, English republican and writer. He described his ideal form of government in Oceana (1656)
- harvesting — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- hatcheling — Present participle of hatchel.
- hatcheries — Plural form of hatchery.
- hatchlings — Plural form of hatchling.
- hate crime — a crime, usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.
- hateration — (African American Vernacular English, slang) Hatred, hostility, animus.
- haughtiest — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- hauntingly — remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.
- haustorium — a projection from the hypha of a fungus into the organic matter from which it absorbs nutrients.
- have a fit — become angry, upset
- head right — Law. a beneficial interest for each member of an Indian tribe in the tribal trust fund accruing from the lease of tribal oil, gas, and mineral rights, the sale of tribal lands, etc.