11-letter words containing h, y, a, e
- fatheadedly — in a fatheaded manner
- feather key — a rectangular key connecting the keyways of a shaft and a hub of a gear, pulley, etc., fastened in one keyway and free to slide in the other so that the hub can drive or be driven by the shaft at various positions along it.
- ferrography — the analysis of iron in lubricants in order to assess the extent of wear in a machine
- flexography — a relief printing technique similar to letterpress that employs rubber or soft plastic plates, a simple inking system, and fast-drying inks.
- flycatchers — Plural form of flycatcher.
- flying head — a read/write head supported on a thin cushion of air over a rotating magnetic disk.
- french navy — a dark dull navy blue
- furaldehyde — either of two aldehydes derived from furan, esp 2-furaldehyde
- game theory — a mathematical theory that deals with strategies for maximizing gains and minimizing losses within prescribed constraints, as the rules of a card game: widely applied in the solution of various decision-making problems, as those of military strategy and business policy.
- gametophyte — the sexual form of a plant in the alternation of generations.
- gate theory — a theory proposing that neural stimulation beyond a certain threshold level, as by application of an electric current, can overwhelm the ability of the nerve center to sense pain.
- gay-feather — any of several composite plants of the genus Liatris, especially L. spicata or L. scariosa, having hairy leaves and long clusters of purplish flowers.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- gray-headed — having gray hair.
- grey-haired — having grey hair
- grey-headed — having gray hair.
- gullywasher — a usually short, heavy rainstorm.
- gynecopathy — any disease occurring only in women.
- hadley cell — an atmospheric convection pattern in which a current of hot equatorial air rises, divides, cools as it moves toward the poles, descends, and warms as it returns to the equator
- haematology — (medicine) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
- haemocyanin — a blue copper-containing respiratory pigment in crustaceans and molluscs that functions as haemoglobin
- haemoptysis — (British spelling) alternative spelling of hemoptysis.
- haines city — a town in central Florida.
- hairy vetch — a plant, Vicia villosa, of the legume family, native to Eurasia, having hairy stems and violet and white flowers, widely grown as forage and as a cover crop.
- hairy-faced — having a face covered with hair.
- half an eye — a modicum of perceptiveness
- half volley — tennis: returning ball after it bounces
- half-volley — (in tennis, racquets, etc.) a stroke in which the ball is hit the moment it bounces from the ground.
- half-yearly — Half-yearly means happening in the middle of a calendar year or a financial year.
- hamfistedly — Alternative spelling of ham-fistedly.
- hammer away — If you hammer away at a task or activity, you work at it constantly and with great energy.
- handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
- happy event — the birth of a child
- hardly ever — rarely
- harness eye — the eyelet on a heddle or on harness cords. Compare mail2 (def 3).
- harney peak — a mountain in SW South Dakota: the highest peak in the Black Hills. 7242 feet (2207 meters).
- harpy eagle — a large, powerful eagle, Harpia harpyja, of tropical America: an endangered species.
- harvest fly — cicada
- head injury — wound to the head
- healthfully — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
- heartfeltly — In a heartfelt manner.
- heartlessly — unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel: heartless words; a heartless ruler.
- heavy chain — a type of polypeptide chain present in an immunoglobulin molecule
- heavy cream — thick cream having a high percentage of butterfat.
- heavy crude — a type of crude oil that does not flow easily and has greater viscosity and specific density than other types of crude
- heavy going — a soft and muddy surface to race on
- heavy metal — big iron
- heavy water — water in which hydrogen atoms have been replaced by deuterium, used chiefly as a coolant in nuclear reactors.
- heavy-laden — carrying a heavy load; heavily laden: a heavy-laden cart.