10-letter words containing l, a, e, t
- halberstam — David, 1934–2007, U.S. writer.
- half tiger — a five-rand coin
- half title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- half-caste — a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of mixed racial or ethnic descent.
- half-eaten — a past participle of eat.
- half-empty — (of a vessel, place, etc) holding or containing half its capacity
- half-liter — a unit of capacity equal to 500 cubic centimeters.
- half-meant — simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- half-plate — a size of plate measuring 61⁄2 × 41⁄4 inches
- half-title — Also called bastard title. the first printed page of certain books, appearing after the end papers and before the title page and containing only the title of the book.
- half-white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- halfwitted — Foolish or stupid.
- halieutics — (literature) A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing.
- halloysite — a refractory clay mineral similar in composition to kaolinite.
- halogenate — to treat or combine with a halogen.
- halophytes — Plural form of halophyte.
- halterneck — A single strap or material which runs from the front of the garment around the back of the wearer's neck, leaving most of the back uncovered, often used in swimsuits and women's dresses.
- hand towel — small towel for drying the hands
- haplotypes — Plural form of haplotype.
- hartlepool — a seaport city in NE England.
- hash table — hash coding
- hastefully — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- hatcheling — Present participle of hatchel.
- hatchelled — Simple past tense and past participle of hatchel.
- hattersley — Roy (Sydney George), Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook. born 1932, British Labour politician; deputy leader of the Labour Party (1983–92); shadow home secretary (1980–83; 1987–92)
- haustellum — (in certain crustaceans and insects) an organ or part of the proboscis adapted for sucking blood or plant juices.
- head table — the principal table, as at a banquet or conference, often at the head of a row of tables or raised on a dais, where the presiding officer, chief speaker, guests of honor, etc., are seated.
- headlights — a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
- headstalls — (British) Plural form of headstall.
- health spa — a resort or a special building or room where a person may exercise, swim, or otherwise condition the body.
- healthcare — the field concerned with the maintenance or restoration of the health of the body or mind.
- healthfood — Alternative spelling of health food.
- healthiest — Superlative form of healthy.
- healthless — Unhealthy.
- healthsome — healthy; salubrious
- healthwise — With regard to health.
- heartfully — In a heartful manner.
- hearthless — Without a hearth.
- heartlands — Plural form of heartland.
- heat devil — a wavering, shimmering disturbance of air above or around a hot surface.
- heathlands — Plural form of heathland.
- heatshield — A system designed to protect what is behind it against heat.
- hectically — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- helianthus — any composite plant of the genus Helianthus, comprising the sunflowers.
- heliolatry — worship of the sun.
- heliostats — Plural form of heliostat.
- heliotaxis — movement of an organism toward or away from sunlight.
- hematocele — hemorrhage into a cavity, as the cavity surrounding the testis.
- hematology — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hemiacetal — any of the class of organic chemical compounds having the general formula RCH(OH)OR, where R is an organic group.