9-letter words containing h, e, a, d, p
- hacked up — (jargon, programming) Sufficiently patched, kluged, and tweaked that the surgical scars are beginning to crowd out normal tissue (compare critical mass). Not all programs that are hacked become "hacked up"; if modifications are done with some eye to coherence and continued maintainability, the software may emerge better for the experience. Contrast hack up.
- hampstead — a former borough of London, England, now part of Camden.
- handphone — A cordless or cellular phone.
- handpiece — The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
- handpress — a printing press that is manipulated by hand
- handshape — (in sign language) the held position of the hand and fingers in producing a particular sign.
- handspike — a bar used as a lever.
- harden up — to tighten the sheets of a sailing vessel so as to prevent luffing
- hardscape — the manmade part of the grounds surrounding a building, as paved areas or statues.
- harpooned — Simple past tense and past participle of harpoon.
- harumphed — Simple past tense and past participle of harumph.
- head shop — a shop selling paraphernalia of interest to drug users or associated with the use of drugs.
- head trip — a mentally exhilarating or productive experience, as one in which a person's intellect or imagination seems to expand.
- headlamps — Plural form of headlamp.
- headphone — Audio. a headset designed for use with a stereo system.
- headpiece — a piece of armor for the head; helmet.
- headships — Plural form of headship.
- headspace — empty space left above the contents of a closed jar, can, or other container.
- heapstead — the buildings at the surface of a mine
- hedyphane — a white or yellow mineral with elongated crystals similar to mimetite, chiefly found in Sweden
- hempstead — a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- heptapody — a verse with seven metrical feet
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hexapodal — of or relating to the hexapods
- hippodame — a sea horse
- hyde park — a public park in London, England.
- hyperacid — Highly acidic.
- hyperarid — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- hypercard — A software package by Bill Atkinson for storage and retrieval of information on the Macintosh. It can handle images and is designed for browsing. The powerful customisable interactive user interface allows new applications to be easily constructed by manipulating objects on the screen, often without conventional programming, though the language HyperTalk can be used for more complex tasks.
- hypoderma — hypodermis.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- impeached — Simple past tense and past participle of impeach.
- jump head — the headline printed over the continued portion of a story in a newspaper, magazine, etc., usually condensed from the main headline.
- lampshade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
- misshaped — Simple past tense and past participle of misshape.
- mophandle — The handle of a mop.
- nephridia — the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- pachyderm — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- panhandle — the handle of a pan.
- parchedly — in a parched manner
- pea aphid — a large green aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, that is a pest of peas, clovers, alfalfa, and similar plants and occurs throughout North America.
- pedograph — an imprint on paper of the foot.
- phagedena — a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- pied shag — a large New Zealand seabird, Phalacrocorax varius, with a white throat and underparts
- pigheaded — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
- pinheaded — stupid or foolish.
- podotheca — the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.