10-letter words containing h, i, s, e
- doohickeys — Plural form of doohickey.
- douchiness — (slang, derogatory) The quality of being douchey or douchy; objectionableness.
- doughiness — the quality or characteristic of being like dough
- doughtiest — Superlative form of doughty.
- dovishness — The quality of being a dove (as opposed to a hawk).
- dress ship — to decorate a vessel by displaying all signal flags on lines run from the bow to the stern over the mast trucks
- driveshaft — A rotating shaft that transmits torque in an engine.
- drowsihead — drowsiness.
- duennaship — The role or status of duenna.
- duotheists — Plural form of duotheist.
- dutch rise — an increase in wages that is of no benefit to the recipient
- dyophysite — the presence of the divine and human natures in Jesus Christ
- dysphemism — the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one.
- dzerzhinsk — a city in the central Russian Federation in Europe, W of Nizhni Novgorod.
- earbashing — a scolding or lengthy and vituperative verbal attack
- earth sign — any of the three astrological signs, Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn, that are grouped together because of the shared attributes of practicality and interest in material things.
- earthiness — of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
- earthlings — Plural form of earthling.
- earthrises — Plural form of earthrise.
- earthshine — the faint illumination of the part of the moon not illuminated by sunlight, as during a crescent phase, caused by the reflection of light from the earth.
- easy chair — an upholstered armchair for lounging.
- ebbinghaus — Hermann (ˈhɛrman). 1850–1909, German experimental psychologist who undertook the first systematic and large-scale studies of memory and devised tests using nonsense syllables
- ecchymosis — a discoloration due to extravasation of blood, as in a bruise.
- echinaceas — Plural form of echinacea.
- ecphonesis — the use of an exclamatory phrase, as in “O tempore! O mores!”.
- ecthlipsis — loss of a consonant, especially, in Latin, loss of a final m before a word beginning with a vowel or h.
- editorship — the office or function of an editor.
- eightieths — Plural form of eightieth.
- eightscore — one hundred and sixty
- eighty-six — to eject (someone) from a place
- eisenhower — Dwight David, known as Ike. 1890–1969, US general and Republican statesman; Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1943–45) and 34th president of the US (1953–61). He commanded Allied forces in Europe and North Africa (1942), directed the invasion of Italy (1943), and was Supreme Commander of the combined land forces of NATO (1950–52)
- ekphrastic — Pertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid.
- empathised — Simple past tense and past participle of empathise.
- empathises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empathise.
- empathizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empathize.
- emphasised — Simple past tense and past participle of emphasise.
- emphasises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emphasise.
- emphasized — Simple past tense and past participle of emphasize.
- emphasizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emphasize.
- emphysemic — Relating to emphysema.
- enchiladas — Plural form of enchilada.
- endorphins — Plural form of endorphin.
- englishism — an English custom, practice, etc
- englishman — adult male from England
- enlightens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enlighten.
- ennis-hill — Dame Jessica (née Ennis). born 1986, English athlete: won gold for Britain in the heptathlon at the World Championships (2009) and the Olympics (2012)
- enshrining — Present participle of enshrine.
- enthesitis — (pathology) An inflammatory disorder of entheses (bone attachments).
- enthusiasm — Intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- enthusiast — A person who is highly interested in a particular activity or subject.