10-letter words containing h, i, s, e
- heatshield — A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.
- hebraistic — of or relating to Hebraists or characterized by Hebraism or Hebraisms.
- hecticness — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- hectorship — the quality or character of a hector
- hedonistic — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- heelpieces — Plural form of heelpiece.
- hegemonies — Plural form of hegemony.
- hegemonism — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- hegemonist — the policy or practice of hegemony to serve national interests.
- heidenstam — Verner von [ver-nuh r fawn] /ˈvɛr nər fɔn/ (Show IPA), 1859–1940, Swedish poet and novelist: Nobel Prize 1916.
- heisenberg — Werner Karl [ver-nuh r kahrl] /ˈvɛr nər kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1901–76, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1932.
- helianthus — any composite plant of the genus Helianthus, comprising the sunflowers.
- helictites — Plural form of helictite.
- heliopause — the boundary of the heliosphere.
- heliopolis — Biblical name On. an ancient ruined city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
- helioscope — a telescope for viewing the sun, adapted to protect the eye of the viewer from the sun's glare.
- heliostats — Plural form of heliostat.
- heliotaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from sunlight.
- heliskiing — skiing on remote mountains to which the participants are brought by helicopter.
- hellacious — remarkable; astonishing: They're raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes.
- hellraiser — a person who behaves in a rowdy, riotous manner, especially habitually.
- hemicycles — Plural form of hemicycle.
- hemisected — Simple past tense and past participle of hemisect.
- hemisphere — (often initial capital letter) half of the terrestrial globe or celestial sphere, especially one of the halves into which the earth is divided. Compare Eastern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere.
- hemistichs — Plural form of hemistich.
- hemizygous — an individual having only one of a given pair of genes.
- hemolysins — Plural form of hemolysin.
- hemophilus — a genus of rod-shaped, parasitic, hemophilic bacteria, certain species of which, as H. influenzae or H. suis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.
- hemoptysis — the expectoration of blood or bloody mucus.
- hemostasis — the stoppage of bleeding.
- hemostatic — arresting hemorrhage, as a drug; styptic.
- henotheism — the worship of a particular god, as by a family or tribe, without disbelieving in the existence of others.
- henotheist — One who practices henotheism.
- heptastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of seven lines or verses.
- heraclitus — ("the Obscure") c540–c470 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- heraldship — the office or position of a herald
- herb paris — a European plant, Paris quadrifolia, of the lily family, formerly used in medicine.
- herbalists — Plural form of herbalist.
- herbariums — Plural form of herbarium.
- herbicides — Plural form of herbicide.
- herbivores — Plural form of herbivore.
- here sb is — You say 'here we are' or 'here you are' when the statement that you are making about someone's character or situation is unexpected.
- heredities — Plural form of heredity.
- hereditist — hereditarian.
- heresiarch — a leader in heresy; the leader of a heretical sect.
- heresimach — a person engaged in combating heresy and heretics.
- hermitages — Plural form of hermitage.
- hermosillo — a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- heroicness — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- heronsbill — any of a genus (Erodium) of plants of the geranium family, with fine leaves and yellow, white, or reddish flowers