9-letter words containing h, a, t, l
- hall tree — a stand or post having hooks or knobs for holding coats and hats; hatrack or clothes tree.
- hallstand — A piece of furniture, near to an outside door, on which hats and coats are hung, and umbrellas are stored.
- hallstatt — of, relating to, or belonging to a variously dated early period of Iron Age culture in Europe, characterized by the use of bronze, the introduction of iron, and by artistic work in pottery, jewelry, etc.
- halobiont — an organism that thrives in a saline environment.
- halogeton — a poisonous herbaceous plant, native to Siberia, that grows in North America
- halophyte — a plant that thrives in saline soil.
- halothane — a colorless liquid, C 2 HBrClF 3 , used as an inhalant for general anesthesia.
- halt sign — a sign instructing traffic to stop and then proceed only if the road ahead is clear
- haltering — Present participle of halter.
- haltingly — faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.
- halysites — an extinct genus comprising the chain corals.
- hamiltons — Plural form of hamilton.
- hand tool — handheld instrument
- hand-list — a list containing some rough or brief details
- hand-tool — tool (defs 8, 9).
- handplant — (skateboarding) A move in which the skater balances on his hand after skating up to the top of a halfpipe.
- handtowel — a small piece of thick soft cloth used to dry the hands
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- haplotype — Genetics. a combination of closely linked DNA sequences on one chromosome that are often inherited together: By comparing haplotypes of a mother and father with those of a fetus, scientists can study how new genetic changes arise.
- hard left — You use hard left to describe those members of a left wing political group or party who have the most extreme political beliefs.
- harestail — a species of cotton grass, Eriophorum vaginatum, more tussocky than common cotton grass and having only a single flower head
- hariolate — to practise divination or to prophesy
- harlemite — a native or inhabitant of Harlem.
- hashtable — Alternative spelling of hash table.
- hastately — in a hastate manner
- hasteless — Without haste; leisurely.
- hastilude — A medieval martial game.
- hatchable — (of an egg) able, or liable, to hatch.
- hatcheled — Simple past tense and past participle of hatchel.
- hatchling — a young bird, reptile, or fish recently emerged from an egg.
- hate mail — letters, telegrams, etc., that express prejudice or disagreement in abusive or threatening terms.
- hatefully — In a hateful manner.
- haughtily — disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
- hazelnuts — Plural form of hazelnut.
- headcloth — any cloth for covering the head, as a turban or wimple.
- headlight — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- headstall — that part of a bridle or halter that encompasses the head of an animal.
- healthful — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
- healthier — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- healthily — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- healthism — The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose established norms of health.
- hear tell — to be told (about); learn (of)
- heartedly — having a specified kind of heart (now used only in combination): hardhearted; sad-hearted.
- heartfelt — deeply or sincerely felt: heartfelt sympathy.
- heartland — the part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, especially a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.
- heartleaf — Wild ginger, Asarum caudatum.
- heartless — unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
- heartling — a term of endearment, little heart
- heat lamp — a lamp fitted with an infrared bulb to supply heat especially as part of physical therapy.
- heat loss — the loss of heat from something such as a building