9-letter words containing h, e, a
- hernandez — José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, Argentine poet.
- herniated — to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- herodians — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- heronshaw — a heron
- hesitance — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- 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.
- hetmanate — the authority, rule, or domain of a hetman.
- heucheras — Plural form of heuchera.
- hexabasic — containing six hydrogen atoms capable of being replaced or ionized: a hexabasic acid.
- hexacanth — (zoology) Having six larval hooks.
- hexachord — a diatonic series of six tones having, in medieval music, a half step between the third and fourth tones and whole steps between the others.
- hexagonal — of, relating to, or having the form of a hexagon.
- hexagrams — Plural form of hexagram.
- hexahedra — plural of hexahedron: solid figure with six plane faces
- hexameral — hexamerous.
- hexameric — Of or pertaining to a hexamer.
- hexameron — hexaemeron.
- hexameter — a dactylic line of six feet, as in Greek and Latin epic poetry, in which the first four feet are dactyls or spondees, the fifth is ordinarily a dactyl, and the last is a trochee or spondee, with a caesura usually following the long syllable in the third foot.
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hexapodal — of or relating to the hexapods
- hexastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of six lines.
- hexastyle — having six columns, as a portico or the facade of a classical temple.
- hexateuch — the first six books of the Old Testament.
- hexathlon — an athletic contest consisting of six different events
- heyerdahl — Thor [too r] /tʊər/ (Show IPA), 1914–2002, Norwegian ethnologist and author.
- hezbollah — a radical Shiʿite Muslim organization in Lebanon engaged in guerrilla warfare against Israel.
- hibernate — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.
- hic jacet — (on gravestones) here lies
- hideaways — Plural form of hideaway.
- hierarchs — Plural form of hierarch.
- hierarchy — any system of persons or things ranked one above another.
- hieratica — a type of papyrus noted for its high quality and used by the ancient Egyptians in sacred books
- hierocrat — a person who believes in government by religious leaders
- hierogram — a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.
- high beam — an automobile headlight beam providing bright, long-range illumination of a darkened road and chiefly for use in driving in nonurban areas.
- high gear — the highest gear in a car or other motor vehicle
- high seas — the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
- hijackers — Plural form of hijacker.
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- hillerman — Tony, 1925–2008, U.S. novelist and anthropologist.