8-letter words containing h, i, e
- herrings — Plural form of herring.
- hesitant — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- hesitate — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hesperia — a poetic name used by the ancient Greeks for Italy and by the Romans for Spain or beyond
- hesperid — any small butterfly of the family Hesperiidae; a skipper
- hessians — Plural form of Hessian.
- hetairai — hetaera.
- hetairia — a society or association
- hetarism — Alternative form of hetaerism.
- hevelius — Johannes (Johann Hewel or Hewelke) 1611–87, Polish astronomer: charted the moon's surface and discovered four comets.
- hex sign — any of various magical symbols of usually stylized design, as those painted on barns by the Pennsylvania Dutch for protection against evil spirits and now sometimes used for purely decorative purposes.
- hexafoil — a pattern with six lobes around a regular hexagon
- hexamine — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 6 H 12 N 4 , used as a vulcanization accelerator, an absorbent in gas masks, in the manufacture of the explosive RDX and synthetic resins, and in medicine as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.
- hexanoic — Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic.
- hexomino — (geometry) A polyomino made up of six squares.
- hezekiah — a king of Judah of the 7th and 8th centuries b.c. II Kings 18.
- hi-riser — a couch with two mattresses, one below the other on a separate frame, that is convertible into a double bed or two single beds
- hiatuses — Plural form of hiatus.
- hibernal — of or relating to winter; wintry.
- hibernia — Ireland.
- hiberno- — denoting Irish or Ireland
- hiccatee — a fresh-water tortoise native to the Caribbean
- hiccuped — Simple past tense and past participle of hiccup.
- hicksite — a member of the liberal body of Quakers in the U.S., who asserted the sufficiency of the Inner Light in religious life.
- hiddenly — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- hide out — British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- hide-out — a hiding place, as for gangsters
- hideaway — a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
- hideouts — Plural form of hideout.
- hielaman — an Australian Aboriginal shield
- hielamon — a shield made of wood or bark.
- 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.
- hierurgy — a holy act or rite of worship.
- high sea — the sea or ocean beyond the three-mile limit or territorial waters of a country.
- high tea — a late afternoon or early evening meal similar to a light supper.
- high-end — being the most expensive and technically sophisticated: high-end stereo equipment.
- high-key — (of a photograph) having chiefly light tones, usually with little tonal contrast (distinguished from low-key).
- high-res — high-resolution.
- highbred — of superior breed.
- highhole — flicker2 .
- highlife — an expensive, glamorous, or elegant style of living.
- highline — kicker (def 9).
- highlite — Misspelling of highlight.
- highness — the quality or state of being high; loftiness.
- highrise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- highveld — Alternative case form of Highveld.
- 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.
- hike out — to lean backwards over the side of a light sailing boat in order to carry the centre of gravity as far to windward as possible to reduce heeling