13-letter words containing h, i, a
- hainan strait — a strait between Hainan island and Leizhou peninsula. 50 miles (81 km) long; 15 miles (24 km) wide.
- hair clippers — device for trimming hair
- hair follicle — a small cavity in the epidermis and corium of the skin, from which a hair develops.
- hair restorer — a lotion claimed to promote hair growth
- hairdressings — Plural form of hairdressing.
- hairpin curve — A hairpin curve or a hairpin is a very sharp bend in a road, where the road turns back in the opposite direction.
- hairsplitting — the making of unnecessarily fine distinctions.
- half coupling — a flange fixed at the end of each of the two shafts that are connected in a flange coupling
- half mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
- half the time — If you say that something is the case half the time you mean that it often is the case.
- half-digested — to convert (food) in the alimentary canal into absorbable form for assimilation into the system.
- half-finished — ended or completed.
- half-integral — noting or pertaining to a fractional number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two, as 1/2.
- half-mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
- half-scottish — Also, Scots. of or relating to Scotland, its people, or their language.
- half-silvered — (of a mirror) having an incomplete reflective coating, so that half the incident light is reflected and half transmitted: used in optical instruments and two-way mirrors
- half-timbered — (of a house or building) having the frame and principal supports of timber and the interstices filled in with masonry, plaster, or the like.
- halicarnassus — an ancient city of Caria, in SW Asia Minor: site of the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
- hallucinating — Present participle of hallucinate.
- hallucination — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
- hallucinative — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
- hallucinatory — pertaining to or characterized by hallucination: hallucinatory visions.
- hallucinogens — Plural form of hallucinogen.
- halobacterium — Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacterium, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
- hand in glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-in-glove — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-stitched — stitched by hand rather than by a machine
- hand-wringing — a physical expression of concern, distress, or guilt.
- handkerchiefs — Plural form of handkerchief.
- handleability — a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- hang in there — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hanging judge — sb who sentences criminals to execution
- hanging plant — a plant that grows downwards or hangs, often from a hanging basket or a high surface
- hanging stile — the stile of a door, shutter, etc., by which it is hung.
- happy warrior — a person who is undiscouraged by difficulties or opposition.
- hard as nails — tough, durable
- hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
- hard standing — a hard-surfaced area on which heavy vehicles or airplanes can be parked.
- hard-drinking — If you describe someone as a hard-drinking person, you mean that they frequently drink large quantities of alcohol.
- hardenability — The quality or degree of being hardenable.
- hardship fund — funding offered or applied for due to financial difficulties
- hardwick hall — an Elizabethan mansion near Chesterfield in Derbyshire: built 1591–97 for Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (Bess of Hardwick)
- harishchandra — also known as Bharatendu. 1850–85, Indian poet, dramatist, and essayist, who established Hindi as a literary language
- harlequin bug — a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants.
- harlequinades — Plural form of harlequinade.
- harmonic mean — the mean obtained by taking the reciprocal of the arithmetic mean of the reciprocals of a set of nonzero numbers.
- harmonic tone — a tone produced by suppressing the fundamental tone and bringing into prominence one of its overtones.
- harmonisation — (British spelling) alternative spelling of harmonization.
- harmonization — to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement: to harmonize one's views with the new situation.
- harness hitch — a hitch forming a loop around a rope, especially one formed at the end of a bowline.