12-letter words containing h, i, s, e
- higher still — a system of post-Standard Grade qualifications offered at five levels including Higher and Advanced Higher
- highlighters — Plural form of highlighter.
- highschooler — (US) A student at a high school.
- hindforemost — with the back part in the front place
- hindquarters — the posterior end of a halved carcass of beef, lamb, etc., sectioned usually between the twelfth and thirteenth ribs.
- hippo regius — a seaport of ancient Numidia: St. Augustine was bishop here a.d. 395–430; the site of modern Annaba, in Algeria.
- hiram revels — Hiram Rhoades [rohdz] /roʊdz/ (Show IPA), 1822–1901, U.S. clergyman, educator, and politician: first black senator 1870–71.
- hire charges — the amount of money it costs to hire something, such as a bike, car, etc
- his and hers — (of paired objects) for a man and woman respectively
- hispaniolize — to make someone Spanish in their cultural attitudes, values, speech, etc
- hispanophile — an admirer of Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- hispanophobe — a person who dislikes Hispanic culture or the Spanish language.
- histochemist — someone who specializes in histochemistry
- histogenesis — the origin and development of tissues.
- historicized — Simple past tense and past participle of historicize.
- hit the sack — a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- hit the silk — the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- hit the spot — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- hiv positive — (of a person) diagnosed by a test as being infected with HIV.
- hiv-positive — (of a person) diagnosed by a test as being infected with HIV.
- hobble skirt — a woman's skirt that is very narrow at the bottom, causing the wearer to walk with short, mincing steps.
- hockey stick — the stick used in field hockey or ice hockey.
- hoisin sauce — a thick, sweet, spicy condiment containing soybeans, sugar, garlic, and chili peppers, used in cooking or as an accompaniment to meat, fish, or poultry, especially Peking duck.
- hollingshead — Holinshed.
- holmes light — a canister, attached to a life buoy or float, containing calcium carbonate and calcium phosphide, which ignite spontaneously on contact with the water, emitting conspicuous fire and smoke.
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- holy thistle — lady's-thistle.
- home mission — a religious mission operating within the country or territories of the supporting church.
- home posting — an appointment to a position within one's own country
- home staging — the professional service of preparing homes for sale in such a way as to appeal to potential buyers and generate higher selling prices: Realtors who encourage sellers to invest in home staging are reporting substantial monetary returns—for both themselves and their clients.
- homebuilders — Plural form of homebuilder.
- homeopathist — a person who practices or favors homeopathy.
- homesickness — sad or depressed from a longing for home or family while away from them for a long time.
- homesteading — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- homo sapiens — (italics) the species of bipedal primates to which modern humans belong, characterized by a brain capacity averaging 1400 cc (85 cubic in.) and by dependence upon language and the creation and utilization of complex tools.
- homocysteine — An amino acid that occurs in the body as an intermediate in the metabolism of methionine and cysteine.
- homoeostasis — Alternative spelling of homeostasis.
- homogenising — Present participle of homogenise.
- homoiotherms — Plural form of homoiotherm.
- honest injun — honestly (used to emphasize the truth of a statement).
- hootenannies — Plural form of hootenanny.
- hoovervilles — a collection of huts and shacks, as at the edge of a city, housing the unemployed during the 1930s.
- hopkinsville — a city in S Kentucky.
- horribleness — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- horse marine — (formerly) a marine mounted on horseback or a cavalryman doing duty on shipboard.
- horse pistol — a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen.
- horse racing — a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- horse riding — activity: riding on a horse
- horse trials — a competitive sporting event at which riders have to show their skill in dressage, show-jumping, and cross-country
- horse's tail — burro's tail.