10-letter words containing h, i, s, e
- herophilus — died ?280 bc, Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves
- herskowitz — Melville (Jean) 1895–1963, American anthropologist.
- herstories — Plural form of herstory.
- hesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- hesitating — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- hesitation — the act of hesitating; a delay due to uncertainty of mind or fear: His hesitation cost him the championship.
- hesitative — characterized by hesitation; hesitating.
- hesitatory — Hesitating.
- hesperides — Classical Mythology. (used with a plural verb) nymphs, variously given as three to seven in number, who guarded with the dragon Ladon the golden apples that were the wedding gift of Gaea to Hera. (used with a singular verb) the garden where the golden apples were grown. (used with a plural verb) Islands of the Blessed.
- hesperidin — a crystallizable, bioflavinoid glycoside, C 28 H 34 O 15 , occurring in most citrus fruits, especially in the spongy envelope of oranges and lemons.
- hesperinos — vesper (def 3).
- hetmanship — the position of a hetman
- heuristics — serving to indicate or point out; stimulating interest as a means of furthering investigation.
- hexokinase — an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of hexose sugars.
- hexosamine — any hexose derivative in which a hydroxyl group is replaced by an amino group.
- hibernates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hibernate.
- hibiscuses — Plural form of hibiscus.
- hicksville — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
- hiddenmost — most hidden or concealed
- hiddenness — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- hierograms — Plural form of hierogram.
- hieronymus — Eusebius [yoo-see-bee-uh s] /yuˈsi bi əs/ (Show IPA), Jerome, Saint.
- high beams — vehicle's strongest headlights
- high heels — shoes with raised heels
- high hopes — great expectations
- high horse — a haughty attitude or temper; a contemptuous manner.
- high style — the most up-to-date, elegant, or exclusive fashion, especially in clothing.
- high-riser — a couch or single bed with a mattress and frame concealed beneath, which, when pulled all the way out, lift up to the level of the upper cushion or mattress and lock into place to form a double bed.
- high-speed — designed to operate or operating at a high speed: a high-speed drill.
- high-style — of or relating to style, fashion, or design that is the most up-to-date and, often, most costly
- highermost — highest
- highnesses — Plural form of highnesse.
- hilarities — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- hildesheim — a city in N central Germany.
- hinderlans — the buttocks
- hindermost — Hindmost.
- hindrances — Plural form of hindrance.
- hinesville — a town in SE Georgia.
- hintermost — Most remote; closest to the outer edge or back.
- hiphuggers — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hippieness — the state or quality of being a hippy or hippies
- hippomanes — (formerly) a substance found on the forehead of a newborn foal or obtained from a mare in foal, thought to act as an aphrodisiac
- hippomenes — the successful suitor of Atalanta.
- hipsterdom — The state of being a hipster.
- hipsterish — Like a hipster; (often pretentiously) trendy.
- hipsterism — the style of life of a hipster.
- hirselling — the practice or activity of sorting sheep into groups of different kinds
- hirtellous — minutely hirsute.
- histamines — Plural form of histamine.
- histiocyte — A stationary phagocytic cell present in connective tissue.