10-letter words containing l, h, s
- hinesville — a town in SE Georgia.
- hippolytus — Also, Hippolytos [hi-pol-i-tuh s, -tos] /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.
- hirselling — the practice or activity of sorting sheep into groups of different kinds
- hirtellous — minutely hirsute.
- hispaniola — an island in the West Indies, comprising the republic of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. 29,843 sq. mi. (77,293 sq. km).
- histoblast — a cell or group of cells capable of forming tissue.
- histologic — the branch of biology dealing with the study of tissues.
- histolysis — disintegration or dissolution of organic tissues.
- historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- hit single — a successful and popular song which has sold many copies
- hla system — human leucocyte antigen system; a group of the most important antigens responsible for tissue compatibility, together with the genes that encode them. For tissue and organ transplantation to be successful there needs to be a minimum number of HLA differences between the donor's and recipient's tissue
- hobblebush — a North American shrub, Viburnum alnifolium, of the honeysuckle family, having flat-topped clusters of white flowers and red-to-black berrylike fruit.
- hobgoblins — Plural form of hobgoblin.
- hold hands — clasp each another's hand
- hold still — If you hold still, you do not move.
- hollow sea — an ocean wave formation in which the rise from troughs to crests is very steep.
- hollowness — having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- hollyhocks — Plural form of hollyhock.
- holocausts — Plural form of holocaust.
- holodiscus — a genus of flowering deciduous shrubs of the family Rosaceae
- holofernes — (in the Book of Judith) a general, serving Nebuchadnezzar, who was killed by Judith.
- hologamous — of or relating to an organism having reproductive cells similar in size and structure to the somatic cells.
- holographs — Plural form of holograph.
- holophrase — a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative Go!
- holosteric — (of an instrument or device) wholly constructed of solids, without any liquids
- holstering — Present participle of holster.
- holy cross — Mount of the, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Range: snow-filled, cross-shaped crevasses. 14,005 feet (4269 meters).
- holy ghost — the third person of the Trinity.
- holy grass — any of several fragrant grasses of the genus Hierochloë, especially H. odorata, the vanilla grass.
- holy moses — expressing surprise or shock
- holy synod — the governing council of an autocephalous church, composed of bishops and presided over by the patriarch or another prelate.
- holystoned — Simple past tense and past participle of holystone.
- holystones — Plural form of holystone.
- home sales — the sale of houses and flats; property sales
- homeliness — lacking in physical attractiveness; not beautiful; unattractive: a homely child.
- homeschool — to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school.
- homiletics — the art of preaching; the branch of practical theology that treats of homilies or sermons.
- homoblasty — the state of being homoblastic
- homologies — the state of being homologous; homologous relation or correspondence.
- homologise — Alt form homologize.
- homologous — having the same or a similar relation; corresponding, as in relative position or structure.
- homologues — Plural form of homologue.
- homolosine — (cartography) Being or employing a particular pseudocylindrical, equal-area, composite projection used for world maps.
- homophiles — Plural form of homophile.
- homosexual — Older Use: Sometimes Disparaging. sexually attracted to members of one's own sex: homosexual students.
- homosocial — Pertaining to homosociality, to social interaction with the same sex.
- homostyled — (of a plant) having styles of the same form or length in all flowers.
- homunculus — an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
- honourless — Without honour; dishonourable or dishonoured.
- hoodlumish — like a hoodlum