10-letter words containing h, p, i
- hippotamus — Obsolete spelling and common present-day misspelling of hippopotamus.
- hippuritic — of, relating to, or containing hippurites
- hipsterdom — The state of being a hipster.
- hipsterish — Like a hipster; (often pretentiously) trendy.
- hipsterism — the style of life of a hipster.
- hispanidad — hispanism, especially as directed toward political objectives.
- hispaniola — an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km).
- hit parade — a listing or category of popular songs ranked according to their popularity with listeners, usually as shown by sales of records.
- hoi polloi — general public, common people
- holocarpic — (of a fungus) having the entire thallus converted into fruiting bodies.
- holophytic — (of a plant) obtaining energy by synthesizing inorganic substances; autotrophic.
- holotropic — Oriented or moving towards wholeness.
- homeotypic — of or relating to the second division in meiosis.
- homoleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having a single type of ligand.
- homophiles — Plural form of homophile.
- homophilia — (dated) homosexuality.
- homophilic — (immunology) that reacts only with a specific antigen.
- homophobia — unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality.
- homophobic — unreasoning fear of or antipathy toward homosexuals and homosexuality.
- homophonic — having the same sound.
- homophoric — Relating to homophora.
- hoofprints — Plural form of hoofprint.
- hoop skirt — a woman's skirt made to stand out and drape in a stiff bell-like shape from the waist by an undergarment framework of flexible hoops connected by tapes.
- hoop-skirt — a skirt that has hoops made of bone or metal, etc fastened inside it to make it stiff and full
- hop-picker — a person employed or a machine used to pick hops
- hopsacking — bagging made chiefly of hemp and jute.
- horse-whip — a whip for controlling horses.
- horsewhips — Plural form of horsewhip.
- hospitable — receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.
- hospitably — receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family.
- hospitaler — a member of the religious and military order (Knights Hospitalers or Knights of St. John of Jerusalem) originating about the time of the first Crusade (1096–99) and taking its name from a hospital at Jerusalem.
- hospitalet — a city in NE Spain, near Barcelona.
- hot spring — a thermal spring having water warmer than 98°F (37°C): the water is usually heated by emanation from or passage near hot or molten rock.
- hot-dipped — coated by being dipped into molten tin or zinc.
- hotel ship — a ship which is moored and used as a hotel
- humble pie — humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.
- hydrophile — (chemistry) Any hydrophilic substance.
- hydroponic — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hygiaphone — a glass screen through which an employee may speak to members of the public, eg at a ticket office
- hylotropic — (of a substance) capable of undergoing a change in phase, as from a liquid to a gas, with no change in the original proportions of its constituents.
- hypalgesia — decreased sensitivity to pain (opposed to hyperalgesia).
- hypanthium — a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.
- hyperaemia — an abnormally large amount of blood in any part of the body.
- hyperalgia — an exaggerated sense of pain (opposed to hypalgesia).
- hyperaphia — abnormal sensitivity to touch.
- hyperbaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity greater than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hypobaric.
- hyperbatic — relating to a hyperbaton
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hyperdrive — (in science fiction) a propulsion system for travel in hyperspace.
- hyperdulia — the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.