9-letter words containing h, i, l, a
- hailstone — a pellet of hail.
- hailstorm — a storm with hail.
- hair bulb — the end of a hair follicle containing active hair-growing cells; situated under the skin
- hair cell — an epithelial cell having hairlike processes, as that of the organ of Corti.
- hair clip — clasp for securing hairstyle
- hair loss — the loss of human hair from the head; balding
- hair seal — any of various seals having coarse hair and no soft underfur.
- hair-lock — a curl of the hair of the head
- hairballs — Plural form of hairball.
- haircloth — cloth of hair from the manes and tails of horses, woven with a cotton warp, and used for interlinings of clothes, upholstery, etc.
- hairlines — Plural form of hairline.
- hairslide — A clip that is used to keep a woman's hair in position.
- hairstyle — a style of cutting, arranging, or combing the hair; hairdo; coiffure.
- halachist — one of the writers or compilers of the Halakhah.
- halakhist — one of the writers or compilers of the Halakhah.
- halcyonic — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- haldimand — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada.
- half dime — a silver coin of the U.S., equal to five cents, issued 1794–1805 and 1829–73.
- half pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- 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-fill — to fill (a vessel, place, etc) so that it holds or contains half its capacity
- half-inch — a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters).
- half-life — Physics. the time required for one half the atoms of a given amount of a radioactive substance to disintegrate.
- half-line — ray1 (def 7b).
- half-mile — a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).
- half-pike — spontoon.
- half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- 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-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- 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.
- halitosis — a condition of having offensive-smelling breath; bad breath.
- halitotic — of or relating to halitosis
- halituous — (obsolete) Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous.
- halliards — Plural form of halliard.
- hallooing — Present participle of halloo.
- hallowing — to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- halobiont — an organism that thrives in a saline environment.
- 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.
- halophily — the ability or predisposition to thrive in an extremely salty environment
- halt sign — a sign instructing traffic to stop and then proceed only if the road ahead is clear
- haltering — Present participle of halter.
- haltingly — faltering or hesitating, especially in speech.
- halysites — an extinct genus comprising the chain corals.