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14-letter words containing h, i, e

  • haematological — Alternative spelling of hematological.
  • haematopoiesis — Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis.
  • haematopoietic — Of or pertaining to haematopoiesis.
  • hague tribunal — the court of arbitration for the peaceful settlement of international disputes, established at The Hague by the international peace conference of 1899: its panel of jurists nominates a list of persons from which members of the United Nations International Court of Justice are elected.
  • haile selassie — (Ras Tafari) 1891–1975, emperor of Ethiopia 1930–74: in exile 1936–41.
  • hair extension — attached length of hair
  • hair's breadth — A hair's breadth is a very small degree or amount.
  • hair's-breadth — a very small space or distance: We escaped an accident by a hairsbreadth.
  • hairline crack — a very fine crack
  • haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
  • half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
  • half-convinced — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
  • half-pedalling — a technique of piano playing in which the sustaining pedal is raised and immediately depressed thus allowing the lower strings to continue sounding
  • hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
  • hamilton inlet — an arm of the Atlantic in SE Labrador, an estuary of the Churchill River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
  • hamito-semitic — denoting or belonging to this family of languages
  • hammerstein ii — Oscar. 1895–1960, US librettist and songwriter: collaborated with the composer Richard Rodgers in musicals such as South Pacific (1949) and The Sound of Music (1959)
  • hampshire down — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
  • hand over fist — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • hand-delivered — (of a letter or parcel) delivered by the sender rather than a postman or courier
  • hand-lettering — to print by hand: She hand-lettered a “for sale” sign.
  • handkerchieves — Plural form of handkerchief.
  • hanging basket — suspended woven container for plants
  • hanging valley — a valley, the lower end of which opens high above a shore, usually caused by the rapid erosion of a cliff.
  • happenstantial — Being or relating to happenstance.
  • happy families — a card game in which the object is to collect the cards (which display images of people) until you have a complete family
  • harlequin duck — a small diving duck, Histrionicus histrionicus, of North America and Iceland, the male of which has bluish-gray plumage marked with black, white, and chestnut.
  • harlequin opal — a variety of opal having patches of various colors.
  • harlequinesque — in the manner of a harlequin.
  • harmoniousness — The characteristic of being harmonious.
  • harriet tubmanHarriet (Araminta) 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slave and leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
  • hattie carawayHattie Ophelia Wyatt, 1878–1950, U.S. politician: first elected woman senator, from Arkansas, 1932.
  • hauts-de-seine — a department in N France. 63 sq. mi. (163 sq. km). Capital: Nanterre.
  • have a hand in — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • have a mind to — think about doing
  • have bought it — to be killed
  • have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • have it in for — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
  • have it in one — to have the ability (to do something)
  • hawaiian goose — nene.
  • head restraint — a rest or support of any kind for the head.
  • heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
  • headmastership — The role or position of headmaster.
  • headmistresses — Plural form of headmistress.
  • heads or tails — a gambling game in which a coin is tossed, the winner being the player who guesses which side of the coin will face up when it lands or is caught.
  • healing powers — beneficial qualities
  • health officer — an official who administers laws pertaining to health, especially sanitation.
  • health physics — the branch of physics concerned with the health and safety of people in medical, scientific, and industrial work, esp with protection from the biological effects of ionizing radiation
  • health service — system of medical care
  • health tourism — tourist travel for the purpose of receiving medical treatment or improving health or fitness: The spiraling cost of healthcare has contributed to the growth of medical tourism. Also called health tourism.
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