9-letter words containing m, a, h
- half dime — a silver coin of the U.S., equal to five cents, issued 1794–1805 and 1829–73.
- half term — a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- half-mast — a position approximately halfway between the top of a mast, staff, etc., and its base.
- half-mile — a half of a mile (0.8 kilometer).
- half-moon — the ship in which Henry Hudson made his voyage to explore America in 1609.
- half-term — Half-term is a short holiday in the middle of a school term.
- half-time — the period indicating completion of half the time allowed for an activity, as for a football or basketball game or an examination.
- halftimes — Plural form of halftime.
- hallmarks — Plural form of hallmark.
- hallowmas — the feast of Allhallows or All Saints' Day, on November 1.
- halmahera — an island in NE Indonesia: the largest of the Moluccas. 6928 sq. mi. (17,944 sq. km).
- haloforms — Plural form of haloform.
- halomancy — Divination by use of salt. This is the origin for the superstition of spilled salt.
- hamadryad — Classical Mythology. a dryad who is the spirit of a particular tree.
- hamadryas — A large baboon, Papio hamadryas, from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.
- hamamatsu — a city on S central Honshu, in central Japan.
- hamamelis — (botany) Any of the flowering plant genus Hamamelis, the witch hazels.
- hamantash — hamantasch.
- hamartoma — (pathology) A benign mass of disorganized tissue.
- hamburger — a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground or chopped beef, usually in a roll or bun, variously garnished.
- hamfatter — a second-rate or ineffectual actor
- hamfisted — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- hamiltons — Plural form of hamilton.
- hammering — The sound or action of hammering something.
- hammerkop — A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the Scopidae family and related to the herons.
- hammerman — A hammerer; a forgeman.
- hammertoe — a clawlike deformity of a toe, usually the second or third, in which there is a permanent flexion of the second and third joints.
- hamminess — The state of being hammy.
- hammocked — Ensconced in a hammock.
- hammonton — a town in S New Jersey.
- hammurabi — 18th century b.c. or earlier, king of Babylonia.
- hampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- hampshire — Also called Hants. a county in S England. 1460 sq. mi. (3780 sq. km).
- hampstead — a former borough of London, England, now part of Camden.
- hamstring — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- hamstrung — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- hamtramck — a city in SE Michigan, completely surrounded by the city of Detroit.
- hand-made — made by hand, rather than by machine: the luxury of handmade shoes.
- handlooms — Plural form of handloom.
- handmaids — Plural form of handmaid.
- handsomer — having an attractive, well-proportioned, and imposing appearance suggestive of health and strength; good-looking: a handsome man; a handsome woman.
- handsomes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handsome.
- handstamp — an implement for stamping an impression
- hang time — the length of time that a football remains in the air after being kicked.
- haptonema — In haptophytes, a peg-like organelle attached near the flagella and unique to the group. May function in attachment, feeding, or avoidance responses.
- haramzada — a male born of unmarried parents
- haramzadi — a female born of unmarried parents
- hard clam — a quahog.
- hard mass — Jewelry. a hard glass used for imitating gemstones.
- hard time — a period of difficulties or hardship.