9-letter words containing h, e, a, s
- hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- hesitated — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hesitater — One who hesitates.
- hesitates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hesitate.
- hesitator — Alternative spelling of hesitater.
- hesperian — western; occidental.
- hesternal — (rare) Of or pertaining to yesterday.
- hesychast — one of a sect of mystics that originated in the 14th century among the monks on Mt. Athos, Greece.
- hetaerism — concubinage.
- hetairism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- heucheras — Plural form of heuchera.
- hexabasic — containing six hydrogen atoms capable of being replaced or ionized: a hexabasic acid.
- hexagrams — Plural form of hexagram.
- hexastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of six lines.
- hexastyle — having six columns, as a portico or the facade of a classical temple.
- hideaways — Plural form of hideaway.
- hierarchs — Plural form of hierarch.
- high seas — the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
- hijackers — Plural form of hijacker.
- hillsdale — a town in NE New Jersey.
- histamine — Biochemistry, Physiology. a heterocyclic amine, C 5 H 9 N 3 , released by mast cells when tissue is injured or in allergic and inflammatory reactions, causing dilation of small blood vessels and smooth muscle contraction.
- hoariness — The characteristic of being hoary.
- hoarsened — Simple past tense and past participle of hoarsen.
- hoarstone — A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.
- hobbesian — a person who believes in or advocates the principles of Thomas Hobbes.
- hogsheads — Plural form of hogshead.
- home base — Baseball. home plate.
- homelands — Plural form of homeland.
- homestall — Dialect. a farmyard.
- homestand — (baseball) A series of games played at a team's home field.
- homestays — Plural form of homestay.
- homestead — a town in S Florida.
- homewards — Of or pertaining to leading toward home.
- homewares — (chiefly, British) Furnishings for the home, such as furniture and cushions.
- hoofbeats — Plural form of hoofbeat.
- hornbeams — Plural form of hornbeam.
- horseback — the back of a horse.
- horsecars — Plural form of horsecar.
- horsecart — A cart drawn by a horse.
- horsehair — a hair or the hair of a horse, especially from the mane or tail.
- horsehead — moonfish (def 1).
- horsemeat — The flesh of a horse as food.
- horseplay — rough or boisterous play or pranks.
- horserace — Alternative spelling of horse race.
- horserake — A rake drawn by a horse.
- horsetail — Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- hortensia — Hydrangea.
- hospitage — the position of being a guest
- hospitale — a place of lodging
- hospitate — (obsolete, transitive) To receive with hospitality; to lodge as a guest.