9-letter words containing i, n, h
- hendiadys — a figure in which a complex idea is expressed by two words connected by a copulative conjunction: “to look with eyes and envy” instead of “with envious eyes.”.
- hendricks — a male given name, form of Henry.
- henneries — Plural form of hennery.
- hennishly — in a hennish manner
- henrician — of or having to do with the reign, policies, etc. of any king named Henry, esp. Henry VIII of England
- henrietta — a female given name, form of Henry.
- henry iii — 1017–56, king of Germany 1039–56 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1046–56 (son of Conrad II).
- henry vii — ("Henry of Luxembourg") 1275?–1313, king of Germany 1309–13 and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1312–13.
- heraklion — Iraklion
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- herceptin — a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the protein that can fuel tumour growth, used in the treatment of breast cancer
- hercynian — denoting a period of mountain building in Europe in the late Palaeozoic
- hercynite — a black oxide mineral, FeAl 2 O 4 , of the spinel group.
- heritance — inheritance.
- herniated — to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- herodians — of or relating to Herod the Great, his family, or its partisans.
- heroinism — an addiction to heroin
- heronries — Plural form of heronry.
- herriment — the act of plundering
- herringer — a person that catches herring
- heseltine — Michael (Ray Dibden) Baron. born 1933, British Conservative politician; secretary of state for defence (1983–86); secretary of state for the environment (1990–92); secretary of state for trade and industry (1992–95); deputy prime minister (1995–97)
- hesitance — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- hesitancy — hesitation; indecision or disinclination.
- hesperian — western; occidental.
- hessonite — essonite.
- hibernate — Zoology. to spend the winter in close quarters in a dormant condition, as bears and certain other animals. Compare estivate.
- hibernian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Ireland or its inhabitants; Irish.
- hibernize — to hibernicize
- hiccuping — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- hick town — an insulting way of referring to a small town in the countryside that is not deemed to be very sophisticated
- hiddenite — a rare, transparent variety of spodumene, colored yellow-green to emerald-green by chromium: used as a gem.
- hidebound — narrow and rigid in opinion; inflexible: a hidebound pedant.
- hieromonk — a monk who is also a priest.
- hifalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- higginson — Thomas Wentworth Storrow [stor-oh] /ˈstɒr oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–1911, U.S. clergyman, author, and social reformer.
- high noon — the exact moment of noon.
- high sign — a gesture, glance, or facial expression used as a surreptitious signal to warn, admonish, or inform.
- high wine — Often, high wines. Distilling. a distillate containing a high percentage of alcohol.
- high-tone — having high principles; dignified.
- highlands — a region in N Scotland, including a number of the Inner Hebrides. 9710 sq. mi. (25,148 sq. km).
- highnesse — Archaic spelling of highness.
- highstand — (geology) An interval during which the sea level was above the edge of a continental shelf.
- hijacking — Present participle of hijack.
- hill myna — an Asian bird of the genus Gracula, of the starling family Sturnidae, especially G. religiosa, that has glossy black plumage and yellow neck wattles and is easily tamed and taught to mimic speech.
- hillerman — Tony, 1925–2008, U.S. novelist and anthropologist.
- hilliness — The property of being hilly or having hills.
- himalayan — 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).
- himations — Plural form of himation.
- hind wing — the second, posterior, or metathoracic wing of an insect.
- hindafell — Hindfell.