9-letter words containing h, i, e, l
- half-mile — a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).
- half-pike — spontoon.
- half-pipe — a half-moon-shaped chute or ramp used by snowboarders and skateboarders to provide a takeoff for a jump.
- half-size — any size in women's garments designated by a fractional number from 12½ through 24½, designed for a short-waisted, full figure.
- half-tide — the state or time of the tide when halfway between high water and low water.
- half-time — the period indicating completion of half the time allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- halftimes — Plural form of halftime.
- halieutic — Of or pertaining to fishing.
- halocline — a well-defined vertical salinity gradient in ocean or other saline water.
- halophile — any organism, as certain halobacteria and marine bacteria, that requires a salt-rich environment for its growth and survival.
- haltering — Present participle of halter.
- halysites — an extinct genus comprising the chain corals.
- hamamelis — (botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.
- hard-line — adhering rigidly to a dogma, theory, or plan; uncompromising or unyielding: hard-line union demands.
- hardliner — Alternative spelling of hard-liner.
- hardlines — (business) Plural form of hardline.
- harestail — a species of cotton grass, Eriophorum vaginatum, more tussocky than common cotton grass and having only a single flower head
- hariolate — to practise divination or to prophesy
- harlemite — a native or inhabitant of Harlem.
- harlequin — (often initial capital letter) a comic character in commedia dell'arte and the harlequinade, usually masked, dressed in multicolored, diamond-patterned tights, and carrying a wooden sword or magic wand.
- harlingen — a city in S Texas.
- harmaline — a chemical derived from the harmala plant, used as a hallucinogen or used in conjunction with other hallucinogens
- harpylike — resembling a harpy
- hastilude — A medieval martial game.
- hate mail — letters, telegrams, etc., that express prejudice or disagreement in abusive or threatening terms.
- haverhill — a city in NE Massachusetts, on the Merrimack River.
- hayfields — Plural form of hayfield.
- head girl — The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- head lice — lice which lay eggs in human hair
- headlight — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- headlined — Simple past tense and past participle of headline.
- headliner — a performer whose name appears most prominently in a program or advertisement or on a marquee; star.
- headlines — Plural form of headline.
- headrails — Plural form of headrail.
- headsails — Plural form of headsail.
- healingly — in a healing manner, intended to heal
- healthier — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- healthily — possessing or enjoying good health or a sound and vigorous mentality: a healthy body; a healthy mind.
- healthism — The use of propaganda and coercion (as by government or advertising) to impose established norms of health.
- heartling — a term of endearment, little heart
- heathlike — Resembling a heath or some aspect of one.
- heavy oil — a hydrocarbon mixture, heavier than water, distilled from coal tar
- hedgebill — a tool for pruning a hedge
- hedgingly — So as to hedge; without making a firm commitment.
- heelpiece — Shoemaking. a piece of leather, wood, or other material serving as the heel of a shoe, boot, or the like. such a piece used in repairing a heel.
- heilbronn — a city in N Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.
- heinously — hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.
- heirlooms — Plural form of heirloom.
- heliborne — transported by helicopter: heliborne troops.