10-letter words containing l, y
- hairstyles — Plural form of hairstyle.
- hairy ball — (topology) A result in topology stating that a continuous vector field on a sphere is always zero somewhere. The name comes from the fact that you can't flatten all the hair on a hairy ball, like a tennis ball, there will always be a tuft somewhere (where the tangential projection of the hair is zero). An immediate corollary to this theorem is that for any continuous map f of the sphere into itself there is a point x such that f(x)=x or f(x) is the antipode of x. Another corollary is that at any moment somewhere on the Earth there is no wind.
- halcyonian — calm; peaceful; tranquil: halcyon weather.
- half rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- half story — a usable living space within a sloping roof, usually having dormer windows for lighting.
- half-crazy — somewhat crazy or insane
- half-empty — (of a vessel, place, etc) holding or containing half its capacity
- half-hardy — having moderate resistance to cold temperatures.
- half-rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
- halfhourly — half-hour (def 3).
- halloysite — a refractory clay mineral similar in composition to kaolinite.
- halophytes — Plural form of halophyte.
- halophytic — Growing well under salty conditions.
- handsomely — in a handsome manner; pleasingly; successfully.
- hangingfly — a small, long-legged scorpionfly of the family Bittacidae, resembling the crane fly but having four wings rather than two and hanging from leaves or twigs by the front or middle legs while using the hind legs to seize prey, mostly small flies.
- hanya holm — Hanya [hahn-ye] /ˌhɑn yɛ/ (Show IPA), 1895?–1992, U.S. dancer, choreographer, and teacher; born in Germany.
- haplotypes — Plural form of haplotype.
- happy talk — a style of news presentation characterized by cheerful commentary and informal conversation among anchors during newscasts
- haptically — By means of touch.
- harassedly — in a harassed manner
- hardwarily — /hard-weir'*-lee/ In a way pertaining to hardware. "The system is hardwarily unreliable." The adjective "hardwary" is *not* traditionally used, though it has recently been reported from the U.K. See softwarily.
- harmlessly — In a harmless manner.
- hastefully — swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
- 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)
- haulageway — a passageway by which coal, ore, etc., is hauled to the surface from an underground mine.
- hauntingly — remaining in the consciousness; not quickly forgotten: haunting music; haunting memories.
- headlessly — In a headless way.
- heartfully — In a heartful manner.
- hectically — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
- heedlessly — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- heliacally — In a heliacal manner.
- heliolatry — worship of the sun.
- heliometry — The measurement of the diameters of heavenly bodies, their relative distances, etc.
- heliophyte — a plant that grows best in full sunlight.
- heliotropy — the growth of plants in a particular direction as a response to the stimulus of light, heliotropism
- helplessly — unable to help oneself; weak or dependent: a helpless invalid.
- hematology — the study of the nature, function, and diseases of the blood and of blood-forming organs.
- hemelytron — one of the forewings of a true bug, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner, membranous apex.
- hemelytrum — the anterior wing of some insects such as earwigs
- hemicycles — Plural form of hemicycle.
- hemolysins — Plural form of hemolysin.
- henry dale — Sir Henry Hallett [hal-it] /ˈhæl ɪt/ (Show IPA), 1875–1968, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.
- heortology — the study of the history and significance of the feasts and seasons in the ecclesiastical calendar.
- hepatology — (medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
- heroically — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- hesitantly — hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- heterology — Biology. the lack of correspondence of apparently similar organic structures as the result of unlike origins of constituent parts.
- hexaploidy — the condition of being a hexaploid
- hidey hole — a nook or cranny used as a hiding place.
- hidey-hole — a nook or cranny used as a hiding place.