8-letter words containing h, y
- heartily — in a hearty manner; cordially: He was greeted heartily.
- heatedly — made hot or hotter; warmed.
- heathery — of or like heather.
- heavenly — of or in the heavens: the heavenly bodies.
- heavy on — using large quantities of
- heavyset — having a large body build.
- hecticly — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- hectorly — in the manner of a hector
- heel fly — cattle grub.
- hegemony — leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation over others, as in a confederation.
- hegumeny — the office of a hegumen
- helicity — Helical character, especially of DNA.
- hemocyte — a blood cell.
- hemolyze — to subject (red blood cells) to hemolysis.
- hengyang — a city in E central Hunan province, in E China.
- henry ii — ("Henry the Saint") 973–1024, king of Germany 1002–24 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1014–24.
- henry iv — 1050–1106, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and king of Germany 1056–1106.
- henry vi — 1165–97, king of Germany 1190–97; king of Sicily 1194–97; emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1191–97 (son of Frederick I).
- henryson — Robert. ?1430–?1506, Scottish poet. His works include Testament of Cresseid (1593), a sequel to Chaucer's Troilus and Cressida, the 13 Moral Fables of Esope the Phrygian, and the pastoral dialogue Robene and Makyne
- heraldry — the science of armorial bearings.
- hereaway — hereabout.
- heredity — the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring: it is dependent upon the segregation and recombination of genes during meiosis and fertilization and results in the genesis of a new individual similar to others of its kind but exhibiting certain variations resulting from the particular mix of genes and their interactions with the environment.
- hermitry — a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
- herstory — history (used especially in feminist literature and in women's studies as an alternative form to distinguish or emphasize the particular experience of women).
- hexalogy — A set of six works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as six individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games.
- hexapody — a measure consisting of six feet.
- hexarchy — a group of six allied states or kingdoms each under its own ruler.
- hexylene — a liquid hydrocarbon similar to ethylene
- hey rube — a fight between townspeople and the members of a circus or carnival.
- hickorys — a city in W North Carolina.
- hickymal — a titmouse
- hiddenly — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
- hideaway — a place to which a person can retreat for safety, privacy, relaxation, or seclusion; refuge: His hideaway is in the mountains.
- hierurgy — a holy act or rite of worship.
- high day — a holy or festal day.
- high-key — (of a photograph) having chiefly light tones, usually with little tonal contrast (distinguished from low-key).
- highboys — Plural form of highboy.
- highways — Plural form of highway.
- hilarity — cheerfulness; merriment; mirthfulness.
- hillocky — Resembling a hillock.
- himalaya — the, a mountain range extending about 1500 miles (2400 km) along the border between India and Tibet. Highest peak, Mt. Everest, 29,028 feet (8848 meters).
- hinayana — earlier of the two great schools of Buddhism, still prevalent in Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, and Cambodia, emphasizing personal salvation through one's own efforts.
- hinckley — a town in central England, in Leicestershire. Pop: 43 246 (2001)
- hinnying — Present participle of hinny.
- hippyish — (informal) Having characteristics of a hippy.
- hitchily — with hitches or in a hitchy or jerky manner
- ho-daddy — one who engages in the sport of surfing or, esp., one who spends much time on beaches with surfers for vicarious excitement
- hoarsely — having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer.
- hobbyism — the practice of pursuing a hobby
- hobbyist — an activity or interest pursued for pleasure or relaxation and not as a main occupation: Her hobbies include stamp-collecting and woodcarving.