9-letter words containing h, o, t
- hostesses — a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere.
- hostilely — of, relating to, or characteristic of an enemy: a hostile nation.
- hostility — a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness.
- hostlesse — inhospitable
- hot fence — an electric fence surrounding a farm
- hot flash — a sudden, temporary sensation of heat experienced by some women during menopause.
- hot flush — a blush; rosy glow: a flush of embarrassment on his face.
- hot issue — a hot issue is a shares issue which sells at more than the public offer price on the first day of trading
- hot light — a powerful light used in television production.
- hot metal — metallic type and printing elements produced by a casting machine; foundry type.
- hot money — funds transferred suddenly from one country to another chiefly to avoid depreciation in value or to take advantage of higher interest rates.
- hot pants — (used with a plural verb) very brief and usually tight-fitting shorts for women and girls, first popularized in the early 1970s.
- hot plate — a portable appliance for cooking, formerly heated by a gas burner placed underneath it, now heated chiefly by an electrical unit in the appliance.
- hot press — a hot press is an airing cupboard for clothes
- hot sauce — any of several highly spiced, pungent condiments, especially one containing some type of pepper or chili.
- hot stuff — a person or thing of exceptional interest or merit.
- hot toddy — toddy (def 1).
- hot water — trouble; a predicament: His skipping classes will get him into real hot water when exam time comes.
- hot-press — a machine applying heat in conjunction with mechanical pressure, as for producing a smooth surface on paper or for expressing oil.
- hot-short — (of steel or wrought iron) brittle when heated, usually due to high sulfur content.
- hotchkiss — Hazel, Wightman, Hazel Hotchkiss.
- hotdogger — One who hotdogs; a sporting show-off.
- hoteliers — Plural form of hotelier.
- hotelling — (in office management) a practice in which desk space must be booked in advance by an employee as required
- hotheaded — hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn't drive cars.
- hothoused — (of a child) having undergone hothousing
- hothouses — Plural form of hothouse.
- hotplates — Plural form of hotplate.
- hottentot — Khoikhoi.
- hourplate — the dial of a clock or watch
- house-sit — to take care of a house or residence while the owner or occupant is temporarily away, especially by living in it.
- houseboat — a flat-bottomed, bargelike boat fitted for use as a floating dwelling but not for rough water.
- housecats — Plural form of housecat.
- housecoat — a woman's robe or dresslike garment in various lengths, for casual wear about the house.
- housekept — to keep or maintain a house.
- housemate — a person with whom one shares a house or other residence.
- housetops — Plural form of housetop.
- houstonia — any North American plant, belonging to the genus Houstonia, of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, the common bluet.
- hoverport — A terminal for hovercraft.
- how about — introducing a suggestion
- how then? — what is the meaning of this?
- howitzers — Plural form of howitzer.
- howtowdie — a Scottish dish of boiled chicken with poached eggs and spinach
- hu jintao — born 1942, Chinese Communist statesman; president of China (2003–2013)
- huguenots — a member of the Reformed or Calvinistic communion of France in the 16th and 17th centuries; a French Protestant.
- humorists — Plural form of humorist.
- humourist — (British) alternative spelling of humorist.
- hunt down — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- hutcheson — Francis. 1694–1746, Scottish philosopher: he published books on ethics and aesthetics, including System of Moral Philosophy (1755)
- hydantoin — a colorless, needlelike, crystalline compound, C 3 H 4 N 2 O 2 , used in the synthesis of pharmaceutical substances and resins.