6-letter words containing l, h
- hubble — Edwin Powell, 1889–1953, U.S. astronomer: pioneer in extragalactic research.
- hubbly — of uneven surface; rough: hubbly ice; a hubbly road.
- huckle — the hip or haunch.
- huddle — to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
- huelva — a seaport in SW Spain, near the Gulf of Cádiz.
- huemul — a yellowish-brown deer of the genus Hippocamelus, of South America: the two species are endangered.
- hugely — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- huggle — (Internet, childish) To hug and snuggle simultaneously: gesture of tender non-sexual affection.
- huipil — a richly embroidered cotton blouse worn by women in Mexico and Central America, often very wide and low-cut.
- hulder — one of a race of sirens, living in the woods, seductive but dangerous.
- huldre — one of a race of sirens, living in the woods, seductive but dangerous.
- hulked — Simple past tense and past participle of hulk.
- hulled — retaining the hull during threshing; having a persistent enclosing hull: hulled wheat.
- huller — the husk, shell, or outer covering of a seed or fruit.
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- humbly — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- humlie — a hornless cow
- hummel — A stag that has failed to grow antlers.
- hurdle — a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
- hurkle — (intransitive) to draw in the parts of the body, especially with pain or cold.
- hurled — to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
- hurler — to throw or fling with great force or vigor.
- hurley — the game of hurling.
- hurple — (Scotland) An impediment similar to a limp.
- hurtle — to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
- hustle — to proceed or work rapidly or energetically: to hustle about putting a house in order.
- huxley — Aldous (Leonard) [awl-duh s] /ˈɔl dəs/ (Show IPA), 1894–1963, English novelist, essayist, and critic.
- hyalin — Also, hyalin, H04/H0454500 hahy-uh-lin, ˈhaɪ ə lɪn. Biochemistry. a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin. a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.
- hyalo- — of, relating to, or resembling glass
- hyetal — of or relating to rain or rainfall.
- hymnal — Also called hymnbook [him-boo k] /ˈhɪmˌbʊk/ (Show IPA). a book of hymns for use in a religious service.
- hyphal — Of or pertaining to hyphae.
- ilesha — a town in SW Nigeria.
- ilheus — a seaport in E Brazil.
- illich — Ivan. 1926–2002. US teacher and writer, born in Austria. His books include Deschooling Society (1971), Medical Nemesis (1975), and In the Mirror of the Past (1991)
- imphal — a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- inhale — to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale the polluted air.
- inhaul — any of various lines for hauling a sail, spar, etc., inward or inboard in order to stow it after use.
- inheld — Simple past tense and past participle of inhold.
- inhold — To contain, hold in.
- isohel — a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- jhelum — a river in S Asia, flowing from S Kashmir into the Chenab River in Pakistan. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- kalakh — an ancient Assyrian city on the Tigris River, founded 1274 b.c. and destroyed by the Medes 612 b.c.: its ruins are at Nimrud near Mosul in northern Iraq.
- kaliph — a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- keblah — kiblah.
- khalid — (Khalid ibn Abdul-Aziz al Saud) 1913–82, king of Saudi Arabia 1975–82 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- khalif — a spiritual leader of Islam, claiming succession from Muhammad.
- khalsa — a martial fraternity originated in 1699 and remaining as one of the closely knit communities of the Sikhs.
- khayal — a kind of Indian classical vocal music
- khelat — a region in S Baluchistan, in SW Pakistan.