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11-letter words containing h, e, r, s, i, o

  • harmonizers — Plural form of harmonizer.
  • hectoliters — Plural form of hectoliter.
  • helicopters — Plural form of helicopter.
  • helicospore — a coiled cylindrical fungal spore.
  • heliographs — Plural form of heliograph.
  • heliometers — Plural form of heliometer.
  • heliosphere — the region around the sun over which the effect of the solar wind extends.
  • heliotropes — Plural form of heliotrope.
  • helsingborg — a port in SW Sweden, on the Sound opposite Helsingør, Denmark: changed hands several times between Denmark and Sweden, finally becoming Swedish in 1710; shipbuilding. Pop: 121 097 (2004 est)
  • hemipterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hemiptera, an order of insects having forewings that are thickened and leathery at the base and membranous at the apex, comprising the true bugs.
  • hemorrhoids — Usually, hemorrhoids. Pathology. an abnormally enlarged vein mainly due to a persistent increase in venous pressure, occurring inside the anal sphincter of the rectum and beneath the mucous membrane (internal hemorrhoid) or outside the anal sphincter and beneath the surface of the anal skin (external hemorrhoid)
  • hemosiderin — a yellowish-brown protein containing iron, derived chiefly from hemoglobin and found in body tissue and phagocytes, especially as the result of disorders in iron metabolism and the breakdown of red blood cells.
  • herbivorous — feeding on plants.
  • herbologist — the study or collecting of herbs, especially as a hobby.
  • heresiology — the study of heresies.
  • hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
  • heroin user — a person who regularly takes the drug heroin, who may or may not be addicted to it
  • hesperornis — a toothed aquatic bird of the extinct genus Hesperornis, fossils of which are found in rocks of Cretaceous age in Kansas, having the rear legs modified for swimming and reaching a length of more than 4 feet (1.2 meters).
  • heteroecism — the development of different stages of a parasitic species on different host plants.
  • heterolysis — The dissolution of cells by lysins or enzymes from different species.
  • heteroptics — incorrect or perverted perception of what is seen; hallucinatory vision.
  • heteroscian — a name applied to the people who live in temperate zones, so given because in these areas shadows created by the sun at noon will fall in opposite directions
  • heterotaxis — abnormal or irregular arrangement, as of parts of the body, geological strata, etc.
  • hibernators — Plural form of hibernator.
  • hicky-horse — a seesaw.
  • hieroglyphs — Plural form of hieroglyph.
  • hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
  • hip-shooter — a person who acts or talks in a rash, impetuous way
  • hippocrates — ("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
  • hippodromes — Plural form of hippodrome.
  • hircocervus — (in classical and medieval fable) a mythical creature that is half goat and half stag
  • historiated — (especially of initial letters on an illuminated manuscript) decorated with animals, flowers, or other designs that have a narrative or symbolic purpose.
  • historicise — to interpret something as a product of historical development.
  • historicize — to interpret something as a product of historical development.
  • historiette — a short historical story or anecdote
  • historyless — Lacking history.
  • homeshoring — A migration of service employees from the office to the home, where such homes have proper communications equipment.
  • horizonless — lacking or without a horizon.
  • hormigueros — a city in W Puerto Rico, S of Mayagüez.
  • horn silver — cerargyrite.
  • horse rider — a person riding a horse
  • horseracing — Alternative form of horse racing.
  • horseradish — a cultivated plant, Armoracia rusticana, of the mustard family, having small, white flowers.
  • horseriders — Plural form of horserider.
  • hospitaller — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
  • house-train — to housebreak.
  • housesitter — Alternative spelling of house-sitter.
  • housewifery — the function or work of a housewife; housekeeping.
  • hyperbolise — to use hyperbole; exaggerate.
  • hyperbolism — the use of hyperbole.
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