9-letter words containing h, e, a, p, s
- ekphrasis — (rhetoric) A clear, intense, self-contained argument or pictorial description of an object, especially of an artwork.
- elephants — Plural form of elephant.
- empathies — Plural form of empathy.
- empathise — (British) alternative spelling of empathize.
- emphasise — (British) alternative spelling of emphasize.
- emphasize — Give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing.
- emphatics — Plural form of emphatic.
- emphysema — A condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.
- eparchies — Plural form of eparchy.
- ephesians — a book of the New Testament (in full The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians), containing an exposition of the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ
- ephialtes — (obsolete) an incubus; a nightmare.
- epigraphs — Plural form of epigraph.
- esophagus — The part of the alimentary canal that connects the throat to the stomach; the gullet. In humans and other vertebrates it is a muscular tube lined with mucous membrane.
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- euphausid — (zoology) Any member of the Euphausidae.
- euphrasia — eyebright
- euphrates — a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)
- feldspath — Alternative form of feldspar.
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- grapeshot — a cluster of small cast-iron balls formerly used as a charge for a cannon.
- graphemes — Plural form of grapheme.
- gypsyhead — a flanged drum on a winch, for winding in lines.
- half step — Music. semitone.
- half-step — Music. semitone.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- hampshire — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- hampstead — a former borough of London, England, now part of Camden.
- 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.
- haplessly — In a hapless manner.
- happen-so — chance; happenstance; accident: Meeting you today was pure happen-so.
- happiness — the quality or state of being happy.
- happyness — Misspelling of happiness.
- hardscape — the manmade part of the grounds surrounding a building, as paved areas or statues.
- harp seal — a northern earless seal, Pagophilus groenlandicus, with pale-yellow fur darkening to gray with age, of coasts, drifting ice, and seas of the North Atlantic Ocean, hunted for its fur.
- hawsepipe — an iron or steel pipe in the stem or bow of a vessel through which an anchor cable passes.
- head shop — a shop selling paraphernalia of interest to drug users or associated with the use of drugs.
- headlamps — Plural form of headlamp.
- 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
- hellspawn — (fantasy) A creature or creatures from Hell.
- helpmates — (British) Plural form of helpmate.
- hemispace — the area to either the right or left side of the body
- hempstead — a village on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- hepaticas — Plural form of hepatica.
- hepatitis — inflammation of the liver, caused by a virus or a toxin and characterized by jaundice, liver enlargement, and fever.
- hepatomas — Plural form of hepatoma.
- heptagons — Plural form of heptagon.