10-letter words containing h, i, e, r, a
- spheroidal — pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids.
- springhare — a leaping and burrowing rodent, Pedetes capensis, native to southern Africa, having kangaroolike legs and long, pointed ears.
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- squirearch — a member of the squirearchy.
- starfished — lying with arms and legs outstretched; spread-eagled
- stealthier — done, characterized, or acting by stealth; furtive: stealthy footsteps.
- straighten — make straight
- straighter — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- sweatshirt — a loose, long-sleeved, collarless pullover of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, with close-fitting or elastic cuffs and sometimes a drawstring at the waist, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
- switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
- tetrastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of four lines.
- thailander — Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- the arctic — the regions north of the Arctic Circle
- the lizard — a promontory in SW England, in SW Cornwall: the southernmost point in Great Britain
- the moirai — the Greek goddesses of fate
- the pamirs — a mountainous area of central Asia, mainly in Tajikistan and partly in Kyrgyzstan, extending into China and Afghanistan: consists of a complex of high ranges, from which the Tian Shan projects to the north, the Kunlun and Karakoram to the east, and the Hindu Kush to the west; Ismoil Somoni (formerly Communism Peak) is situated in the Tajik Pamirs. Highest peak: Kongur Shan, 7719 m (25 326 ft)
- the rabbis — the early Jewish scholars whose teachings are recorded in the Talmud
- the wirral — a peninsula in NW England between the estuaries of the Rivers Mersey and Dee
- the-rivals — a comedy of manners (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- theatrical — of or relating to the theater or dramatic presentations: theatrical performances.
- thenardite — a mineral, sodium sulfate, Na 2 SO 4 , occurring in white crystals and masses, especially in salt lakes and arid regions.
- theocratic — a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- theravadin — Hinayanist.
- thermalize — to undergo or cause to undergo a process in which neutrons lose energy in a moderator and become thermal neutrons
- thesprotia — an ancient coastal district in SW Epirus.
- thimerosal — a cream-colored, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 9 H 9 HgNaO 2 S, used chiefly as an antiseptic.
- third base — the third in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate.
- third mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the second mate.
- third-rate — of the third rate, quality, or class.
- thorianite — a rare mineral, mainly thoria, ThO 2 , but also containing uranium, cerium, and other rare-earth metals, occurring in small, black, cubic crystals: notable for its radioactivity and used as a minor source of thorium.
- threadfish — any of several jacks of the genus Alectis, especially A. ciliaris, having the front rays of the dorsal and anal fins greatly elongated.
- threadlike — a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- thunbergia — any of various plants, vines, or shrubs belonging to the genus Thunbergia, of the acanthus family, native to Africa and southern Asia, having variously colored flowers and often cultivated as ornamentals in warm regions.
- tight-arse — an inhibited or excessively self-controlled person
- timberhead — the top end of a timber, rising above the deck and serving for belaying ropes.
- time chart — a chart indicating the standard times of certain parts of the world corresponding to a given time at a specific place.
- time-share — to use or occupy by time-sharing.
- tire chain — a device made of chains, attached around a tire's tread on a motor vehicle to increase traction, as on snow
- tithe barn — a large barn where, formerly, the agricultural tithe of a parish was stored
- tow-haired — having blond and sometimes tousled hair
- tracheitis — inflammation of the trachea.
- trachelium — (in classical architecture) any member between the hypotrachelium and the capital of a column.
- trachiniae — a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
- trail herd — a herd of cattle driven along a trail, especially from their home range to market.
- triathlete — a competitor in a triathlon.
- trierarchy — the office of a trierarch.
- trihydrate — a hydrate that contains three molecules of water, as potassium pyrophosphate, K 4 P 2 O 7 ⋅3H 2 O.
- triphammer — Machinery. a heavy hammer raised and then let fall by means of some tripping device, as a cam.
- trophesial — involving or relating to trophesy
- tsarevitch — the son of a czar.