9-letter words containing h, c, i
- grieshoch — a bed of embers, especially of a peat or moss fire.
- grouchier — Comparative form of grouchy.
- grouchily — In a grouchy manner.
- grouching — Present participle of grouch.
- guilloche — an ornamental pattern or border, as in architecture, consisting of paired ribbons or lines flowing in interlaced curves around a series of circular voids.
- gynarchic — relating to gynarchy or rule by women
- habitance — (obsolete) dwelling; abode; residence.
- habitancy — the act or fact of inhabiting; inhabitancy.
- hachinohe — a city in N Honshu, Japan.
- hachuring — Present participle of hachure.
- haciendas — Plural form of hacienda.
- hackerish — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a hacker (technically skilled computer enthusiast).
- hackitude — (jargon) An even sillier word for hackishness.
- haecceity — That property or quality of a thing by virtue of which it is unique or describable as “ this (one). ”.
- hagiarchy — hagiocracy.
- hair care — Hair care is all the things people do to keep their hair clean, healthy-looking, and attractive.
- hair cell — an epithelial cell having hairlike processes, as that of the organ of Corti.
- hair clip — clasp for securing hairstyle
- hair-lock — a curl of the hair of the head
- haircloth — cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
- hairpiece — a toupee.
- halachist — one of the writers or compilers of the Halakhah.
- halcyonic — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- half-inch — a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters).
- halieutic — Of or pertaining to fishing.
- halitotic — of or relating to halitosis
- halocline — a well-defined vertical salinity gradient in ocean or other saline water.
- hand-pick — to pick by hand.
- handicaps — Plural form of handicap.
- handpiece — The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
- hanseatic — of or relating to the Hanseatic League or to any of the towns belonging to it.
- 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.
- hard tick — any tick of the family Ixodidae, characterized by a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head.
- harmonica — Also called mouth organ. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones.
- harmonics — Music. overtone (def 1).
- haruspicy — divination by a haruspex.
- hat trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- hat-trick — Cricket. the knocking off by one bowler of three wickets with three successive pitches: so called because formerly such a bowler was rewarded with a hat.
- hatchings — Plural form of hatching.
- hatchling — a young bird, reptile, or fish recently emerged from an egg.
- haycation — A vacation stay on a farm, in which guests often help out with daily farm tasks.
- head lice — lice which lay eggs in human hair
- headchair — a chair with a support for the head
- headpiece — a piece of armor for the head; helmet.
- headstick — a piece of wood formerly used in typesetting to create a margin at the top of a page
- heartsick — extremely depressed or unhappy.
- hecogenin — a steroid occurring naturally in plants and used in drugs including cortisone
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hectorism — the character or actions of a hector
- heelpiece — Shoemaking. a piece of leather, wood, or other material serving as the heel of a shoe, boot, or the like. such a piece used in repairing a heel.