9-letter words containing h, i, p, l
- diphenyl- — containing two phenyl groups in each molecule
- dolphinet — a female dolphin
- drillship — a ship equipped with a drill rig and engaged in offshore oil and gas exploration, oceanographic research, etc.
- droplight — an electric or gas lamp suspended from the ceiling or wall by a flexible cord or tube.
- dumpishly — in a downhearted and despondent manner
- eldership — Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
- emphlysis — the outbreak of blisters on the body
- eparchial — Of or pertaining to an eparchy.
- ephialtes — (obsolete) an incubus; a nightmare.
- ephippial — Saddle-shaped; occupying an ephippium.
- epilithic — (of plants) growing on the surface of rock
- epithecal — (microbiology, planktology) Of or pertaining to the epitheca, the upper half of the shell of certain types of plankton.
- epithelia — Plural form of epithelium.
- europhile — One who loves Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- fish pole — fishing pole.
- fish-pole — a long tapered flexible pole, often in jointed sections, for use with a fishing line and, usually, a reel
- fishplate — a metal or wooden plate or slab, bolted to each of two members that have been butted or lapped together.
- flagships — Plural form of flagship.
- flak ship — a ship heavily armed with anti-aircraft weapons, used to protect other vessels from air attack
- flipchart — A flipchart is a stand with large sheets of paper which is used when presenting information at a meeting.
- foppishly — In a foppish way.
- geophilic — soil-loving
- glidepath — the course followed by an aircraft or spacecraft when descending for a landing.
- godolphin — Sidney, 1st Earl of, 1645–1712, English statesman and financier.
- graphical — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- guildship — guild (defs 1, 2).
- hair clip — clasp for securing hairstyle
- half pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- 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-slip — a woman's skirtlike undergarment, usually of a straight or slightly flared shape and having a narrow elasticized waistband.
- halfpipes — Plural form of halfpipe.
- 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
- haplontic — (chiefly of an alga or other lower plant) having a life cycle in which the main form is haploid, with a diploid zygote being formed only briefly.
- harpylike — resembling a harpy
- 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.
- heliopsis — a genus of herbaceous flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae
- heliotype — A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.
- helipilot — a helicopter pilot
- heliports — Plural form of heliport.
- helistops — Plural form of helistop.
- helplines — Plural form of helpline.
- hemophile — a hemophiliac.
- hexaploid — having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.
- hip flask — small container for carrying alcohol
- hiplength — reaching to or covering the hips, as clothing: a hiplength sweater.
- hippology — the study of horses.
- hippolyta — a queen of the Amazons, variously said to have been killed by Hercules or to have been conquered and married by Theseus.