8-letter words containing h, i, c
- helicoid — coiled or curving like a spiral.
- helicons — Plural form of helicon.
- helicopt — to fly or transport using a helicopter
- helideck — (nautical) A platform (on a vessel or offshore structure) on which helicopters may land and take off.
- helladic — of or relating to the Bronze Age culture on the mainland of ancient Greece c2900–1100 b.c.
- hellenic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic (def 3).
- hellicat — an evil creature
- helvetic — a Swiss Protestant; Zwinglian.
- hemisect — to cut into two equal parts; to bisect, especially along a medial longitudinal plane.
- hendrick — a male given name, form of Henry.
- hepatica — any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.
- hepatics — Plural form of hepatic.
- hepcidin — A hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in mammals.
- heraclid — a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
- heraldic — of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry: heraldic form; heraldic images; heraldic history; a heraldic device.
- herdwick — a hardy breed of coarse-woolled sheep from NW England
- heretick — Obsolete form of heretic.
- heretics — Plural form of heretic.
- hermetic — made airtight by fusion or sealing.
- hermitic — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- herpetic — of, relating to, or caused by herpes.
- hexanoic — Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
- hibachis — Plural form of hibachi.
- hibiscus — Also called China rose. a woody plant, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, of the mallow family, having large, showy flowers: the state flower of Hawaii.
- hiccatee — a fresh-water tortoise native to the Caribbean
- hiccough — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- hiccuped — Simple past tense and past participle of hiccup.
- hickorys — a city in W North Carolina.
- hicksite — a member of the liberal body of Quakers in the U.S., who asserted the sufficiency of the Inner Light in religious life.
- hickwall — any of certain European woodpeckers, especially the green woodpecker.
- hickymal — a titmouse
- hidrotic — Relating to hidrosis.
- 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.
- highjack — to steal (cargo) from a truck or other vehicle after forcing it to stop: to hijack a load of whiskey.
- 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.
- hillocks — Plural form of hillock.
- hillocky — Resembling a hillock.
- hinckley — a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)
- hindcast — to test (a mathematical model) by observing whether it would have correctly predicted a historical event
- hipparch — (in ancient Greece) a cavalry commander
- hippuric — of or relating to hippuric acid
- hire car — a car that you rent for a specified, usually short, period
- hispanic — Spanish.
- historic — well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- hit back — retaliate
- hitch up — pull higher; clothing, suspender
- hitchily — with hitches or in a hitchy or jerky manner
- hitching — Present participle of hitch.