10-letter words containing h, e, r, a, l
- hypaethral — (of a classical building) wholly or partly open to the sky.
- hyperalert — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- hyperalgia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperbolas — Plural form of hyperbola.
- hyperdulia — the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.
- hyperfocal — relating to the distance beyond which a lens can be focused to produce satisfactory image quality
- hyperlapse — Lb photography A form of time-lapse photography where the camera is gradually moved across a long distance, such as down a highway, and a frame is captured at each new position.
- hyperlocal — relating to or focused on a very small geographical community, as a neighborhood: hyperlocal news websites; hyperlocal advertising.
- hyperplane — a subspace of a vector space that has dimension one less than the dimension of the vector space.
- hypodermal — Zoology. an underlayer of epithelial cells in arthropods and certain other invertebrates that secretes substances for the overlying cuticle or exoskeleton.
- hysterical — of, relating to, or characterized by hysteria.
- inthralled — to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.
- irish pale — pale2 (def 6).
- isothermal — occurring at constant temperature.
- jellygraph — a device that uses a plate of jelly to make copies of a sheet of writing, etc
- kohlrabies — Plural form of kohlrabi.
- lachrymose — suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- lake huron — a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- lake worth — a city in SE Florida.
- lakeshores — Plural form of lakeshore.
- lampholder — a fixture for an electric light bulb
- lancashire — a county in NW England. 1174 sq. mi. (3040 sq. km).
- landholder — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- largemouth — Applied to various kinds of fish characterized by a large mouth.
- laser show — a display of coloured laser lights for entertainment purposes, often accompanying a music concert, etc
- late hours — rising and going to bed later than is usual
- lattermath — a second mowing or crop of grass from land that has already been harvested in the same year
- lauderhill — a city in SE Florida: suburb of Fort Lauderdale.
- law french — Anglo-French as used in legal proceedings and lawbooks in England from the Norman Conquest to the 17th century, some terms of which are still in use.
- leadership — the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group: He managed to maintain his leadership of the party despite heavy opposition. Synonyms: administration, management, directorship, control, governorship, stewardship, hegemony.
- leafhopper — any of numerous leaping, homopterous insects of the family Cicadellidae that suck plant juices, many being serious crop pests.
- leathering — Present participle of leather.
- leatherman — A member of a homosexual male subculture that grew out of male-only motorcycle clubs formed by homosexual veterans returning from World War II, stressing masculinity in contradiction to androgynous and effeminate gay stereotypes, characterized by a fetish for leather gear and wear, a sense of hierarchy, and a fraternal, militaristic code of protocol and behavior, often involving BDSM practices.
- leathersex — The sexual practices associated with leathermen.
- leechcraft — The art of healing.
- left heart — the half of the heart containing the left ventricle and left atrium, which supply oxygenated blood to all parts of the body
- lefthander — Alternative spelling of left-hander.
- legharness — armor for the leg, sometimes including that for the foot.
- leichhardt — Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (ˈfriːdrɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈluːtvɪç). 1813–48, Australian explorer, born in Prussia. He disappeared during an attempt to cross Australia from East to West
- leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
- lethargies — Plural form of lethargy.
- lethargize — to make lethargic; stupefy.
- letterhead — a printed heading on stationery, especially one giving the name and address of a business concern, an institution, etc.
- leucorrhea — Alternative form of leukorrhea.
- leukorrhea — A whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina.
- lexigraphy — (uncountable) The representation of words in writing.
- lifehacker — One who uses lifehacks.
- light year — Astronomy. the distance traversed by light in one mean solar year, about 5.88 trillion mi. (9.46 trillion km): used as a unit in measuring stellar distances. Abbreviation: lt-yr.