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13-letter words containing h, i

  • arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
  • as is the way — You can use as is the way to say that a particular situation or example of behaviour is typical and you would not expect it to be different.
  • as it happens — You use as it happens in order to introduce a statement, especially one that is rather surprising.
  • as much again — twice as much
  • aschelminthes — a major grouping (formerly a phylum) of small-to-microscopic pseudocoelomate organisms, as the rotifers, nematodes, and gastrotriches, all of which are now classified as separate phyla.
  • assistantship — a graduate post which requires the student to carry out some teaching duties in return for financial assistance
  • associateship — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
  • asthmatically — In an asthmatic manner.
  • astonishingly — causing astonishment or surprise; amazing: an astonishing victory; an astonishing remark.
  • astonishments — Plural form of astonishment.
  • astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
  • at first hand — If you learn or experience something at first hand, you experience it yourself or learn it directly rather than being told about it by other people.
  • at peace with — If you are at peace with yourself or at peace with the world, you feel calm and contented, and you have no emotional conflicts within yourself or with other people.
  • at the fiddle — engaged in an illegal or fraudulent undertaking
  • at this point — at this moment in time
  • at this stage — at this point: in a process
  • atheistically — pertaining to or characteristic of atheists or atheism; containing, suggesting, or disseminating atheism: atheistic literature; atheistic people.
  • athematically — in an athematic manner
  • athenagoras i — (Aristocles Spyrou) 1886–1972, Archbishop Ecumenical of Constantinople and Ecumenical Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church 1948–72.
  • atherogenesis — (medicine) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries.
  • athletic shoe — a shoe designed to be worn for sports, exercising, or recreational activity, as racquetball, jogging, or aerobic dancing.
  • atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • atomic theory — any theory in which matter is regarded as consisting of atoms, esp that proposed by John Dalton postulating that elements are composed of atoms that can combine in definite proportions to form compounds
  • atomic weight — the weight of one atom of an element expressed in atomic mass units: it is the average weight of all the isotopes of the element
  • attachability — The quality of being attachable.
  • auction house — a commercial company that specializes in selling items at auction
  • auction pitch — a variety of all fours in which players bid to determine the trump or pitch.
  • audiographics — audiographic teleconferencing
  • aum shinrikyo — a syncretistic Japanese cult combining elements of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity, founded by Shoko Asahara in 1986; responsible for a number of murders and in particular a nerve-gas attack on the Tokyo underground in 1995
  • autapomorphic — (biology) Describing any characteristic that has evolved in only a single species (or other taxon).
  • authentically — not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique.
  • authenticated — Prove or show (something, esp. a claim or an artistic work) to be true or genuine.
  • authenticates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authenticate.
  • authenticator — a person or thing that authenticates.
  • authorisation — Alternative spelling of authorization.
  • authoritarian — If you describe a person or an organization as authoritarian, you are critical of them controlling everything rather than letting people decide things for themselves.
  • authoritative — Someone or something that is authoritative gives an impression of power and importance and is likely to be obeyed.
  • authorization — an authorizing or being authorized
  • autobiography — Your autobiography is an account of your life, which you write yourself.
  • autocatharsis — a therapeutic process designed to free unconscious disturbances by having the patient write about his or her experiences, impressions, etc.
  • autographical — Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
  • automechanism — an automatic mechanical system or component, especially a device that operates automatically under predetermined conditions.
  • autorickshaws — Plural form of autorickshaw.
  • autoschediasm — anything done with little forethought or preparation
  • autoschediaze — to do or act with little forethought or preparation
  • avila camacho — Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), 1897–1955, president of Mexico 1940–46.
  • azurmalachite — a blue-green ornamental stone consisting of a mixture of azurite and malachite.
  • bachelor girl — a young unmarried woman, esp one who is self-supporting
  • bacillophobia — The fear of microbes. Also known as germaphobia.
  • back straight — a straight part of a circuit, esp of an athletics track or a racecourse, furthest from the finishing point
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