9-letter words containing h, e, a, l, i
- holidayer — vacationer.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- humanlike — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
- humiliate — to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- hyalinize — to become hyaline.
- hyder ali — 1722–82, Islamic prince and military leader of India: ruler of Mysore 1759–82.
- hyenalike — Resembling a hyena or some aspect of one.
- in a hole — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- inhalable — That can be inhaled.
- isohaline — a line on a map of the ocean connecting all points of equal salinity.
- isohyetal — a line drawn on a map connecting points having equal rainfall at a certain time or for a stated period.
- jailhouse — a jail or building used as a jail.
- kallithea — a city in E Greece, a suburb of Athens.
- khalifate — the rank, jurisdiction, or government of a caliph.
- la chaise — Père François d'Aix de [frahn-swa de duh] /frɑ̃ˈswa dɛ də/ (Show IPA), 1624–1709, French Roman Catholic priest: confessor to Louis XIV.
- laberinth — (obsolete) labyrinth.
- lash line — a rope or cord for lashing together the edges of two flats or other pieces of theatrical scenery.
- lasherism — (jargon, algorithm) (Harvard) A program that solves a standard problem (such as the Eight Queens Puzzle or implementing the life algorithm) in a deliberately nonstandard way. Distinguished from a crock or kluge by the fact that the programmer did it on purpose as a mental exercise. Such constructions are quite popular in exercises such as the Obfuscated C contest, and occasionally in retrocomputing. Lew Lasher was a student at Harvard around 1980 who became notorious for such behaviour.
- lathering — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- laughline — a wrinkle near the outer corner of the eye, as if left from smiling or laughing
- lethality — of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal: a lethal weapon; a lethal dose.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- leviathan — (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
- lexigraph — A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
- lexiphage — (graphics) /lek'si-fayj"/ A notorious word chomper, implemented and named by John Doty in late 1972 on and HP calculator and later on ITS. The lexiphage program would draw on a selected victim's bitmapped terminal the words "THE BAG" in ornate letters, followed a pair of jaws biting pieces of it off.
- lexiphane — One who uses words pretentiously.
- lich gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.
- lifehacks — Plural form of lifehack.
- light ale — a type of beer that is light in colour and low in alcohol content
- lightface — a type characterized by thin, light lines. This is a sample of lightface.
- lightwave — A wave of light.
- lightyear — Alternative spelling of light year.
- like that — in that way
- line-haul — noting or pertaining to the transport, usually by truck, of heavy loads of freight for long distances or between cities.
- lionheart — a person of exceptional courage and bravery.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- lowlihead — lowly state; lowliness.
- lustihead — lustiness
- malachite — a green mineral, basic copper carbonate, Cu 2 CO 3 (OH) 2 , an ore of copper, used for making ornamental articles.
- marchlike — (music) Resembling a march.
- marshlike — Resembling a marsh or some aspect of one.
- meanwhile — meantime.
- megaliths — Plural form of megalith.
- megillahs — Plural form of megillah.
- milkshake — A thick beverage consisting of milk and ice cream mixed together, often with fruit, chocolate, or other flavoring.
- mishandle — to handle badly; maltreat: to mishandle a dog.
- nahcolite — a carbonate mineral, naturally occurring sodium bicarbonate, NaHCO 3 .
- narghiles — Plural form of narghile.
- narguileh — hookah