8-letter words containing h, i, a
- hibernal — of or relating to winter; wintry.
- hibernia — Ireland.
- hiccatee — a fresh-water tortoise native to the Caribbean
- hickwall — any of certain European woodpeckers, especially the green woodpecker.
- hickymal — a titmouse
- hidalgos — Plural form of hidalgo.
- hideaway — a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
- hielaman — an Australian Aboriginal shield
- hielamon — a shield made of wood or bark.
- hierarch — a person who rules or has authority in sacred matters; high priest.
- hieratic — Also, hieratical. of or relating to priests or the priesthood; sacerdotal; priestly.
- high bar — a bar fixed in a position parallel to the floor or ground, for use in chinning and other exercises.
- high day — a holy or festal day.
- high hat — a snobbish person
- high sea — the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
- high tea — a late afternoon or early evening meal similar to a light supper.
- high-hat — to snub or treat condescendingly.
- highball — a drink of whiskey mixed with club soda or ginger ale and served with ice in a tall glass.
- highjack — to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
- highland — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- highroad — Chiefly British. a main road; highway.
- hightail — to go away or leave rapidly: Last we saw of him, he was hightailing down the street.
- highwall — the unexcavated face of exposed overburden and coal in a surface mine.
- highways — Plural form of highway.
- hijacked — Illegally seize (an aircraft, ship, or vehicle) in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one's own purposes.
- hijacker — a person who hijacks.
- hilarity — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- hilarius — Saint, died a.d. 468, pope 461–468.
- hilliard — Nicholas, 1547–1619, English goldsmith and miniaturist painter.
- hillsman — A man who belongs to a tribe inhabiting the hills.
- himalaya — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- himation — a garment consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth thrown over the left shoulder and wrapped about the body.
- hinayana — earlier of the two great schools of Buddhism, still prevalent in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia, emphasizing personal salvation through one's own efforts.
- hindcast — to test (a mathematical model) by observing whether it would have correctly predicted a historical event
- hindhead — the back of the head
- hindutva — (in India) a political movement advocating Hindu nationalism and the establishment of a Hindu state
- hindward — backward
- hinsdale — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- hip bath — small bathtub or bath chair
- hipflask — Alternative spelling of hip flask.
- hipparch — (in ancient Greece) a cavalry commander
- hiragana — the cursive and more widely used of the two Japanese syllabaries.
- hirakata — a city on S Honshu, in Japan, NE of Osaka.
- hiranuma — Baron Kiichiro [kee-ee-chee-raw] /kiˈi tʃiˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867?–1952, Japanese statesman.
- hire car — a car that you rent for a specified, usually short, period
- hireable — able to be hired; fit for hiring.
- hispania — Spain.
- hispanic — Spanish.
- hispano- — Hispanic
- histamin — 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.