9-letter words containing h, i, e, l
- nightlife — the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion, as at a nightclub, theater, or the like.
- nightlike — Resembling night or some aspect of it; dark, tenebrous.
- nine-hole — (of a golf course) having nine holes; relating to a course having nine holes
- nineholes — a game in which the ground, or another object, is drilled with nine holes, each with its own scoring value, and a ball is rolled into them
- nymphlike — Resembling a nymph.
- oenophile — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- oenophily — a liking for or expert knowledge of wine
- ogreishly — in the manner of an ogre
- oil shale — a black or dark-brown shale or siltstone rich in bitumens, from which shale oil is obtained by destructive distillation.
- oil sheik — a sheik who is involved in or who controls the supply of petroleum from Arab countries to other countries
- old delhi — Delhi (def 2).
- ophiolite — an assemblage of mafic igneous rocks representing remnants of former oceanic crust.
- overchill — to make too cold
- overhaile — to draw (a covering) over
- overlight — a strong light
- paleolith — a paleolithic stone implement.
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- pearlfish — any of several small fishes of the family Carapidae, living within pearl oysters, sea cucumbers, starfishes, etc.
- pedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- perihelia — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
- perilymph — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
- phelonion — a liturgical vestment resembling a chasuble.
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- phenolion — phelonion.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- philately — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- philhorse — the horse, in a group of horses that are used to pull a carriage etc, which is at the back and nearest the object being pulled
- philomela — the nightingale.
- philopena — a custom, presumably of German origin, in which two persons share the kernels of a nut and determine that one shall receive a forfeit from the other at a later time upon the saying of a certain word or the performance of a certain action.
- phlebitis — inflammation of a vein, often occurring in the legs and involving the formation of a thrombus, characterized by swelling, pain, and change of skin color.
- phonolite — a fine-grained volcanic rock composed chiefly of alkali feldspar and nepheline, some varieties of which split into pieces that ring on being struck.
- phthalein — any of a group of compounds formed by treating phthalic anhydride with phenols, from which certain important dyes are derived.
- phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
- picholine — a variety of mild green olive from France which is cured in salt brine
- pile shoe — an iron casting shaped to a point and fitted to a lower end of a wooden or concrete pile
- pitchpole — (of a boat) to capsize end over end, as in heavy surf.
- plenished — to fill up; stock; furnish.
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- preachily — in a preachy fashion
- preflight — occurring or done before a flight: a preflight briefing of the plane's crew.
- published — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- publisher — a person or company whose business is the publishing of books, periodicals, engravings, computer software, etc.
- punchline — The punchline of a joke or funny story is its last sentence or phrase, which gives it its humour.
- rachillae — Plural form of rachilla.
- ranchlike — resembling or characteristic of a ranch
- red light — traffic light indicating stop
- red-light — Informal. to stop or deter by means of or as if with a red light.